Jonathan Karten
Principal | M&A, Capital Strategy @ Awz Ventures Inc.
Jonathan Karten is a seed investor at Awz Ventures Inc. focused on Software and B2B. Principal at Awz Ventures | Advancing Israel’s Economic & Technological Resilience Investing in deep-tech innovations across AI, cybersecurity, photonics, biotech, and quantum technologies to strengthen Israel’s economy and defense capabilities. Veteran Staff Sergeant in the Israeli Air Force Intelligence division, Horizon. MSc BusinessAnalytics & BA Financial Economics, Psychology & Business Management; Columbia University Magna Cum Laude.• Former President and Founder of Democratize Value (VC) • Former President and Founder of The Iftach Consulting Group (Management Consulting)My recent accomplishments include: • Raising $8 million from angel investors and due diligence/investing in 27 ventures in PropTech, E-commerce, Marcom, Healthcare, and FinTech sectors • Providing fundraising, due diligence, marketing, and operational advice to 23 PropTech, FinTech, and other Israeli start-ups • Underwriting, modeling, sourcing capital, negotiating, and closing 100+ commercial real estate transactions in the US, Israel, and EuropeOn the personal side, I: • Created a documentary called “Survival In The Forest, Isidore Karten & The Partisans”. • Served in the Israeli Air Force (SSG in Business Intelligence Division) • Volunteer as a Board Member with Yad Va Shem and the Israeli American CouncilSkills Global Early-Stage Startups | Venture Capital| Business Valuation | Account Management | Arabic | Business Strategy | Data Analysis | Financial Reporting | Foreign Relations| Hebrew | Management Consulting | Public Speaking | Social Media | Statistical Data Analysis | Strategic Communications | Team Leadership | Arab-Israel Conflict | Business Valuation | Client-Focused | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Commercial Real Estate Acquisition | Commercial Real Estate Analysis | Commercial Real Estate Development | Competitive Analysis | Corporate Finance | Corporate Venture Capital| Creative Entrepreneurship | Early-Stage Investment | Early-Stage Ventures| Debt & Equity Capital Raising| Debt & Equity Financing | Entrepreneurship Development| Financial Analysis | Financial Modeling | Fintech| Fundraising | Global Cross Functional Team Leadership | International Business Development | International Trade Relations | Investment Communications | Management Due Diligence| Market Research | New Business Development |Operational Due Diligence| Private Equity Firms | Proptech | Real Estate Private Equity | Residential Real Estate Sales | Startup Development | Start-Ups | Valuation Modeling
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Jonathan Karten invests in
Stages Jonathan Karten invests in
Countries Jonathan Karten invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $50k–$10M
- Angel
- $50k–$50k
- Pre-Seed
- $100k–$250k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (44%)
- B2B 3 (19%)
- Marketing 3 (19%)
- E-Commerce 3 (19%)
- Health Care 3 (19%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (69%)
- Angel 2 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (6%)
Country
- Israel 9 (56%)
- United States 6 (38%)
- Canada 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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DayDream Ventures
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DayDream Ventures is a syndicate that is aiming to identify and fund the best founders that are GenZ or building products for GenZ. DayDream Ventures' previous angel investments include Beacons & Copy.ai. DayDream Ventures looks for pre-seed to seed-stage companies. DayDream Ventures specializes in investing in the creator economy,fintech, AI/ML, and consumer technology space. To date, notable co-investors include Craft Ventures, Atelier Ventures, Sequoia, Pear VC, and RareBreed VC. | $50K / Seed / May 01, 2022 | |
Lynk
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Lynk is a payment and card issuance solution platform that helps companies reduce processing fees and increase customer loyalty. | $50K / Angel / May 01, 2022 | |
Spinframe Technologies
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Founded in 2017, Spinframe Technologies deliver a single source of truth for the status of vehicles at every checkpoint. The company provides a real-time, AI-enabled platform for vehicle damage detection, inspection, and documentation. The fully automatic, plug & play stations are deployable at every gateway and detect up to the smallestdamages in real-time, such as scratches, dents, and scuffs. With Spinframe's technology, it is possible to monitor large volumes of vehicles without requiring any human intervention, from maritime ports to large transportation and logistics hubs, to parking lots, dealerships, rental branches, and service centers. For locations where physical systems cannot be deployed, we offer similar features via a mobile web app. The platform combines advanced image capturing and processing methods with in-house machine learning techniques for identifying and classifying damage. The data is stored in the cloud platform, enabling instant visualization and sharing of fleet status over time and at every checkpoint, through a single interface and a single platform. Spinframe is praised by leading port operators, leasing and rental companies, and automotive OEMs around the globe. | $570K / Seed / Dec 01, 2021 | |
Geneyx
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Geneyx is a computer software company that offers an integrated cloud-based genetic data platform. Geneyx platform offers genetic testing labs and hospital-based facilities, advanced data management, a seamless pipeline from fastq files to VCF. Best of breed analysis software powered by The Weizmann Institute of Science's GeneCards knowledgesuite and secured GDPR/HIPAA/CCPA compliant storage systems. Geneyx enables Pharma, universities, and institute based research groups to spearhead the development of innovative drugs, novel therapeutic and diagnostic tools. | $10M / Seed / Nov 10, 2021 | |
Immagnify Ltd.
