Participated · Series A · Aug 2025

QuamCore has developed a fully designed and simulated superconducting architecture that it says can scale to 1 million qubits in a single cryostat by embedding ultra‑low‑power superconducting digital control logic directly inside the cryostat. The design reduces cabling by orders of magnitude, removes the primary thermal bottleneck that limits current superconducting systems, and includes built‑in error correction to support fault‑tolerant operation. The company positions its approach as a way to eliminate multi‑cryostat infrastructure and fundamentally change the economics of quantum computing. QuamCore aims to make quantum computing viable for real‑world applications such as drug discovery, advanced materials, AI, and energy by unlocking much higher qubit density. Financially, QuamCore announced a $26M Series A that brings total funding to $35M and received a $4M non‑dilutive grant from the Israel Innovation Authority. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. QuamCore emerged from stealth after two years of development with a patented superconducting quantum processor architecture that it says enables integration of 1 million qubits into a single cryostat. The design aims to dramatically reduce cabling by a factor of more than 1,000, cutting size, energy consumption, and cost compared with current multi‑cryostat approaches. The company highlights built‑in error correction and an architecture‑first approach intended to enable fault‑tolerant, large‑scale quantum systems for applications in pharmaceuticals, AI, materials science, and energy. QuamCore was founded in 2022 and is based in Herzliya, Israel. Its leadership includes CEO Alon Cohen and senior scientific and academic founders and advisors from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and the University of Rochester. The company announced $9 million in seed funding as it transitions out of stealth to advance its processor architecture toward practical large‑scale quantum computing.

Participated · Series B · Feb 2022

Sharegain offers an end-to-end Securities Lending as a Service (SLaaS) platform that enables online brokers, private banks, asset managers and custodians to lend stocks, bonds and ETFs and generate additional income. Its digital solution emphasizes full control and transparency with minimal overheads and no upfront costs, and has been adopted by leading global banks. Sharegain positions itself to democratize the $3 trillion securities lending market by lowering barriers that historically restricted income-generating lending to large financial institutions. The company intends to accelerate global growth, expand its offering, and scale commercialization through new strategic partnerships and capital. Sharegain’s mission and technology were cited as the rationale for the latest funding and board expansion. The CEO and founder, Boaz Yaari, framed the product as enabling retail and institutional clients to access securities lending revenue previously unavailable to many investors. Sharegain is a London- and Israel-based fintech providing a Securities-Lending-as-a-Service (SLaaS) platform that enables financial institutions and family offices to generate revenue by loaning out financial assets. The FCA-regulated platform features a dashboard to view, control and execute securities-lending activities. Led by CEO and co-founder Boaz Yaari, Sharegain is collaborating with global financial institutions to drive best practice and greater transparency in securities lending. An undisclosed group of lenders are already using the platform. The company raised $5m in its latest round, bringing total funding to $12m across two rounds. Sharegain intends to use the funds to roll out its platform to private banks, online brokers and robo-advisers and to scale operations with family offices and asset management firms.

Led · Seed · Nov 2020

Listory builds iOS, Android and web apps that curate articles, videos and podcasts according to users' tastes. Its 'refinery engine' extracts the most recommended stories from authoritative newsletters and experts, then refines results using social recommendations and time spent reading. The company aims to provide a newsfeed stocked with quality, relevant content and to reduce digital noise and distraction. Listory was founded in March 2020 by Yaniv Gilad and Yaron Galai after a management buyout from Outbrain and is headquartered in New York. It launched publicly alongside a $4 million seed round. The article notes concerns about potential media echo chambers even as the product filters the internet to a small handful of stories.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2019

Verisart builds a blockchain-based certification and provenance platform for fine art, limited editions and collectibles. The company provides digital certification services and was the first blockchain certification provider on Shopify. It has worked with prominent artists including Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey and won the “Hottest Blockchain DApp” award at The Europas in 2018. Verisart plans to expand its commercial authentication platform, ramp up partnership integrations, and launch a suite of premium services aimed at artists, galleries and collectors. The company recently appointed Paul Duncan, formerly the founding CTO of Borro, to lead the engineering team. Founded in 2015, Verisart spent several years perfecting its model and building partnerships before taking outside capital. Verisart builds a worldwide, blockchain-backed ledger that couples museum-standard metadata with cryptographic tokens to provide digital provenance for physical artworks and collectibles. Its platform enables artists and collectors to certify, document and verify works online and in real time. The company plans to launch a mobile app in the next few months for artists and to follow with an API for online sellers. Verisart will always be free for artists and is designed to help them manage their works and collector databases long term. Founder Robert Norton says the cryptographic token can address privacy and security concerns by masking buyer and seller identities, potentially benefiting artists, collectors, appraisers and insurers. The team includes co-founder and CTO Daniel Riley and has added Bitcoin developer Peter Todd as a board advisor.

Participated · Seed · May 2019

Livekick connects users with one-on-one personal trainers and yoga instructors via live video sessions accessible through its iOS app or website. Users can book one, two, or three live 30-minute sessions and trainers tailor workouts to the user’s available space and equipment. After a two-week trial, pricing starts at $32 per week, and the company also offers a corporate program called Livekick for Work. The platform enables trainers to fill off-hours across time zones, expanding their client access and income opportunities. Livekick launched in September and reports an average retention rate of over six months. The company recently closed a $3 million seed round.