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Our newest Compass newsletter is live! ?? Effective storytelling isn't just about getting attention - it’s about making the right impact with the right people. In the newest Compass, we cover the essentials needed before making a company announcement. For this newsletter, we spoke to startup reporter Christine Hall (prev. Crunchbase News, TechCrunch) for advice on what makes a startup pitch stand out.

??Tel Aviv Who’s attending Cybertech Global TLV 2025 next week? We're looking forward to a busy week with our cybersecurity portfolio companies, founders, investors and industry leaders. Our colleague Yodfat Harel Buchris is moderating two panel conversations: ? March 25 @ 3:10 pm, Cloud Advanced Cyber Security Solutions, including John Yeoh, of Cloud Security Alliance, Dr. Orna Berry of Google Cloud, Rom Carmel ?? of Apono, Zohar Friling of Israel National Cyber Directorate - ???? ?????? ??????, and Ron Arbel of Aryon Security. ? March 26 @ 4:00 pm, Investing in AI for Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities, joined by Bruce Taragin of Blumberg Capital, Hagai Itkin of I-Next Capital, and Dotan Asselmann, of Theator. We hope to see you there! Flashback to last year's event ??

We're proud to be a part of the inaugural Israel Tech Week in Miami later this month! Our team has invested in visionary Israeli founders for decades and is grateful to call Miami home, alongside a number of portfolio companies, Innovation Council members, advisors and co-investors. As part of Israel Tech Week, please join David Blumberg for an evening focused on the future of investments in the Startup Nation. March 31, 7pm at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gyaKidbp Thank you to Lior Halabi and Ayal Stern for your leadership in bringing the Israeli and Miami tech ecosystem together.

??New York On April 1, join B Capital 's Howard Morgan, Primetime Partners’ Alan Patricof, Blumberg Capital’s Bruce Taragin and the UJA-Federation of New York for a highly anticipated “Venture & Vision” fireside chat. Bruce will talk to Howard and Alan about their storied careers, investment strategies, industry trends, lessons learned, and how they merge professional and philanthropic journeys. Seats are filling quickly. Join the discussion: https://lnkd.in/ecPPsQ8q

#ICYMI veteran startup reporter Christine Hall (prev. Crunchbase News, TechCrunch) shared advice on pitching startup news in our latest Compass newsletter. She shared the top 3 press questions that AI startups should be prepared to answer: 1. How are you using AI in a new way?? 2. Why do you need to leverage AI for what you are doing?? 3. What does the future hold for AI? Christine also dove into common startup pitching mistakes and tips for standout email subject lines. Check out the Compass to learn more.

Dr. Felix Beacher, PhD, host of the Medical AI Podcast, sat down with Pelu Tran, CEO of portfolio company Ferrum Health, to explore how AI is revolutionizing radiology. Ferrum’s AI platform helps doctors quickly and accurately ensure the quality of important diagnoses. Pelu describes a “massive disconnect between the care that patients are receiving and the care that they could be receiving with the powerful technologies available.” The two dive into the challenges posed by the proliferation of point-of-care AI tools—from steep deployment costs and cybersecurity risks to issues of model drift and generalizability—and how AI platforms can serve as a solution. ??Tune in to the full podcast.

Our colleagues Yodfat Harel Buchris and Lior Carmel share more on why Blumberg Capital invested in Aryon Security and a new, proactive approach to cloud security. This week, co-founders?Ron Arbel,?Ariel Litmanovich,?Yair Ladizhensky?and the Aryon Security team?launched out of stealth with $9M in Seed funding led by?Blumberg Capital?and?Viola Ventures.

VConVC sat down with David Blumberg and Jay Eum, founder and managing partner of GFT Ventures, to discuss what's next for AI innovation. ?? Listen to the full podcast. https://lnkd.in/giPxvqnt

Wharton Fintech sat down with David Blumberg to discuss how venture capital has evolved over the past three decades, the role of investors beyond capital, and early investments in companies such as Braze, DoubleVerify and Nutanix. ?? Tune in to the full podcast with Kimberly Zhang

Thanks to Grace Gong, host of Venture with Grace, for sitting down with David Blumberg for a conversation about the evolution of enterprise software, spotting IPO-worth companies, and building a durable VC firm! ?? Tune in to listen to the full interview. https://lnkd.in/gSCajKNN