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Middle East / North Africa

Viola raises $250m for early-stage deals in Israel

The sixth fund for the venture firm follows a record year for Israeli tech in which Viola Ventures saw eight companies in its portfolio reach unicorn status.

3 min read · 19 January 2022

Greenspring backs Israeli VC GP-led

The process on Giza V was run by Asante Capital, which in June hired ex-Rede Partners secondaries head Yaron Zafir as a senior advisor.

2 min read · 19 January 2021

Emerging markets held their ground despite 2020's challenges

Regions like South-East Asia and Australia saw growth in venture debt while Latin America saw business return to normal quickly during the pandemic.

3 min read · 28 December 2020

OTV raises $170m to target digital health; adds new partner in Asia

The firm saw strong LP demand for its early-stage-focused healthtech fund as it soared past its $150m fundraising target.

3 min read · 03 December 2020

VGames launches to take advantage of growing gaming market amid covid-19

Israeli firm VGames, led by a solo GP, has already raised $30m of a targeted $40m fund, with Viola Ventures anchoring.

3 min read · 15 July 2020

Investment in Israel remains strong despite pandemic

The second quarter isn't yet complete, but the number of investments in Israeli start-ups is already ahead of both the previous quarter and Q2 2019, according to a market researcher.

5 min read · 23 June 2020

OurCrowd launches fund to tap into sectors accelerated by covid-19

The firm has a $100m target for the vehicle that will invest in healthcare, healthtech and technology surrounding the 'new normal.'

3 min read · 09 June 2020

Sweetwood bets $70m on Israel's underserved early-stage market

The fund-of-funds raised $70m from European investors, such a private Belgian bank, high net-worth individuals and family offices in Luxembourg and Belgium.

3 min read · 01 May 2020

Beyond Meat supply chain company in Israel raises $10m venture round

Equinom founder and CEO Gil Shalev says the firm’s naturally-bred yellow peas will have as much as 50% protein content.

2 min read · 21 February 2020

Two decades in, Israel's Viola Ventures continues to focus on entrepreneurs

The firm, celebrating its 20th anniversary in February, has been a consistent leader in the Israeli VC market since its founding, raising more than $1bn across five funds.

4 min read · 20 January 2020

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