# Top 40 Photography Startup Investors in Israel in June 2026 ## Inimiti - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glil Yam, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, iOS, Apps Inimiti makes seed-stage New Media investments. They bring extensive experience in fund and company management from being entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors. Their focus is Software platforms and services in the New Media space (Internet, Mobile and anything in between).Its Name Inimiti, is a derivative of “inimitable” which means “somethingthat is beyond imitation, something surpassingly excellent, unrivaled and exceptional.” We like to feel that way but more important, it keeps us on edge and reminds us every day about the high level of performance we are expected to deliver.The company is at the beginning of a revolution in the way people communicate, consume content, shop, do business and manage their lives. The usage of Internet and mobile today, and their connectivity presents a tremendous opportunity to create successful companies that bring new platforms and services to the space. Combine that with today’s rapid development and deployment technologies and our start-up companies are getting to the market faster with less capital, and grow quickly into profitable businesses. ## Magma Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software Magma is Israel's leading venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in communication, semiconductors, internet and media. They seek bright ideas, infuse them with experience and foresight, and facilitate their rise as industry leaders that redefine the global communications sector. They use their experience and sectorspecialization in cooperating with entrepreneurs, industry experts, and other investors to define the future of the communication, semiconductors, internet and media arenas. Their goal is to foster and enable the flow of innovation from an idea's early stages and through a company's emergence as a leader within its dynamic market. They understand the local market and help to influence the global one. ## NFX - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Marketplace We are a VC firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups. We back exceptional Founders building market-transforming companies. ## Yariv Gilat - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Photography, Apps Yariv Gilat is a Tectona ## Aleph - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Early-stage VC fund managing $850M+ and partnering with Israeli entrepreneurs to build impactful global brands, like Lemonade and Melio. ## Radiant Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet of Things, Information Technology, Big Data Radiant Tech Ventures Ltd., based in Hong Kong and licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to carry on Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities. Radiant manages the Radiant Tech Ventures Fund LP which is a co-investment fund of HK Government's ITVF Corporation. ## Shaula Alexander Yemini - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: iOS, Apps, EdTech Dr. Shaula Alexander Yemini is a startup mentor, board member and advisor to several technology companies. She is also an angel investor. Until 2007, Shaula was a Vice President at EMC. She joined EMC in 2005 with the acquisition of SMARTS (System Management Arts), a developer of network and system management software that she founded and led asCEO from inception. SMARTS counted among its customers the leading global telecoms, global banks, and multi-national enterprises, as well as thousands of others. Shaula was named as 1 of 10 “Leaders Among Leaders” in Information Technology by Information Week Magazine, and selected as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Her company SMARTS was an INC 500 company, a Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 company, and won other prestigious awards. ## Moshe Lichtman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Moshe Lichtman is an angel investor. Moshe Lichtman has spent 29 years creating software products for global markets. He's freshly retired from Microsoft where he was Corporate VP responsible for several of its consumer businesses including its MSN business in the late 90s, its TV business in the mid-2000s and most recently its IsraelR&D center, which he built into one of the 3 largest centers outside the U.S. Mr. Lichtman was also one of the leaders of the Windows 95 team and president of Softimage, a leader in media creation software. