Awz Ventures

Awz Ventures is a venture capital investor that combines business, technology and investment professionals with people who have backgrounds in security and intelligence work, including former Israeli and international government officials. It says it guides portfolio companies from their earliest stage through to commercial success and eventual liquidity events. The firm manages capital across five funds and several co-investment vehicles, with general partners based in Israel, and its funds span stages from inception and pre-seed through to Series A and B. One of its vehicles, Awz X-Seed, is aimed specifically at early-stage technology companies and provides more active support than a typical accelerator or seed fund. Its portfolio companies are largely focused on artificial-intelligence-powered technology developed for a range of industries.