Investor Overview
2005
Founded
$140M
Funds Raised
2
# Funds
5
# Portfolio
10
# Investments
1
# Exits
4.02x
Avg Exit Multiple
2021
Latest Investment
2015
Latest Fund
Canaan Partners Israel (CPI) is a venture capital fund focused on early stage technology investments in Israel. Started by experienced entrepreneurs and investors, CPI is dedicated to working closely with founders to help them transform innovative ideas into global, successful companies.
We leverage the strengths of Canaan Partners global network and on-the-ground presence in New-York City and Silicon Valley, and CPIs close relationship with industry-leading multi-national technology players. We provide access to strategic partners, industry experts, top-tier customers and follow-on investors.
We seek long term partnerships with entrepreneurs who are passionate about their ideas and diligent on executing their plans. We like to join them early and work with them in building companies from the ground up.
We focus our investments on 3 main sectors where we believe the Israeli entrepreneurs have a unique competitive advantage.
We are looking to invest in seed and early stage startups that are developing innovative products or services that have a sustainable competitive edge, targeting large growing markets, maintaining capital efficient scalable business models and proven execution by the founding team.
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Team (1)
Name | Title | Contact |
---|---|---|
Ehud Levy | General Partner and Board Member | 1 |
Portfolio (5)
Startup | Status | Founded | Sector | Funding | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | EyeWay | Active | 2018 | $23M | |
Apertio | Inactive | 2017 | |||
![]() | Regulus Cyber | Active | 2016 | $10.3M | |
![]() | Arbe | Public | 2015 | $176.5M | |
![]() | ZenCity | Active | 2015 | $52.2M |
Exits (3)
Exit | Date | Consideration | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | ZenCity Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
![]() | Arbe SPAC IPO | 2021 | $18M |
![]() | ZenCity Startup Acquisition | 2021 |
Funding Rounds (10)
Funds (2)
Fund Name | Date Announced | Fund Size | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners Israel raises $60 million | August 2015 | $60M |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners Israel raises $80 million | January 2012 | $80M |
Co-Investors (21)
ㅤInvestor Name | Investor Type | Location | Portfolio | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ㅤOurCrowd | Crowdfunding | Israel | 89 |
![]() | ㅤManiv Mobility | Venture Capital | Israel | 18 |
![]() | ㅤVertex Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 52 |
![]() | ㅤiAngels | Crowdfunding | Israel | 46 |
![]() | ㅤTLV Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 42 |
![]() | ㅤF2 Venture Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 29 |
![]() | ㅤSalesforce Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 19 |
![]() | ㅤM12 | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 22 |
![]() | ㅤOG Tech | Family Office | Israel | 15 |
![]() | ㅤb2venture | Venture Capital | Switzerland | 6 |
![]() | ㅤCatalyst Investments | Private Equity | 4 | |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners Israel | Venture Capital | Israel | 5 |
![]() | ㅤHyundai | Company | South Korea | 10 |
![]() | ㅤi3 Equity Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 5 |
![]() | ㅤSierra Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 5 |
![]() | ㅤSPDG Ventures | Family Office | 1 | |
ㅤTechnion TIOF Fund | University | Israel | 3 | |
![]() | ㅤ360 Capital Partners | Venture Capital | Italy | 2 |
ㅤBAIC Capital | 1 | |||
ㅤMissionBlue Capital | 1 | |||
![]() | ㅤTaya Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 4 |
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