About Proxima
Proxima is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. It is primarily based out of Tel Aviv, Israel. As of Jan 2012, Proxima has invested in 7 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Israel based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of BuzzDoes Overall, Proxima portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 2 acquisitions, namely IDEX, SundaySky and Soluto. Giza Venture Capital co-invest with Proxima, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Proxima has team of 6 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Proxima's List of Top Investments
Proxima has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investments are in Soluto and BuzzDoes.Their portfolio spans across Israel, United States and Norway. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, High Tech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Proxima:1. IDEX
Developer of biometric authentication cards for access and payment security. These cards offer fingerprint authentication for physical entry, digital login, and payments. The cards are designed to integrate with existing identity platforms and payment systems. They provide security against phishing, AI-driven attacks, and unauthorized access.
Key facts about IDEX
- Founded Year: 1996
- Location: Fornebu (Norway)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 56 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Invesco Mutual Fund, Woodford Investment Management and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. SundaySky
Provider of an enterprise video platform for personalized customer engagement. The platform facilitates video creation, editing, and sharing to drive business growth. It offers features such as video creation, personalization, AI avatars, and real-time video rendering. The platform supports customer experience, marketing, learning, sales, and field enablement teams.
Key facts about SundaySky
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $67.1M
- Employee Count: 103 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Viola Growth, Liberty Global and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 03, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Soluto
Key facts about Soluto
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $18.7M
- Employee Count: 29 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 23, 2011, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Glycominds
Glycominds offers diagnostic and prognostic tests for multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease to guide treatment plans for physicians. Their proprietary tests allow physicians to identify patients at a higher risk for more severe disease outcomes. Deadpooled in October 2013.
Key facts about Glycominds
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Lod (Israel)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $7.1M
- Employee Count: 5 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: TechnoPlus Ventures, Millennium Materials Technologies Fund and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 07, 2001, $*****
5. Collarity
Collarity is a social search engine which provides options for Personal, Community & Global search. Provides a slide bar on a website for facilitating search on a website. For personal search, while browsing a website, Collarity tracks the individual online activity and provides search results. For community search, it provides the results based on activities of other people browsing the same sites. For global search, it provides the search results without considering any individual or community preference. Collarity has moved the focus towards content recommendation and audience management solutions from being a search engine. Collarity helps monetize websites by tracking user activities and recommending content based on that. Matches online needs of users with content and ads.
Key facts about Collarity
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $19.6M
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Amicus Capital and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 17, 2011, $*****
Proxima's Investments by Stage
Proxima has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.52M.Proxima's Investments by Sector
Proxima has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Business Services and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Software companies, 5 Tech companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Saas.Proxima's Investments by Geography
Proxima has made most investments in Israel (2).Proxima's recent investments
Proxima has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Proxima:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 23, 2012 | Israel | Seed | 5913 | - | |
Jun 23, 2011 | Israel | Series B | 9697 | [+2] | |
Oct 23, 2008 | Israel | Seed | 7658 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Proxima's Portfolio
1 of Proxima's portfolio company became public - IDEX. It got listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), in Aug 2011 at marketcap of undefinedHere are Proxima's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 16, 2011 | - | - | 4500 |
Acquired companies in Proxima's Portfolio
2 companies from Proxima's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SundaySky in Jul 2022 by Clearhaven Partners for $*****.Here are Proxima's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 11, 2022 | - | - | 1779 | |
Oct 30, 2013 | Oct 23, 2008 | Seed | 4246 |
Team profile of Proxima
Proxima has a team of 6 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in Israel. Proxima's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Proxima:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | - | |
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Partner | Israel | - | - | |
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Proxima
Over the past 18 years, 4 investors have co-invested in Proxima's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Top Co-investors of Proxima: Giza Venture Capital entered a company along with Proxima.
- Invested after Proxima: A total of 3 investors have invested in Proxima's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include TechCrunch+ (1 company), Bessemer Venture Partners (1 company) and Index Ventures (1 company).
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