# Judah Taub

> Judah Taub is a seed investor at Hetz Ventures backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hetz Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hetz-ventures)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judah-taub-3773247b/
- Website: https://www.hetz.vc/

Judah Taub is a seed investor at Hetz Ventures in Tel Aviv focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Judah Taub is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Hetz Ventures. Before founding Hetz, Judah was Head of Data at Lansdowne Partners ($20B London based Hedge Fund) as well as advising multiple young start-ups. In his service in the Israel Defense Forces Judah served as an officer in a classified intelligence unit where he engineered alarge-scale project to win the IDF 2014 Creativity Award. He has lectured widely, including throughout the IDF and at Wharton Business School, on time-management and creative thinking, and wrote a book for new IDF soldiers published by Yediot, Israel’s leading publisher. Judah was also elected as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 30% |
| Retail | 2 | 20% |
| Computer | 1 | 10% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 10% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Series B | 2 | 20% |
| Series C | 2 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 3 | 30% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trigo | Trigo tech-powers grocery stores with market leading frictionless checkout and digitized operations. AI-driven and fully automated, our proven solution layers digital commerce capabilities onto existing spaces with zero downtime to business. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $100M | Series C | Oct 26, 2022 |  |
| Trigo | Trigo is a technology company that builds AI-powered infrastructure for retail stores. | $100M | Series C | Oct 26, 2022 |  |
| Trigo | Trigo tech-powers grocery stores with market leading frictionless checkout and digitized operations. AI-driven and fully automated, our proven solution layers digital commerce capabilities onto existing spaces with zero downtime to business. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $60M | Series B | Dec 21, 2020 |  |
| Trigo | Trigo is a technology company that builds AI-powered infrastructure for retail stores. | $60M | Series B | Dec 21, 2020 |  |
| Velocity | AI-First Runtime Observability Platform - Faster incident resolution with actionable, accurate insights | $5M | Seed | Dec 06, 2020 |  |
| Trigo | Trigo tech-powers grocery stores with market leading frictionless checkout and digitized operations. AI-driven and fully automated, our proven solution layers digital commerce capabilities onto existing spaces with zero downtime to business. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $22M | Series A | Sep 16, 2019 |  |
| Trigo | Trigo is a technology company that builds AI-powered infrastructure for retail stores. | $22M | Series A | Sep 16, 2019 |  |
| Trigo | Trigo tech-powers grocery stores with market leading frictionless checkout and digitized operations. AI-driven and fully automated, our proven solution layers digital commerce capabilities onto existing spaces with zero downtime to business. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $7M | Seed | Jul 11, 2018 |  |
| Trigo | Trigo is a technology company that builds AI-powered infrastructure for retail stores. | $7M | Seed | Jul 11, 2018 |  |
| Jones | Jones is a software company that rebuilt liability management for real estate companies who want do less and get more – much more. We are solving one of the most archaic and outdated processes in commercial real estate - insurance certificates. For owners, managers and developers who need to solve insurance compliance for everyone in the valuechain, Jones is the simplest solution ever made. | $2.8M | Seed | May 25, 2018 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Vertex Ventures Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertex-ventures-israel) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [83North](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock-partners-israel) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Red Dot Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-dot-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ground Up Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-up-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hetz Ventures

VC Fund · Tel Aviv, Israel

Hetz Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on Israeli start-ups. The firm consists of a team of investment professionals, backed by some of Europe's connected investors. Hetz Ventures was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

5 contacts available at Hetz Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judah Taub | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/judah-taub |
| Anat Eitan | Partner & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anat-eitan |
| Andrew Feldman | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-feldman-7449 |
| Liz Cohen | Head Of Content | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liz-cohen |
| Neil Cohen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-cohen-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Judah Taub invest in?

Judah Taub invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Judah Taub last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Judah Taub closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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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