Participated · Series C · Aug 2026

Launched in 2020 and headquartered in Calgary, Helcim builds an end-to-end payments and software platform that includes point-of-sale, invoicing, online checkout, a smart terminal, and embedded payments tools for small and mid-sized businesses. The company reports more than 22,000 active merchants across North America, crossed CA$150 million in ARR, employs about 200 people, and is on track to process nearly CA$10 billion in annual payment volume. Helcim built its infrastructure in-house rather than reselling another processor, enabling volume-based interchange-plus pricing. In January 2026 it released an AI-powered Payment Extension to let merchants self-integrate Helcim's payments into existing software, and adoption has scaled quickly. The company intends to use its recent funding to further develop its payments platform, expand into additional financial services for merchants, and deepen partnerships with regional banks and credit unions.

Participated · Series B · Jun 2026

Public reporting about PointFive is limited to its recent fundraise announcement; the company announced a $60 million capital raise in a NYSE pre-market update. The firm's Co-Founder and CPO, Gal Ben David, is scheduled to discuss how the new capital will be allocated on NYSE Live. The articles do not provide details on PointFive's products, revenues, users, or operational metrics. There is no information in the provided coverage about the company's founding year, location, or past financing history. Aside from the planned NYSE appearance to outline fund allocation, no future plans were specified in the articles.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

Advance is a New York–based financial platform purpose-built for insurance intermediaries such as managing general agents (MGAs), wholesalers, and large agencies. Its software combines bank-supported payment rails, specialized trust accounts, and AI-driven reconciliation tools to track, contextualize, and optimize every premium dollar in real time. By automating collection, segregation, carrier remittance, and producer commissions, the platform eliminates manual spreadsheet workflows and shortens payment cycles while ensuring strict compliance and auditability of fiduciary funds. Advance also unlocks yield on idle premium balances, turning a historically passive requirement into a new revenue source for clients. Customer testimonials, such as Pathpoint Insurance, highlight simplified trust-account management and improved visibility into funds flow. With fresh capital, the company plans to broaden its product capabilities and scale go-to-market efforts across high-volume agencies facing growing audit scrutiny and operational complexity. The seed round brings total known funding to $8.55 million, positioning Advance to further modernize insurance money movement.

Participated · Series A · Dec 2025

Imper.ai, founded in 2024 by Unit 8200 veterans Noam Awadish, Anatoly Blighovsky, and Rom Dudkiewicz, delivers a prevention-first platform that analyzes impersonation risk in real time across Zoom, Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Google Workspace, and other channels. Instead of scanning content alone, the system evaluates multiple security signals from network devices and digital personas to detect and block deepfakes, voice cloning, and social-engineering threats before damage occurs. Early adopters in finance, healthcare, and technology sectors have begun using the product to safeguard everyday digital interactions. The company employs about 30 people, including 25 in Israel, and plans significant headcount growth by mid-2026. CEO Awadish previously served as Chief of Staff to the EVP of Autonomous Vehicles at Mobileye, while CPO Blighovsky headed two cyber divisions and was CISO of Unit 8200, and CTO Dudkiewicz was a vulnerability researcher in the same unit. Imper.ai has raised roughly $28.5 million to date, positioning it to accelerate product development and market expansion.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

Teacher's Buddy provides educators with automated tools that generate customised lesson plans, student assessments and report-writing drafts, aiming to cut workload and reduce burnout. Founded by Auckland advertising veteran Matt Abraham and Melbourne-based Ben Sze, the service is offered as a free basic product with a Pro tier priced at $155 per year and bespoke packages for schools. In its first 18 months, the platform has attracted 12,000 teachers across 130 countries, demonstrating early global traction. The startup currently employs 10 staff out of Melbourne and is finalising an upgraded version of its platform that the founders say will significantly extend functionality for teachers, schools and students. Although still in a very early commercial phase, the company recently secured new funding at a $12.7 million valuation, underscoring investor confidence. Teacher's Buddy differentiates itself from generic AI tools like ChatGPT by offering domain-specific, pre-tested prompts and templates tailored to educational tasks. Management emphasises that the forthcoming product enhancements will “amplify” the existing feature set and drive broader adoption.