# The Garage

> The Garage is a VC fund in Tel Aviv backing FinTech and Energy. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegaragevc/
- Website: https://www.thegarage.vc/

The Garage is a VC fund in Tel Aviv focused on FinTech and Energy. The Garage builds and invests in early-stage startups that tackle the world's biggest challenges in fintech, AI and cyber. Founded by a team of special intelligence forces veterans with over 60 cumulative years of experience in R&D, tech, and strategic global operations, The Garage boosts its abilities through a powerhouse network ofleading figures in finance and investing. Together, we place disruptors at the core of legacy institutions, accelerating their access to global markets and success.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 13% |
| Retail | 1 | 13% |
| Banking | 1 | 13% |
| Billing | 1 | 13% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 3 | 38% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 3 | 38% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omer Nagar | Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omer-nagar-01f5 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Encore AI | Insait transforms conversational data into revenue-generating AI agents by combining LLMs with proprietary recommendation engines. Unlike static knowledge bases, Insait learns from both successful and unsuccessful interactions to continuously improve agent performance. The platform enables AI agents to manage complex, high-value conversations—suchas loans, life insurance, and private lending—rather than just simple support queries. Its unique architecture allows learning from one agent to instantly flow to all others, creating a flywheel effect that improves conversion rates and unlocks strategic business insights from every customer interaction. | $30M | Series A | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Gain | Gain is a new workforce layer that incorporates AI workers who are more than just helpers. Gain provides a workforce with limitless potential that is determined by outcomes rather than chores. | $12M | Seed | Sep 29, 2025 |  |
| Vayu | Vayu is a supplier of a platform that facilitates revenue and billing management. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| Crowded | Crowded's CFO suite streamlines collecting, banking, spending, reporting and filing for organizations small, large and multi-chapter. By alleviating time and cost burdens and fostering efficiency, compliance, and transparency, Crowded enables nonprofits to thrive and maximize their impact. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Atlas Invest | A platform for institutional investors to invest in real estate backed bridge loans at scale with reduced risk. | $11M |  | Nov 05, 2024 |  |
| Atlas Invest | A platform for institutional investors to invest in real estate backed bridge loans at scale with reduced risk. | $11M |  | Nov 05, 2024 |  |
| Sedric | Sedric is a compliance excellence platform for next-gen fintech companies. With AI-based real-time monitoring, detection and analysis of all customer interactions, Sedric ensures customer protection, minimizes risks, and expedites business growth. Sedric empowers compliance teams to quickly apply new laws and regulations across their growingbusinesses and enables them to focus on the events with the highest dollar value across all channels: voice, chat, email, social, and more. | $18.5M | Series A | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| Crowded | Crowded's CFO suite streamlines collecting, banking, spending, reporting and filing for organizations small, large and multi-chapter. By alleviating time and cost burdens and fostering efficiency, compliance, and transparency, Crowded enables nonprofits to thrive and maximize their impact. | $4.5M | Seed | Oct 18, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sarona Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarona-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Anfield Energy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anfield-equities) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kortschak Investments L.P.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kortschak-investments-l-p) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Legziel Family](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lagziel-family) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SaxeCap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saxecap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does The Garage invest in?

The Garage invests primarily in FinTech, Energy and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact The Garage?

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### Who are the partners at The Garage?

The team at The Garage includes Omer Nagar (Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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