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Lichtman held software development and management positions in several high-tech startups. He is the co-author of the best-selling book "The complete guide to the C language" and holds a BSc Cum Laude in Computer Engineering from the Technion and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School. Mr. Lichtman is currently an active angel investor in Israeli startups. and is in the process of forming a private equity fund focused on growth and public tech companies in Israel ## Pitango VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Pitango VC is a venture capital firm focused on health-tech (Pitango Health-tech) and growth (Pitango Growth) investments in startups around the world in domains such as vertical SaaS, digital health, deep tech, fintech and insurance technology, devops, generative AI, Web3, and food tech.With two offices in Israel, Pitango currently managesseveral venture funds totaling over $2.8 billion in committed capital. It has invested in more than 250 companies. ## AngelHub - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Blockchain, Software Join the movement toward democratised private markets, where investing is open to everyone. Discover a range of vetted tech investments, embodying the spirit of innovation in Web3, FinTech, AI, and ESG. Transform your investment strategy for a smarter, more sustainable future. ## Verizon Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Mobile, SaaS Shop Verizon smartphone deals and wireless plans on the largest 4G LTE network. First to 5G. Get Fios for the fastest internet, TV and phone service. ## Christopher North - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, B2B Chris is a Managing Partner at L Catterton, the world's leading consumer growth investor with US$20B assets under management, where he co-leads the Growth Fund. He focuses on growth-stage consumer technology businesses in the US, Europe, and the UK. The L Catterton team previously scaled today's consumer tech leaders (Amazon, Shopify,Lazada, Shutterfly, Peloton, Vroom, Better Mortgage, ClassPass, and more) and brings their experience to support entrepreneurs building tomorrow's leading companies. He is also an active angel investor and serves on the boards of several non-profits in arts and education. Previously, Chris led Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY) as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors from May 2016 through the sale to Apollo Global Management in 2019. Under his leadership, over the three years from 2015 to 2018, Shutterfly doubled revenues to $2 billion, doubled free cash flow, and increased operating income ten-fold.Prior to joining Shutterfly, Chris served as Managing Director of Amazon UK and co-led Amazon across Europe for six years, after leading Amazon’s UK Media businesses for four years. Amazon UK grew to almost $10 billion in GAAP revenue over this 10-year period, a 14-fold increase. Before joining Amazon, he worked in publishing as Global Managing Director of Phaidon Press, as Chief Operating Officer of HarperCollins Canada, and as Vice President & General Manager of Electronic Publishing for HarperCollins Publishers. He began his career as a management consultant with the media & entertainment practice of Booz Allen & Hamilton.In addition to his operating roles, Chris serves in leadership roles in several not-for-profit organizations. He is a director of Character Lab, a non-profit dedicated to advancing the science and practice of character development in order to help children thrive; a member of the Board of Visitors of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum; a member of the Collections Committee and Director's Circle of the Harvard University Art Museums; and President of the American Friends of the Royal Collection. He and his wife also actively support the Domaine de Chantilly, the Wallace Collection, and the Attingham Trust. Chris is an active angel investor, having made more than 40 investments in early-stage companies. He enjoys mentoring, working with a number of technology entrepreneurs and serving as a Strategic Advisor to Forto.Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard College and a master’s degree in Philosophy from New York University. Chris and his wife have three young children and divide their time between London and France. Born and raised in New York, Chris is a dual US/British national. ## Leonardo DiCaprio - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Manufacturing Leonardo DiCaprio is based out of Los Angeles and is the Founder of Appian Way Productions. ## Tobey Maguire - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: SMS, Video, Mobile Tobey Maguire is an American actor and film producer who began his career in the late 1980s. He is known for his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy (2002–2007), as well as for his roles in Pleasantville (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), Wonder Boys (2000), Seabiscuit (2003), Brothers (2009), andThe Great Gatsby (2013). He has been nominated for Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards and received two Saturn Awards, including one for Best Actor. ## Bouaziz & Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: iOS, mHealth, Computer Bouaziz & Partners is professional team comprised of entrepreneurs, investors, and geeks with decades of combined experience building businesses, raising capital, and investing in global startups. ## Maor Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series D - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Maor operates as a venture capital fund that concentrates on Israeli technology companies already generating revenue. The fund specifically targets those with a proven concept in place and a requirement for scaling up their operations. ## Kaedan Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Kaedan Capital is a private investment group active for over 15 years. We are entrepreneur centric investors with co-founder mentality, focused