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Israeli VC Surge: Defense Tech, Agentic AI & $1.25B April | Ep. 1
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Israeli startups just posted their strongest fundraising month since 2021, with $1.25B raised in April driven by defense tech, agentic AI, and two new funds launching. From Kela Technologies' $200M Series C to Cisco's $400M Astrix acquisition, this episode breaks down what the capital flows actually signal.
Audio is available on Spreaker — see link below.
Israeli startups just posted their strongest fundraising month since twenty twenty-one. One point two five billion dollars raised in April alone.
The deal that best illustrates where serious capital is going is Kela Technologies. Two hundred million dollars, Series C, at a one point two billion dollar valuation.
The other major thread running through this week is agentic AI. Not AI tools.
Two new Israeli funds also made their first moves this month. AlphaDrive Ventures, led by Yaron Elad and Elik Etzion, launched with a hundred million dollars focused on cybersecurity and AI.
The contrast with Europe is worth tracking carefully. European tech funding cooled in April as investors became more selective.
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