Sequoia Capital Israel is a VC firm focused on seed stage, mid stage, late stage, and growth investments in the fintech sector. Sequoia Capital Israel prefers to invest in Israel. The firm typically invests between $100,000 and $1 million in seed companies, between $1 million and $10 million in early venture, and between $10 million and $100 million in growth investments.

Sequoia Capital Israel

Viola Growth is a technology growth capital fund that focuses on investing in Israeli-related global technology companies at their expansion phase. Founded in 2008, the fund invests in fast-growing, growth-stage companies, with potential for category leadership, substantial annual revenues, profitable unit economics, and a proven business model. Our average check size ranges from $15-$30M. The fund is managed by seven partners, one of whom is based in NY, who hold vast experience working with management teams, building organic and non-organic growth plans, scaling operations, creating business partnerships with global leaders, and driving profitable growth. Our team’s deep understanding of the ecosystem and extensive network of contacts allows us to track the most promising companies. Viola Growth manages three funds with a total of more than $725 AUM and has invested in more than 32 companies to date, with close to a dozen exits.

Viola Growth

Sequoia is a venture capital focused on energy, financial, enterprise, healthcare, internet, and mobile startups. The firm helps a small number of daring founders build legendary companies. It spurs them to push the boundaries of what’s possible. The firm seeks to invest in all sectors with a focus on energy, financials and financial services, healthcare and healthcare services, Internet, mobile, outsourcing, and technology.

Sequoia Capital

Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies. Since its founding in 1993 by Erel Margalit, it has raised US$1.4 billion and invested in more than 140 companies. JVP focuses on investing in cybersecurity, big data, fintech, foodtech, agtech, digital health, enterprise software, storage, mobile, media, and IoT.

Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)

Maor operates as a venture capital fund that concentrates on Israeli technology companies already generating revenue. The fund specifically targets those with a proven concept in place and a requirement for scaling up their operations.

Maor Investments

H.I.G. Growth Partners is the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm with over $13 billion of capital under management. We seek to make both majority and minority investments in strong, growth oriented businesses located throughout North America, South America and Europe. We will invest $5 million to $30 million in equity in a given company and target investments in profitable growth oriented businesses with between $10 million and $100 million in revenues. We consider investments across all industries, but focus on certain high-growth sectors where H.I.G. has extensive in-house expertise such as technology, healthcare, internet and media, consumer products and technology-enabled financial and business services. Growth Partners strives to work closely with our management teams to serve as an experienced resource, providing broad-based strategic, operational, recruiting and financial management services from a vast in-house team and a substantial network of third-party relationships. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G

H.I.G. Growth Partners

Kreos Capital is Europe's largest and leading provider of growth debt to high-growth companies with revenues up to €150 million. Since 1998, as the pioneer growth debt provider across the UK, Western Europe, Scandinavia and Israel: Kreos has completed nearly 450 transactions and committed €1.8 billion in 14 different countries. Kreos has a proven track record of adding value to portfolio companies and helping them to grow with additional capital and flexibility throughout their business cycle whilst working closely with both the portfolio company management team and their equity sponsors.  The Kreos global team has extensive debt financing, management and equity investing experience, covering the pan-European market from its locations in London, Tel Aviv and Stockholm.  Kreos is a value added partner, able to offer additional capital and more flexibility with lower equity dilution. Kreos's international team has extensive entrepreneurial, debt financing and equity investing experience, covering all local European markets from its locations in London, Tel Aviv and Stockholm.

Kreos Capital

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings  provides insurance and financial services in Israel.  The company’s Long-term Savings segment offers insurance covering various risks, such as life, death, disability, loss of work capacity, and health, as well as provides pension and provident funds. Its Health Insurance segment provides long term care, medical expense, surgeries, transplants, personal accidents, travel, dental, foreign workers, and other insurance services. The company’s Non-Life Insurance segment offers liability and property, credit, personal accident, and other insurance services. Its Other segment engages in the credit and financing activities; and insurance agency operations. The company primarily offers its products and services for individuals, policyholders, self-employed workers, and collectives. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings

General Oriental Investments is the Investment Management arm of the Cavamont / Cavenham Group of Companies which invest worldwide in all asset classes.

