News

Innoviz Named as CES 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree for InnovizCore AI Compute Module
Innoviz Technologies, a leading Tier-1 supplier of high-performance, automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, today announced that it has been named a CES® 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree for the all-new InnovizCore, and is competing for the "Best of Innovation" distinction to be announced ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show happening January 9-12 in Las Vegas, NV.
Sandia partners with NextSilicon and Penguin Solutions to deliver ‘first of its kind’ runtime reconfigurable accelerator technology
Sandia National Laboratories, leading a tri-lab consortium with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), announces a partnership with NextSilicon Inc. and Penguin Solutions to deliver the next Advanced Architecture Prototype System (AAPS). These prototype systems are an important part of the National Nuclear Security Administrations (NNSA) platform strategy.
Healthcare data exchange platform Briya secures $11.5m
Briya’s blockchain-based system aims to tackle healthcare data exchange by standardizing electronic health records and streamlining distribution. The system uses a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, real-world data, and health economic studies to optimize clinical trials and ensure regulatory compliance.
Amiti Ventures appoints Zoe Ofer as Senior Associate
Ofer will be responsible for the relationship with the fund's investors (LP), alongside accompanying the fund's investments in startups from the first stages
Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2023: The Next Generation Of Superstar Cloud Companies
Qwak, a key player in our portfolio, secured a spot among Forbes' 20 Rising Stars in the Cloud 100 list. With a fully managed platform that bridges ML engineering and data operations, Qwak is pushing the boundaries of what's possible, enabling scalable and continuous ML deployment.
דווקא עכשיו: התוכנית שמעודדת נשים להקים סטארטאפ
שיתוף פעולה חדש בין קרן ההון סיכון Amiti וקהילת הנשים "באות" קורא לנשים עם רקע טכנולוגי להקים סטארטאפ - דווקא בתקופת המשבר הנוכחי בהייטק. "כדי לראות את תעשיית הטק הישראלית מתקדמת למקומות טובים ומגוונים יותר - צריך לפעול ולעשות משהו שונה"

Articles

Why speak with investors when you’re not raising money?
It is obvious why to speak with investors as you are gearing up for a fundraising round. Very few people get money handed to them without even asking. But is there a reason to talk to investors even when you’re just starting out and still defining your product and team? In other words, should founders speak with investors even before they start raising money?
I want others to see women in the room and think they might want to have a female co-founder
Almog Zoosman-Lehman, Community & Partnerships Lead at Amiti Ventures, believes in the power of hard work and networking
Staying Alive: Early-stage startup crisis survival tips
Ahead of the third Calcalist and Poalim Hi-Tech StartUp+ Competition, heads of the Israeli ecosystem provide forecasts and advice for startups at the beginning of their journey
ולפעמים החגיגה נמשכת? על שיא הגיוסים בהייטק הישראלי
ההייטק הישראלי, בדגש על חברות סטרטאפ, גייס השנה יותר מ-25 מיליארד דולר. האם הסכום הפנטסטי מבטא את השיא, או שחגיגת הגיוסים תימשך? הלכנו לשאול כמה מומחים ומנהלים .שחלקם כבר הוביל כמה גיוסים מרשימים
A pretty simple way to promote gender diversity? A call to action for VCs and law firms
We need help from Israeli law firms to change the picture and make gender diversity a reality,” writes Ben Rabinowitz, founder and managing partner at Amiti Ventures
The revolution of AI in drug discovery - where are we headed?
Amiti's Associate Noora Kattouf, in a special interview with Dr. Kasif Sadiq, Founder & CEO of DenovAI Biotech, about the future of medicine and human health.
Quantum Computing: A Significant Contribution to Israel's Resilience
From security applications to optimizing the power grid or developing new drugs, Quantum Art heralds promising applications. An Israeli company founded by three senior physicists is one of few players in the quantum computing systems field and leads an academic-industrial consortium for Israel's Innovation Authority
Elad Raz, sharing his journey and the impact of Amiti's support

Hi5

The Hi Five With David Lazerson, Co-Founder and CEO at Briya
David has deep expertise in cybersecurity and enterprise infrastructure, with over a decade of experience managing cyber, R&D, and data analysis teams. He is the former CEO of Axioma, a cyber consulting and incident response company, and has also worked as an engagement manager at Sygnia (acquired by Temasek). During his military service he served as a special cyber ops officer at the 8200 intelligence unit.
The Hi Five With Onn Haran Co-founder and CTO at Autotalks
Onn Haran is the co-founder and CTO of Autotalks, which is the world pioneer and leader in V2X communication. Autotalks helps reduce collisions on roadways and improve mobility with its automotive qualified chipsets, which will be mass-deployed in the coming years.
The Hi Five with Jonathan Friedman Co-founder and CEO at Demostack
Jonathan Friedman is Co-Founder and CEO at Demostack, a platform that helps SaaS companies accelerate growth with better demos.
The Hi Five With Eran Shlomo
Eran held key positions in Intel's processor division over 13 years and has global expertise in computing and information processing architecture. He was responsible, among other things, for the development and implementation of machine-learning technologies in every Intel lab in the world. In addition, in recent years, Eran was the technological leader of the cooperation program with Intel Israel startups (IPP), and was part of its founders. Eran also has rich entrepreneurial experience, and Dataloop is his third startup. Eran holds a BSc degree in Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at the Technion.
The Hi Five With Oren Buskila Chief R&D Officer and Co-founder at Innoviz
Oren is a seasoned technological leader with over 14 years of experience in designing complex systems and managing large scale R&D projects.
The Hi Five With Raviv Melamed CEO at Vayyar Imaging
Prior to founding Vayyar, Raviv was vice-president of the Intel Architecture Group and general manager of Intel’s Worldwide Mobile Wireless Group.

Events

8200Bio Event for BioTech and HealthTech Entrepreneurs
We’re going to discuss the challenges (and opportunities) of starting a Biotech, or a HealthTech startup in Israel, from the founders perspective. By founders – for founders. If you’ve got a scientific background and you’re looking to start your own Biotech or Health-related company this year, this event is for you! If you’re already a founder in your early stages of your Biotech startup, you should join us, too!
From Innovation to Industry - Amiti Event
Join Amiti Ventures, ScienceAbroad, and Link Ventures for an exclusive event designed for early-stage entrepreneurs!
Elad Raz, Co-founder and CEO of NextSilicon at our event "Trends in Data Center Architectures"
As part of our compute-related series of events (by AMITI and Samsung Catalyst Fund), we've had an event about datacenters architectures. Here's what Elad Raz had to say.

Meet the founder

Ben Rabinowitz interviewing Oren Buskila- Co-founder & Chief R&D at Innoviz
Ben Rabinowitz interviewing Jonathan Roizin- Co-founder & CEO at Flow
Ben Rabinowitz interviewing Jonathan Roizin- Co-founder & CEO at Flow
Meet the Founder with Jonathan Friedman, Co-founder & CEO at Demostack
Ben Rabinowitz - Founder and managing partner, AMITI Jonathan Friedman - Co-founder & CEO, Demostack
Meet the Founder with Eran Shlomo, Co-founder and CEO at Dataloop
Meet the Founder with Miri Ratner, VP R&D at Vayyar Imaging
Meet the Founder with Miki Shifman, Co-founder at Cylus
Ben Rabinowitz, Managing Partner and Founder, Amiti Miki Shifman, co-Founder, Cylus