on Israeli related, seed to early stage ventures in diverse technology areas. ## Reinvent VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Apps, Internet, Software International fund with the geographical focus embracing Israel and U.S. markets ## Eddy Shalev - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology Eddy Shalev is an angel investor. Eddy is one of the best-known figures in the Israeli business community. Since the beginning of Israel's venture capital industry, Eddy has focused on private-equity investments in the high-tech sector, and has played a key role in several high-profile success stories, including Fundtech, ParadigmGeophysical and Orbot Instruments. Eddy is currently on the board of Aternity, Profitect and Sensible Medical.Eddy has been an active private equity investor in Israel since 1992, when he began a private equity investment program that invested in early-stage Israeli high-tech companies. Beginning in 1985, Eddy led the Israeli affiliates of Oscar Gruss and Sons Inc., and then later CIBC-Oppenheimer, where he directed the firm’s corporate banking, sales and trading, and equity research for Israeli companies traded on NASDAQ. ## Serena Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Women's Serena Ventures focuses on early-stage companies and giving them the opportunity to be heard. Serena Ventures extends relationships, encourages collaboration among portfolio companies, and expands partnership opportunities across my vast network. ## Zohar Gilon - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Health Care Mr. Zohar Gilon is a Managing Partner at Tamar Technology Ventures. He has personally invested in over 45 start-ups and has achieved 13 exits. Mr. Gilon has also served as the Transaction Manager for some of Israel's most highly recognized exits and has managed each deal from inception through completion, including pricing and distributions.He has extensive investment experience including activity as an angel investor and an Investment Advisor to the Gilon Group. Mr. Gilon is a private investor in numerous high-technology companies, including affiliates of Radcom Ltd. in Israel. From 1974 to 1993, Mr. Gilon served as the President of various companies representing major U.S. aerospace and electronics corporations. From November 1993 to August 1995, he served as the President of W.S.P. Capital Holdings Ltd. Previously he served, as the Managing Director of Shaked Technologies Ltd. He serves as a Director of HCL CleanTech Ltd., RIT, AVT Ltd., Oberon Media, Inc., Edge Medical, Exlibris, OrSense Ltd., and WisAir Ltd. He served as a Director of RAD Ventures. Mr. Gilon served as a Director of RiT Technologies Ltd. since 1995, Ceragon Networks Ltd. since June 1999, Radware Ltd. from October 2006 to July 2009 and Radcom Ltd. since June 1995. He served as Member of the Supervisory Board of Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Limited. He served as an Outside Director of Silicom Ltd. since 1994. ## Eric Elalouf - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: SaaS, Security, Software Eric Elalouf ## ZIM Integrated Shipping Services - Type: VC Fund - Location: Haifa, Hefa, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Information Technology, FinTech, Shipping The ZIM Team has taken a flexible, out-of-the-box approach towards solving difficult shipping challenges. No matter how remote the destination or how unusual the load, we work around the clock -- and around the globe -- to deliver your cargo safely and swiftly. ## Singularity Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Social Media, Software, TV Production Singularity Capital is a venture platform that partners with companies that are leveraging unique competitive advantages to solve problems better, faster, and more strategically than their competition. ## Sarona Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning Sarona Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The firm is a "people-first" investor, seeking founding teams with strong execution capabilities. The firm's investment scope focuses on enterprise software, and most of their deals concentrate on building the future of business with AI, helping companies operatemore efficiently, save money, and drive revenue. ## Kingsway Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Cryptocurrency Kingsway Capital is a investment management firm. ## GameFi Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency GameFi Ventures is investing in the most exciting blockchain games. ## Summit Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Summit Partners is a global alternative investment firm that invests in growth equity, fixed income and public equity opportunities in technology, healthcare and other growth sectors. ## HSG - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software We help founders build enduring companies. ## Liberty City Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Liberty City Ventures is a seed-stage fund headquartered in New York City. They invest in startups that are innovating at the cross-sections of technology, media, and commerce. Liberty City Ventures began operations in the summer of 2012 and is led by experienced technology executives and investors.They start backing promising startups at anearly stage so they