General Oriental

BlackRock Capital Investment provides financing solutions to middle-market companies across the capital structure, with a focus on senior secured debt and first lien loans. They offer solutions to meet the needs of business owners and managers. They invest in middle-market companies and target investments.

Blackrock Capital Investment

Pyramid Analytics

Pyramid is what’s next in analytics. Our unified decision intelligence platform delivers insights for everyone to make faster, more informed decisions. It provides direct access to any data, enables governed self-service for any person, and serves any analytics need in a no-code environment.  The Pyramid Decision Intelligence Platform uniquely combines Data Prep, Business Analytics, and   Data Science in a single environment with AI guidance, reducing cost and complexity while accelerating growth and innovation. The Pyramid Platform enables a strategic, organization-wide approach to Business Intelligence and Analytics, from the simple to the sophisticated.   Learn more www.pyramidanalytics.com

Pyramid Analytics (Pyramid) has developed a decision intelligence platform designed to enhance enterprise decision-making across multiple contexts and use cases by combining data preparation, business analytics, data science, and AI capabilities in a single, integrated, AI-powered, no-code platform.

Data Infrastructure & Analytics

Pyramid Analytics Secures $50M in Financing

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Signed a partnership agreement to distribute and implement the Pyramid Decision Intelligence Platform. PwC Germany will implement Pyramid’s pioneering decision intelligence platform at companies and organizations across German-speaking countries in the financial and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) sectors.

Solutions that enable businesses to carry out data processing and create ML models on the underlying data for predictive analysis.

Pyramid Analytics (Pyramid) has developed a decision intelligence platform designed to enhance enterprise decision-making across multiple contexts and use cases by combining data preparation, business analytics, data science, and AI capabilities in a single, integrated, AI-powered, no-code platform.Pyamid’s platform addresses a range of analytics needs from basic to advanced, with the goal of simplifying the analytics process, reducing costs, facilitating access to data, and automating governed self-service for users​​​​. The platform is powered by Pyramid’s proprietary PYRANA analytics engine, which the company claims is the fastest on the market. Pyramid offers flexible deployment options, with the platform accessible via browser whether deployed on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment.In May 2022, Pyramid Analytics reported significant growth in annual revenue (100% YoY) and customer base, with more than 2,450 customers across various industries and a customer retention rate of 120%.Key customers and partnershipsPyramid Analytics serves a diverse global customer base, including large enterprises such as Volkswagen, Dell, and Swiss Army, healthcare providers such as St. Joseph’s Hospitals, and analytics groups such as CRU. Its clients span multiple industries, including financial services, manufacturing, insurance, retail, and education​​.As of November 2023, Pyramid has engaged in strategic partnerships and customer collaborations, with a growing network of partners and resellers, including AWS and SAP, for which the company boasts AWS ISV Certified Partner status and SAP certifications, respectively. It also has regional partnerships with companies such as Snap Analytics and Carahsoft.