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Immagnify provides business teams with accurate B2B contact information based on advanced technographic segmentation and customer analysis. | $250K / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2021 | |
Housetable
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Housetable is a capital marketing firm that offers home renovation loans. | $50K / Angel / Apr 01, 2021 | |
MyQuest
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myQuest is a Learning Impact Platform focused on user success and engagement. The platform is based on behavioral science and a user-centered approach, and helps businesses deliver an effective learning journey and create meaningful outcomes. | $150K / Seed / Aug 01, 2020 | |
Soapy Care
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How can you be sure about compliance, liability, and safety when your employees don't know how to wash hands? Soapy offers regulatory compliant, IoT connected micro hygiene stations: powered by proprietary smart soap cartridges, delivering an accurate dose of soap & water. We have developed a Hygiene Micro-Station, powered by IoT,providing an accurate dose of soap & water. We turn hand-wash into digital data, tapping a massive industry pain for numerous stakeholders. We have bootstrapped. Commercially active in the market (India + first entry to the US which is the key market). Live orders in the pipeline. Numerous awards. Ground-breaking impact. Great team | $250K / Seed / Aug 01, 2020 | |
Booth Guru
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Booth Guru provides B2B trade-show exhibitors an end to end AI-based SaaS platform for organizing and managing every step of an event, connecting the physical offline world to an online marketing platform.Its technology enables companies to prepare, execute, and analyze all exhibition-related parameters and for the first time, helping themmaximize the event results in terms of efficiency and event-related activities. This is being translated to a clear dashboard presenting companies with their exhibition KPIs together with a clear ROI. Using big data and AI technologies, its system extracts major recommendations for the next events, making it a basis for the marketing team for decisions.Booth Guru was founded in 2016 and is based in Tel-Aviv. | $150K / Seed / Aug 01, 2020 | |
radd.
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radd. is an eCommerce shopping experience and Data Analysis Tool based on user generated content that is measured, analysed and personalised via data science and machine learning. We collect and cluster customer behaviour to provide the brands with immediate insights and valuable trend forecasts. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Apr 05, 2020 | |
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Co-Investors
Sarona Ventures
9 deals together
365x Scale-up
1 deal together
Accenture Ventures
1 deal together
Apple Core Holdings
1 deal together
Capri Ventures
1 deal together
Techstars
1 deal together
About Awz Ventures Inc.
Awz HLS Investment Fund I LP is a Canadian pioneering Homeland Security technology venture capital fund. Awz HLS Fund invests in emerging and growing Israeli companies that have developed leading-edge cyber security, intelligence, or physical security technologies from Israel, a global leader in these sectors.Awz HLS Fund’s executives andadvisors are among the most senior experts in this space on a global scale, with the ability to recruit the most promising investment opportunities based on their vast networks and experience in Israel.Awz HLS Fund's experienced and passionate team includes former senior executives from Canadian and Israeli intelligence and security agencies (Mossad and ISA), and global business and financial experts.
Awz Ventures Inc. Contacts
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Yaron Ashkenazi
Founder and Managing Partner
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Jonathan Karten
Principal | M&A, Capital Strategy
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FAQ
What does Jonathan Karten invest in?
Jonathan Karten invests primarily in Software, B2B and Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Jonathan Karten's check size?
Jonathan Karten typically joins rounds of $50k–$10M at Seed, $50k–$50k at Angel and $100k–$250k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jonathan Karten participates in.
When did Jonathan Karten last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jonathan Karten closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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