can provide value and resources throughout their lifetime and fuel further growth. They commit a percentage of each partner’s time to provide value-added services to their portfolio companies using our expertise in PR, marketing, management, and operations.In addition to its general fund, Liberty City Ventures also has a dedicated Digital Currency Fund with a focus on Bitcoin. They invest in and support companies that are building the infrastructure, products, and services that will become the foundation of a new digital currency. ## Philippe Guez - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Software, Photography, Digital Media Philippe Guez ## Polygon - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem. ## Shima Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. ## BAMCAP - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Food and Beverage, Medical Device We invest in well-defined hi-growth ventures with potential to lead their respective markets.Core members of our group have led dozens of investment and company-building efforts targeting global markets - and includes experts in marketplaces, media, components, IP development & licensing, data analytics, mobile apps & games, mobileplatforms, digital health, medical devices, amongst other fields.We are present in major innovation hubs such as Tel Aviv, London, Boston and NYC-Philly.We invest via sole purpose vehicles (SPVs), forming one for every investment we make with involvement of relevant experts in each of our efforts.Our initial investment steps are typically in Seed or Series A stages.First and foremost we look to work and form strong productive alliances with outstanding entrepreneurs. ## Horizons Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Investing in the deep science and technology that can propel humanity towards a radically better future. ## Benson Oak Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Content, Payments, Software Benson Oak Ventures (“BOV”) is a buy-out and growth equity investment firm. Backed by a deep pool of international investors, BOC focuses on leading small to medium-size enterprises based in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based in Prague, the firm’s investment professionals combine for more than 50 years of experience on the Czech and Slovakmarkets.Benson Oak s.r.o. was founded by Gabriel Eichler in 1991, and now acts exclusively as the advisor to BOC on both domestic and international acquisitions. Its advisory experience on the Czech and Slovak markets includes over 70 completed debt-raising and M&A transactions worth more than €6 billion, giving BOC unparalleled access to the highest ranks of local banks, government and corporate leaders.Since 2001, BOC has invested over €50 million across a variety of industries. Their position on the market allows us to source deals before they become public, leading to closer relationships with the companies they invest in and more aligned incentives. Once completed, they actively participate in each investment, helping to guide their portfolio companies from the early stages of strategic development through exit. Their principle goal as an organization is to invest in high quality businesses and provide those companies with the support necessary to reach new levels of performance. By adding a human element to the financial discipline they bring to each investment, they move beyond the purely monetary facets of their business and instead create true value for both their investors and the community they live in. ## iAngels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services Invest in groundbreaking startups with iAngels. Discovercutting-edge technology and join a community of forward-thinking investors shapingthe future of entrepreneurship. ## Sarona Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Retail, Micro Lending We invest and scale-up extraordinary founders, across B2B, B2E, B2D and B2SMB sectors. ## Leon Recanati - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, AgTech Leon Y. Recanati is currently the Chairman and CEO of GlenRock Israel Ltd., a private investment company whose main field of activity is venture capital investments in startup companies engaged in life sciences, biotechnology, medical devices, and in advanced technologies. Until May 2003, and prior to founding GlenRock, he served as Chairman& CEO of IDB Holding Corporation Ltd., Chairman of Clal Industries and Investments Ltd., and Chairman of Azorim Investment Development and Construction Ltd., in addition to several other positions in a variety of operating companies in Israel. Mr. Recanati initiated in 1998 Clal Biotechnologies Ltd. (CBL). Clal Industries invested $100 million in CBL. Clal Biotechnologies is considered the largest biotechnology investment company operating in Israel. ## Boltendahl International Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B - Focus: Mobile, Sensor, Medical Founded in 1996 and after 23 years of competing in the investment banking sector, Boltendahl is characterized by its international focus, privy approach and strategic vision. Boltendahl’s agile and flexible structure enables to operate in several markets. We identify ourselves with our client's success to whom we dedicate a team of dealmakerswho offer their maximum energy and creativeness.