Fivetran is a cloud-based automated data integration platform that enables businesses to move data from various sources, including SaaS applications, databases, and files, into data warehouses, data lakes, and other destinations. The company's platform offers multiple deployment models to meet diverse business needs, ranging from stringent security requirements to maintaining on-premises databases even after partial cloud migration.The company's data movement platform is designed to automate and streamline the process of extracting, loading, and transforming (ELT) data, empowering organizations to focus on data-driven insights and decision-making. With real-time analytics, database replication, AI workflows, and cloud migrations facilitated by Fivetran, thousands of customers worldwide can leverage the platform to drive business growth.Fivetran's core offering revolves around its connector library, which supports over 500 data sources, including SaaS applications, databases, ERPs, and files. These connectors enable automatic, reliable, and secure data movement, regardless of whether the data resides on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment. The platform's scalable architecture allows businesses to seamlessly add or remove data sources as their needs evolve.To enhance the usability and accessibility of the ingested data, Fivetran employs a normalized schema approach. By delivering data in a normalized format, the platform enables customers to remix and reshape the data according to their specific requirements, facilitating efficient data analysis and reporting. Additionally, Fivetran offers pre-built data models and dbt Core integration, empowering customers to create analytics-ready tables tailored to their business use cases, such as analyzing deal opportunities from Salesforce, generating general ledger reports from QuickBooks data, or evaluating return on ad spend across advertising platforms.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/30203">June 2024</a>, the company launched Managed Data Lake Service to simplify the process of managing data lakes for businesses of any size. Key benefits include the ability to centralize data for insights and convenience. Furthermore, it reduces costs by discontinuing support for legacy data warehouses.In September 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/33748">Fivetran introduced "Hybrid Deployment",</a> allowing customers to run data pipelines within their environment while managing them through Fivetran's platform. This solution enables enterprises to securely centralize data from various sources, including cloud-based SaaS apps and legacy databases. Fivetran claims Hybrid Deployment offers full visibility of all pipelines from a single interface, enhanced data security, and simplified setup and maintenance.Key customers and partnershipsOver the years, Fivetran has attracted a diverse range of customers across various industries, including ecommerce, finance, technology, and media. Notable clients include Autodesk, Conagra Brands, JetBlue, Lionsgate, Morgan Stanley, and Ziff Davis, among others. These companies leverage Fivetran's platform to streamline their data integration workflows, optimize their analytics capabilities, and gain a competitive edge through data-driven decision-making.To further enhance its offerings and enable seamless integrations, Fivetran has established strategic partnerships with various technology providers, including data warehousing solutions, cloud platforms, and business intelligence tools. For instance, Fivetran collaborates with Databricks, enabling customers to build an open lakehouse with Delta Lake powered by the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Additionally, Fivetran's integration with Unity Catalog provides out-of-the-box governance and security for Fivetran-generated tables.

Fivetran

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 Domo is a cloud-based analytics platform that enables businesses to connect, transform, and visualize data from various sources. It provides a comprehensive solution for data management, analysis, and visualization, empowering organizations to make data-driven decisions. Domo's platform is designed to foster collaboration, efficient decision-making, and improved business outcomes through its user-friendly interface and powerful data manipulation capabilities.
 
 
 Domo's key offerings include data integration, data warehousing, business intelligence (BI), and intelligent applications. The platform leverages its Adrenaline engine and offers over 1,000 pre-built connectors to extract data from cloud applications, databases, spreadsheets, and other sources. This data is then stored in Domo's internal data warehouse or accessed through federated queries, enabling users to analyze and visualize it using Domo's extensive collection of visualization tools and dashboards.
 
 
 Domo&rsquo;s user experience is designed to be intuitive and accessible, fostering high adoption rates across organizations. Its user-friendly interface, seamless collaboration features, and mobile-first approach contribute to its widespread adoption and ease of use. Domo's platform is built for speed and scalability, allowing organizations to quickly access and analyze even large datasets without experiencing performance issues.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 Domo serves over 2,300 customers across various industries, including major enterprises such as eBay, Walmart, Cisco, Citibank, HP, The National Geographic Society, Verizon, US Army, Vanguard, Microsoft, IBM, Thomson Reuters, Airbus, Orange, AT&amp;T, Caterpillar, Volvo Cars, and Comcast.
 
 
 The platform has been widely adopted by organizations seeking to leverage data for better decision-making, improved customer insights, and enhanced marketing analytics. Domo has formed strategic partnerships with companies like Regional One Health and Torchy's Tacos, enabling them to leverage Domo's capabilities for healthcare metrics and finance applications, respectively.
 
