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J-Ventures Fund III

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About J-Ventures Fund III

Silicon Valley community-driven fund closed its $36M third fund (44% above target, ~$110M AUM) on its 'Capitalist Kibbutz' model: a ~600-person network of operators, GPs and founders capped at $500K per LP. Turned away $15M+ in over-cap commitments. Seed-stage, AI-native, US-Israel corridor.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Seed AI-native founders in US-Israel corridor with traction

community-driven VC
AI-native
US-Israel corridor
seed-stage
capitalist kibbutz
health-tech
chip-innovation

Bullish Signals

42 portfolio companies, 6 acquisitions to datej-ventures.com
100+ GPs from leading VC firms backingj-ventures.com
470+ expert members in community networkj-ventures.com
170 Fortune 500 execs as advisorsj-ventures.com
Portfolio exits: NASDAQ, strategic M&A winsj-ventures.com
Apera AI ranks 10th fastest-growing 2025j-ventures.com
140+ successful serial entrepreneurs in networkj-ventures.com
BeeHero ranked 109th fastest-growing North Americaj-ventures.com

Contrarian Signals

Fund II deployment unclear; focus on Fund Ij-ventures.com

Founder Do's

Embrace community feedback and advisor networks
Build AI-native or AI-enabled products
Target US-Israel talent and markets
Leverage Fortune 500 executive mentorship
Show strong early traction/product-market fit

Founder Don'ts

Ignore community and kibbutz ethos
Late-stage or Series A+ without special case
Avoid non-tech or non-innovation sectors

Key GPs & Partners

JK
Jim Koshland
Chairman and Co-Founder
community-builderoperatorkibbutz-pioneer
OH
Oded Hermoni
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
AI-focusedoperatorcontent-creator
DR
Dan Rubinstein
Operating Partner
operatorgrowth-driverexecution
DW
David Wagonfeld
General Partner
strategicadvisornetwork
GF
Gil Frostig
General Partner
investoroperatorportfolio-support
MA
Marc Abramowitz
General Partner
investorstrategicnetwork
LS
Laurie Shahon
General Partner
operatorscalingexecution
GM
Guy Miasnik
Operating Partner, Chair of J-Advisory
operatoradvisorstrategic
NT
Nilesh Trivedi
Principal Investor
investorsourcingearly-stage
EO
Emre Onder
Advisor
advisorstrategicnetwork

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$36M
Saves0
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Key People

Oded Hermoni, Jim Koshland

Jim KoshlandChairman and Co-Founder
Oded HermoniManaging Partner and Co-Founder
Dan RubinsteinOperating Partner
David WagonfeldGeneral Partner
Gil FrostigGeneral Partner
Marc AbramowitzGeneral Partner
Laurie ShahonGeneral Partner
Guy MiasnikOperating Partner, Chair of J-Advisory
Nilesh TrivediPrincipal Investor
Emre OnderAdvisor

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