Fund profile / Israel

Merlin Ventures Fund I

Geography: Israel
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $75M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Merlin Ventures Fund I

Merlin Ventures Fund I is a venture capital firm based in Israel, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIsrael

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AI-native cybersecurity founders solving urgent CISO problems

AI-native-cybersecurity

enterprise-security

CISO-network

next-gen-infosec

founder-CISO-community

Bullish Signals

Cyber Safari Denver July 13, 2026 four-day summitwebsite

Founders Summit Tel Aviv Sep 8, 2026 AI-native focuswebsite

CISOs Roundtable NYC Nov 4, 2026 30 elite leaderswebsite

100+ CISO expert network, active deal sourcing platformwebsite

Merlin Labs physical + digital secure sandbox environmentswebsite

US Government go-to-market & compliance expertisewebsite

Portfolio acceleration: year-long enterprise sales boostwebsite

Portfolio wins: Torq, Talon, Oxeye, Cybereason, Orca, Cyolowebsite

Business development team drives customer acquisitionwebsite

Integrated platform supports entire growth journeywebsite

Founder testimonials: strategic partners opening hidden doorswebsite

True partnership model beyond capital injectionwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Cybersecurity-only focus limits portfolio diversificationexternal

Founder Do's

Build for CISOs / senior security buyers

Show real-world incident response value

Engage with practitioner community early

Attend Cyber Safari Denver July 2026 & Tel Aviv Summit Sep 2026

Connect directly with 100+ CISO network for deal sourcing

Leverage Merlin Labs secure sandbox for product testing

Tap government access expertise for compliance

Join Merlin business development for customer acquisition

Position for enterprise sales acceleration within 12 months

Founder Don'ts

Avoid generic security pitches

Don't ignore enterprise buyer validation

Don't skip curated community relationship-building

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$75M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Shay Michel, Seth Spergel

Seth SpergelPartner

Tav Spector LeviPartner

Rachel MitchellPartner

Adrianna IadarolaTeam

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