About Hetz Ventures
Hetz Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Tel Aviv, Israel. As of Sep 2026, Hetz Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 45 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 $***** Seed round of Keewano Overall, Hetz Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 10 acquisitions including key companies like 8fig, Tabnine and Infinipoint. 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 52 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Hetz Ventures' List of Top Investments
Hetz Ventures has a portfolio of 45 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in The Jones Agency and Onit.Their portfolio spans across Israel, United States, Germany and 1 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. 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: SVB, Jesselson.com and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 09, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. 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: 51 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 08, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. 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: 218 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Viola Growth, Vertex Ventures Israel and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 26, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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: 239 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Hetz Ventures, JLL Spark and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Blink
Developer of a platform for agentic security operations and automation. The platform provides tools for building security micro-agents and automating security workflows. It offers features such as a security automation copilot and case management. The platform supports use cases including incident response, cloud security, and vulnerability management. It also provides integrations and resources such as documentation and blogs.
Key facts about Blink
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 126 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Vertex Ventures Israel, Vertex Growth and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Hetz Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hetz Ventures has invested in 45 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 Sep 2026, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Keewano and most recent follow-on round was in Aligned.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 7 | 2 | 9 |
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 29 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $9.97M, 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 | 29 |
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 40 Tech companies, 39 Software companies, 38 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 30 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 33 |
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 (19), followed by Israel where it has made 17 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 19 |
Israel | 17 |
Germany | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hetz Ventures' recent investments
Hetz Ventures has made 9 investments in 2026 so far. Keewano and Aligned 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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Sep 15, 2026 | Israel | Seed | 6450 | [+2] | |
Jul 01, 2026 | United States | Series B | 7118 | [+2] | |
Jun 23, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8075 | [+4] | |
Jun 08, 2026 | Israel | Seed | 6304 | ||
Jun 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2658 | [+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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Developer of a large tabular model for enterprise data analysis | 2024 | San Francisco | Series A | sysgvom |
Acquired companies in Hetz Ventures' Portfolio
10 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 | 2395 | |
May 26, 2026 | Jun 15, 2023 | Seed | 1093 | |
Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 02, 2021 | Series A | 6611 | |
Dec 01, 2025 | Jul 27, 2021 | Series B | 6745 | |
Oct 22, 2025 | Jun 13, 2021 | Seed | 2189 |
Team profile of Hetz Ventures
Hetz Ventures has a team of 52 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, 184 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: 122 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 Matt Robinson (1 company).
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