Surround Ventures
New York, NY, United States
Overview
Surround Ventures is the home for Israeli technology startups in the media, entertainment, sports, and e-commerce sectors. Our team is committed to empowering our portfolio companies with strategic insights and access to the most relevant executives, entrepreneurs, and investors.
- Total investments
- 8
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 8
Investment portfolio
- QuamCore
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.
- Onebeat
Participated · Series A · May 2025
Onebeat offers a dynamic inventory optimization and execution platform that converts replenishment, allocation, and liquidation into daily SKU‑store level decisions. Its software enables retailers to act quickly, adapt in real time, and maximize profitability through precise inventory flow. The platform is already used by more than 220 retailers worldwide. Led by CEO Dr. Yishai Ashlag, Onebeat is headquartered in New York City. The company plans to use new funding to expand operations and accelerate development efforts. Recent fundraising activity brought its total funding to $30M. Onebeat is a Tel Aviv-based AI-enabled retail-tech company offering a SaaS solution that gives mid-market retailers flexibility and improved inventory visibility. Founded in 2018 by Dr. Yishai Ashlag (CEO) and Avihai Shnabel, the company was born out of Goldratt Consulting. Its platform is designed to help retailers cut costs and expand margins using AI-driven supply-chain and inventory capabilities. During the last twelve months Onebeat more than doubled its client base, now partnering with over 170 retailers across 26 countries in sectors including fashion, footwear, jewelry, pharmacy and beverage. The company works with global retail leaders such as Calvin Klein, American Eagle, Crocs and the retail division of TATA Group. Onebeat raised an additional $10M and plans to use the funds to expand its retail platform, business operations and pursue new business growth plans.
- Yo! Egg
Participated · Seed · May 2022
Yo! Egg is an Israel-based foodtech startup that makes plant-based whole-egg alternatives, specifically sunny-side-up and poached eggs with an egg white and running yolk. The product targets the full “whole egg” experience rather than powdered or liquid formats. The company has been on the market in Israel since December, appearing in a breakfast chain and reaching major tech cafeterias (Google, Facebook), hotels and other food-service customers. Founded in 2019 by Eran Groner with co-founders Yosefa and Nisim Ben Cohen, the team has grown from three to ten full-time employees. Development is largely complete; current production is about 6,000 eggs per day and Yo! Egg is engineering equipment to reach roughly 50,000 eggs per day. The company plans a U.S. restaurant rollout starting with a debut at the National Restaurant Association trade show and aims for Los Angeles menus by year-end while expanding into hard‑boiled, scrambled and baking solutions.
- XTEND
Participated · Series A · Nov 2021
Founded in 2018 by Aviv Shapira, Matteo Shapira, Rubi Liani and Adir Tubi, XTEND builds next-generation autonomous platforms that allow operators to remotely control aerial, ground and maritime drones through its proprietary XOS operating system. The technology is designed to keep personnel out of harm’s way while executing complex, dynamic tasks for defense, public safety and private security customers. XTEND’s field-proven systems are already deployed and the company plans to scale NDAA-compliant domestic manufacturing at its Tampa, Florida facility. Proceeds from its latest transaction will fund accelerated delivery to customers in the United States, NATO member states and Asia. XTEND operates in Israel, the United States and Singapore and will rebrand as XTEND AI Robotics when it lists on Nasdaq. The forthcoming public listing values the company at $1.5 billion. Roughly six months before this deal, XTEND closed a $70 million round jointly led by Protego Ventures and Aliya Capital.
- Bites
Participated · Seed · Oct 2021
Simón delivers brief (around 90-second) AI-generated, TikTok-style training videos integrated into the workflow to upskill frontline retail and service workers. The company reaches over 20,000 workers across more than 20 enterprise customers in consumer goods, retail and financial services, including Coca-Cola bottlers, and is used to help reduce employee turnover. Simón reports positive EBITDA at an early stage and is pursuing growth in its two markets, Mexico and Chile. Founded by Matthieu Dahirel (CEO) and Pablo Cambos (co-founder), the startup targets $1 million in recurring annual revenue by 2026. The recent $1.1M seed round will be used to support that expansion and growth plan.