TLV Partners, an Israeli venture capital firm, proudly announces it now oversees $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) with the closing of its $250 million Fund V, emphasizing the firm's commitment to supporting early-stage startups across diverse sectors like AI, fintech, biotech, developer tools, and cybersecurity, among others.
Fund V is set to make approximately 25 Seed and Series A investments, with initial contributions ranging from $4-8 million per startup, and potential further support of up to $20 million per company in follow-on rounds.
Included in TLV Partners' portfolio are Israeli startups like Aqua Security, Next Insurance, Aidoc, and many others. In its history, the firm boasts ten successful exits, such as Granulate (acquired by Intel), and Oribi (LinkedIn).
With a leadership team including Eitan Bek, Rona Segev, Shahar Tzafrir, and Adi Yarel Toledano, and backed by leading American institutions and investment entities, TLV Partners has established itself as a pioneering VC firm, having invested in 60 companies to date.
TLV Partners, founded in January 2015, started its funding journey with the closing of Fund I at $115 million in March 2015. The firm continued its growth with Fund II, collecting $150 million in January 2018 and two years later, closed Fund III, matching Fund II's sum of $150 million. A subsequent Opportunity Fund of $60 million was launched in February 2020 followed by the closing of Fund IV at $220 million in October 2021. Most recently, they raised their second Opportunity Fund for $100 million in November 2021.
Based on StartupHub.ai data, the firm's total funds' portfolio exits (based on available data) have netted an average of 1.25 times their total funding raised. Their portfolio exits averaged 3.8 years to achieve their first exit (time to exit), and their current portfolio's average employee growth rate stands at 5% over the last month.
