Israel isn’t Behind in AI ft. Ariel Sterman of BVP
Most people think venture capital is about spotting big ideas.
It’s not.
In this conversation with Ariel Sterman, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, the focus shifts to something much more practical. How founders actually think, how quickly they can adapt when things don’t work, and why the ability to iterate matters more than having a perfect vision from day one.
We also get into a bigger question: Is Israel actually behind in AI, or is it just playing a different role in the ecosystem?
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This Week in Israeli Tech News
Raven.io Raises $20M Seed To Reinvent Runtime Application Security For The AI Era
Raven is building a new category of application security, focused on stopping exploits in real time from within the application itself, without relying on signatures or CVEs.
StageOne Ventures has closed its fifth fund, raising $165 million to invest in Israel’s next generation of enterprise and AI infrastructure startups.
The new fund continues the firm’s long-standing strategy of partnering with founders at the earliest stages and backing teams building the foundational technologies behind major shifts in enterprise computing.
Native Secures $31M Series A To Simplify Multi-Cloud Security Control
Native provides a platform that enables enterprises to design and enforce security architecture seamlessly across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.
Kaltura Acquires PathFactory To Accelerate Its Agentic Digital Experience Vision
Kaltura is evolving beyond video into a full AI-powered digital experience platform, combining content, intelligence, and conversational capabilities.
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