About Hetz Ventures
Hetz Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Tel Aviv, Israel. As of Jul 2026, Hetz Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 44 companies, with 9 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Aligned Overall, Hetz Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 9 acquisitions including key companies like Tabnine, 8fig and Prompt Security. A lot of funds co-invest with Hetz Ventures, with names like Insight Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Hetz Ventures has team of 50 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Hetz Ventures' List of Top Investments
Hetz Ventures has a portfolio of 44 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Opti and The Jones Agency.Their portfolio spans across Israel, United States, Germany and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Hetz Ventures:
1. Tabnine
AI powered coding assistant for developers. The platform provides a tool that helps developers to write codes without errors. It leverages AI technology that helps developers in debugging the errors and auto complete the code writing process. The platform suggests, and generates code based on natural language comments.
Key facts about Tabnine
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $102M
- Employee Count: 63 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Insight Partners and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 08, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Trigo
Provider of computer vision AI solutions for retail stores. The company built on its CVaaP (Computer Vision as a Product) platform, transforming traditional stores into smart, data-driven retail environments. The company's solutions include Loss Prevention, Autonomous Stores Enables frictionless grab-and-go shopping with automatic checkout, and Retail Intelligence provides real-time insights on shopper-product interactions and store analytics.
Key facts about Trigo
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $199M
- Employee Count: 225 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Viola Growth, Vertex Ventures Israel and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 26, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. 8fig
Provider of funding solutions for e-commerce businesses. Its features include inventory analysis, freight, shipping, marketing, cash flow management, repayment cycles, and more.
Key facts about 8fig
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $196M
- Employee Count: 52 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Battery Ventures, LocalGlobe and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 09, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Jones
Provider of AI-powered software for insurance compliance and risk management. The software automates certificate of insurance management, tracking, and renewals. It integrates with existing systems to request certificates of insurance and view compliance. The software helps to reduce insurance risk and improve vendor compliance.
Key facts about Jones
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $38.3M
- Employee Count: 231 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Khosla Ventures, Hetz Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Platform for enterprise Generative AI security. The solution prevents security risks and offers data security. It offers solutions for Generative AI including prompt injection, data leaks, and shadow AI.
Key facts about Prompt Security
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $23M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Four Rivers Group, Ridge Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Hetz Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hetz Ventures has invested in 44 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 9 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 8 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Upriver and most recent follow-on round was in Aligned.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2025 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2023 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2022 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Hetz Ventures' Investments by Stage
Hetz Ventures has made 28 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $9.9M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $51.6M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $23.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 28 |
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hetz Ventures' Investments by Sector
Hetz Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, FinTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 39 Tech companies, 38 Software companies, 37 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 29 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 32 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 18 |
High Tech | 7 |
FinTech | 4 |
Retail | 3 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hetz Ventures' Investments by Geography
Hetz Ventures has made most investments in United States (18), followed by Israel where it has made 16 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 18 |
Israel | 16 |
Germany | 1 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hetz Ventures' recent investments
Hetz Ventures has made 8 investments in 2026 so far. Aligned and Lama AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Hetz Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 01, 2026 | United States | Series B | 9712 | [+2] | |
Jun 23, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2698 | [+4] | |
Jun 08, 2026 | Israel | Seed | 3234 | ||
Jun 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3342 | [+1] | |
Apr 23, 2026 | - | Seed | 2212 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Hetz Ventures' Portfolio
Hetz Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Fundamental. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Fundamental which became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Hetz Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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51 | Developer of a large tabular model for enterprise data analysis | 2026 | San Francisco | Series A | qwme{eq |
Acquired companies in Hetz Ventures' Portfolio
9 companies from Hetz Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tabnine in Jul 2026 by Tricentis for $*****.Here are Hetz Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 30, 2026 | Apr 27, 2020 | Series B | 5701 | |
Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 02, 2021 | Series A | 9150 | |
Dec 01, 2025 | Jul 27, 2021 | Series B | 2707 | |
Oct 22, 2025 | Jun 13, 2021 | Seed | 7847 | |
Aug 05, 2025 | Jan 24, 2024 | Seed | 6049 |
Team profile of Hetz Ventures
Hetz Ventures has a team of 50 members including 1 Partner, 2 Venture Partners and 3 Principals located in Israel. Hetz Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Hetz Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Venture Partner | Israel | - | ||
Venture Partner | Israel | - | ||
Principal | Israel | - | - | |
Principal | Israel | - | ||
Principal | Israel | - | - |
Co-investors of Hetz Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 181 investors have co-invested in Hetz Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Hetz Ventures: Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures and 7 others have invested in rounds before Hetz Ventures. There are 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Hetz Ventures and 1 company where Khosla Ventures has invested before Hetz Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Hetz Ventures: 119 investors entered a company along with Hetz Ventures. These include investors like Insight Partners (3 companies).
- Invested after Hetz Ventures: A total of 53 investors have invested in Hetz Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Samsung NEXT (2 companies), Red Dot Capital Partners (2 companies) and Telstra Ventures (1 company).
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