profile

VC Cafe

This Week in Israeli Venture: April funding rebounds, AI infrastructure stays hot, and M&A picks up

Published 5 days ago • 1 min read

The Weekly Dispatch

The latest news about Israeli tech and venture

First, I invite you to take a look at my latest launch; Israelvc.com: fund managers can claim their profile (and get the verified badge for improved visibility) and startup founders can build their investor lists for the round.

Lets dive in to this week's dispatch!

Recent articles

AI-Native Services: The New Startup Playbook

The next great software company may not look like a software company.

It may look like an accounting firm. Or a legal service. Or an insurance broker. Or an IT managed services provider. The difference is that underneath the surface, the work will be done by AI agents, software workflows and a much smaller layer of human experts.
​

Israel's 2026 AI National Strategy

Focused on winning in four pillars where excellence outweighs scale
​

The Chokepoint Thesis: Moats, Affordance and Diffusion

Building Defensibility at the Narrowest Points of the System

The weekly #FIRGUN newsletter

New unicorn, 2 new Israeli-focused funds, the latest developments in the wider tech-world, including Anthropic's 80x growth in revenue YoY.

Israeli startups raised $1.25 billion in April, but much of it was concentrated in Vast Data's billion dollar round. The market is not frozen, but it's more concentrated and selective.

600 1st Ave, Ste 330 PMB 92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2246
​Unsubscribe · Preferences​

VC Cafe

Weekly insights on Israeli tech, venture capital, and AI. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Read more from VC Cafe
Israelvc banner

The Weekly Dispatch The latest news about Israeli tech and venture In this week’s dispatch, we explore why hardware is becoming the new software, look at where global giants like YC and Ark are placing their bets for Summer 2026, and introduce a new tool to help you find the capital to build it all. Recent articles Hello world: Why I built IsraelVC Israelvc.com is live! A curated, no-fluff, no-paywall directory of active VCs, CVCs, and micro-VCs investing in Israel. Please upvote in...

10 days ago • 1 min read

The Weekly Dispatch Top posts from VC Cafe this week Welcome to the new VC Cafe weekly dispatch. You're receiving this email because you subscribed to VC Cafe at one point. This week's highlights: Requests for startups: Summer 2026 What YC, a16z speedrun and ARK are signalling about the next wave of startups Read article Why the “SaaSpocalypse” Is More Hype Than Obituary The growing pains of Agentic AI. The promise is real, so are the problems. Read article Weekly #FIRGUN newsletter The...

15 days ago • 1 min read