# Rick Kaplan

> Rick Kaplan is a seed investor at MizMaa Ventures (Tel Aviv) backing Big Data and Database. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MizMaa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizmaa-ventures)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-kaplan-b062962a/

Rick Kaplan is a seed investor at MizMaa Ventures in Tel Aviv focused on Big Data and Database. Rick Kaplan is based out of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv and is the Operating Partner of MizMaa Ventures. Rick previously worked at IBM as a VP and Global Business Development Leader of Financial Services and Industry Platforms. Rick Kaplan attended the Cornell Law School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Database | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Real Time | 1 | 50% |
| Search Engine | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hyperspace | Hyperspace is a real time AI-powered search database that is the fusion of Elasticsearch and vector DB, being a key infrastructure element within Generative AI & LLMs powering a wide spectrum of AI applications. All while delivering 10x performance, at billion-scale, and at a fraction of the current compute costs. Using Hyperspace, searcharchitects can now perform deeper search in real time (milliseconds), being a game changer in applications such as recommendation systems, fraud detection, e-commerce, cyber and more. | $6M | Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Ananda Networks | Ananda Networks develops innovative network security intended to replace the traditional cyber-security approach. Its network as a service solution is a fully decentralized cybersecurity web that can monitor and control networks remotely without any need to physically set up a cloud server in any fixed location, enabling companies to secure theirnetwork and have real-time detection data.The company was co-founded by Adi Ruppin and Elad Rave. |  | Seed | Aug 18, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Citrix](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citrix-systems) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cyber Mentor Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyber-mentor-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gefen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gefen-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GreatPoint Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greatpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerusalem-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JiranSecurity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jiransecurity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MizMaa Ventures

VC Fund · Tel Aviv, Israel

MizMaa Ventures is a principal investment firm that specializes in investments in technology companies in Israel.

5 contacts available at MizMaa Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Applbaum | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-applbaum |
| Catherine Leung | Co Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-leung |
| Rick Kaplan | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rick-kaplan |
| Yoav Knoll | MizMaa Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoav-knoll |
| Isaac Applbaum | Founder, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isaac-applbaum-3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Rick Kaplan invest in?

Rick Kaplan invests primarily in Big Data, Database and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rick Kaplan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rick Kaplan closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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