A Toast to 7 Years of Fusion | From Grief to Growth | LoudNClear Acquired | Bootcamp 14 is Done
Celebrating 7 years of Fusion at our annual cocktail event
A few weeks ago, we concluded just-about seven years of activity in our annual cocktail event at Mashya. Over 400 VC investors, general partners, angels, innovation managers, and serial entrepreneurs / friends were in attendance.
Like many VC funds, Fusion is also an investor-backed startup. We started small - raising $1M, then $3M, and then $20M just over one year ago. We are now on 19 new investments since October 7th, and what’s even more exciting is that we are seeing many of our earlier investments now showing results: exits, further fundraising rounds (which over 70% of our portfolio companies achieve), or growing traction with customers.
Here’s to an equally fruitful rest of 2024
Read more on Geektime (Hebrew), and check what Guy had to say.
Another Bootcamp is done!
Batch 14 is well underway, with 9 new companies finishing our founders bootcamp in Israel and getting ready for the upcoming US roadshow. We have a diverse mix of industries and founders this time around?across a variety of industries, including Vertical SaaS, eCommerce, Mobile Gaming, Energy, Education, Fintech, and the Future of Work. Most of them are already seeing early traction with paying customers.
Our bootcamp covers many aspects of startup fundamentals, from storytelling through growth hacking to legal. It’s also a chance to meet founders who are in the same stage as you, or equally importantly, just slightly ahead. Next stop: Silicon Valley and New York.
Want to join our next batch? Apply now!
From Grief to Growth with Next October
Next October is an important initiative – connecting early-stage Israeli startups with investors, while integrating the stories and memories of the October 2023 victims into the core of each venture. Through mentorship, networking, and a commitment to ethical values, these startups aim to transform the legacy of loss into a driver of global innovation and progress.?
We have recently had the privilege to collaborate with Next October in a joint open day for startups, during which we met face-to-face with 16 teams looking for pre-seed investments.
Portfolio updates: LoudNClear acquired by Forwrd.ai
Founded in 2019 by Shaked Izrael , Avihu Yefet and Max Gorelik , LoudNClear is a conversational AI platform that filters out noise and amplifies what matters for customer success teams. As the first investors in the company, we were thrilled to hear about their acquisition by Forwrd.ai, the leading data science automation platform for revops.
Team Me launches new, Netflix-style careers site: Recruitment tech Team Me has launched a new product that helps companies personalize their candidate experience by offering dynamic and engaging content on their recruitment portals. Check it out live on the Bob website here or learn more about Team Me.
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