Ronen Smooha
Founder & Managing Partner @ North First Ventures
Tel Aviv, Israel
Ronen Smooha is a seed investor at North First Ventures in Tel Aviv focused on Software and Analytics. Ronen Smooha is the Founder and Managing Partner of North First Ventures & he attended The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo in 1994.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Ronen Smooha invests in
Stages Ronen Smooha invests in
Countries Ronen Smooha invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 1 (50%)
- Analytics 1 (50%)
- Data Storage 1 (50%)
- Cloud Storage 1 (50%)
- Data Management 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Model 9
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Model9 modernizes mainframe data management and business intelligence in large enterprises and helps them accelerate the adoption of hybrid cloud technologies and benefit from cloud economics. Its patented technology delivers mainframe data to any cloud or on-premise storage platform, eliminating tape and virtual tape, and enabling secureintegration with advanced analytics tools. Model9 is trusted by the world's leading financial institutions, government agencies and transportation companies. It is a graduate of the IBM AlphaZone startup program as well as an AWS Advanced Technology Partner. | $9M / Series A / Feb 12, 2020 | |
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Model 9
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Model9 modernizes mainframe data management and business intelligence in large enterprises and helps them accelerate the adoption of hybrid cloud technologies and benefit from cloud economics. Its patented technology delivers mainframe data to any cloud or on-premise storage platform, eliminating tape and virtual tape, and enabling secureintegration with advanced analytics tools. Model9 is trusted by the world's leading financial institutions, government agencies and transportation companies. It is a graduate of the IBM AlphaZone startup program as well as an AWS Advanced Technology Partner. | $3.5M / Seed / Dec 01, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About North First Ventures
North First Ventures is a Venture Capital Fund, partnering with seed to round A stage companies that harness innovative technologies, solve real-world problems within large existing markets or create new markets. We value people who have taken the risk and started a journey in the pursuit of opportunities; blending innovation, domain expertiseand execution abilities.We are a diverse team with extensive experience as entrepreneurs, mentors, global business and marketing strategists, coupled with deep technological expertise. We have experienced the challenges involved in achieving success. We understand the complexities and non-linear journey across stages and industries. Our investment is much more than just financial. Our commitment and focus is to work with our portfolio companies, building business engines that will lead them to scale.
North First Ventures Contacts
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Matti Zinder
Co-founder & Chairman
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Ronen Smooha
Founder & Managing Partner
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Yionna M. Moas
Director of Marketing
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FAQ
What does Ronen Smooha invest in?
Ronen Smooha invests primarily in Software, Analytics and Data Storage startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 Ronen Smooha last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ronen Smooha closed in Feb 2020. 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.
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