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Domo

Founded in 2014, Confluent, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in data streaming platforms, primarily based on Apache Kafka, an open-source project created by Confluent's founders while working at LinkedIn. Confluent offers two main products: Confluent Platform, an on-premise solution, and Confluent Cloud, a fully managed SaaS. These products help organizations harness real-time data streams for various applications, including microservices, Internet of Things (IoT), financial services, fraud detection, and customer analytics.Confluent's primary offering in data infrastructure services is its integration solution, which enables organizations to unify data from disparate sources. The Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud act as clients' central nervous systems, allowing them to connect various IT systems and applications to capture and process real-time data streams. This capability enables businesses to make decisions based on continuously flowing data.In September 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/33818">Confluent announced upgrades to its Confluent Cloud</a> product, enhancing support for Apache Flink. The updates include support for the Table API, simplifying development for Java and Python users, and private networking support to improve data security. These upgrades aimed to simplify Flink deployments, enhance security, and make it easier for organizations in regulated industries to stream data and integrate it into applications.Key customers and partnershipIn December 2023, Confluent expanded partnerships with MongoDB, Pinecone, Rockset, Weaviate, and Zilliz as part of its "Data Streaming for AI" initiative. These partnerships aimed to provide real-time contextual data from Confluent's platform to partners' vector databases, facilitating the development of AI-powered applications.

Confluent

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 dbt Labs provides an open source data transformation tool that uses analytics engineering. It is aimed at programmers with knowledge of SQL to develop models with SELECT statements, test and document each model, and install safely with Git-enabled version control. The software enables the user to develop faster, work from the same assumptions, deploy with confidence, and&nbsp; ensure low risk with governance and safety. The company also offers dbt Core, which is an open source software for analytics engineers, and dbt Cloud Enterprise for secure, reliable access to data. JetBlue and Domain are some of its clients.
 
 
 
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dbt Labs

Starburst provides an analytics engine that enables organizations to access and analyze distributed data without moving it from its source location. The company's platform is built on Trino (formerly known as Presto), a distributed SQL query engine designed for running interactive analytics queries across various data sources. The platform allows users to query data across multiple databases, data lakes, and data warehouses simultaneously, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming data centralization. In February 2023, Starburst introduced Warp Speed, a smart indexing and caching solution that accelerates queries up to 7x faster by autonomously identifying and caching frequently used data. The company's software includes two main offerings: Starburst Enterprise for self-managed deployments and Starburst Galaxy, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution launched in 2021 that enables data lake and cross-cloud analytics. In February 2022, Starburst reported tripling its customer base and annual recurring revenue in the previous 12 months.
Key customers and partnerships
Starburst's platform is used by organizations including Zillow, Standard Chartered, Carrefour Brazil, Comcast, DoorDash, VMware, and Condé Nast. The platform helped Priceline reduce data storage costs by 5-10x while AssuranceIQ achieved a 10% increase in conversion rates. Starburst had established partnerships with major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Alibaba Cloud, Red Hat, and HPE. The company also partnered with Red Hat as one of the inaugural members of the Red Hat OpenShift Data Science ecosystem.

Starburst

Solutions to unify data from disparate sources by extracting, transforming, loading, and storing data in a usable form (such as in data warehouses) for further analysis.

Tools to monitor data for quality issues in real-time, as it moves throughout the data pipeline.

Providers of storage solutions that help accelerate data analytics. These include primary storage solutions, such as data warehouses and data lakes, and secondary storage solutions for non-mission-critical data.

Tools for enterprises to visualize data in a graphical form and obtain insights on the same using AI and natural language processing.

Companies that use GenAI as a core part of their product offering for data infrastructure & analytics.

Leverages GenAI to help organizations extract insights and supports GenAI application development through data preparation

Offers data analytics and storage platforms for business under a B2B SaaS model

These are tools that help prepare data for AI/ML applications

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