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Team8

Geography
Israel
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$365M
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N°01 / About

About Team8

Company-building venture group backing AI-native enterprise security, building companies alongside founders rather than only funding them.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIsrael
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep-tech founder disrupting cybersecurity, fintech, or digital health

cybersecurity
fintech
digital health
software infra
venture creation

Bullish Signals

$365M third fund recently announcedexternal
Venture creation + VC dual modelexternal
Strong C-suite expert advisor networkexternal
AI and build-vs-buy thesis emergingexternal
Active village network: domain validation layerwebsite
Multiple successful exits across portfoliowebsite
Obsessed with deep problems, not just ideaswebsite
Domain intersections drive greatest successeswebsite
Edge-finders embedded across four key domainswebsite
OpenAI partnership & 2026 events activewebsite
Village partnerships: digital health, fintech, cybersecuritywebsite
Founder knowledge removes operational hasslewebsite
ProFounder model: proven operational excellencewebsite

Contrarian Signals

Heavy operator involvement may limit autonomyexternal
Narrow domain focus limits pivot flexibilityexternal

Founder Do's

Operate at intersection of 2+ domains
Come with deep domain edge-finding insight
Engage early on problem definition
Leverage Team8's expert network actively
Welcome hands-on operational support

Founder Don'ts

Expect passive 'set and forget' backing
Come without thesis-domain fit
Skip the village validation process

45 signals on Team8

13 bullish · 2 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 22 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$365M
Saves0
People

Key People

Nadav Zafrir, Israel Grimberg, Liran Grinberg

Yuval BrotCo-Founder & CEO
Hillel ShalevCo-Founder & CFO
Yair WeinbergerCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Noam SlomiankoCo-Founder & CTO
Yoav NavehCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Tzach KloCo-Founder & VP R&D
Galia Rosen SchwarzCo-Founder & CEO
Dr. Ido ZambergCo-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Harit TalwarBoard Member
Vicky BindraExpert Advisor
Rupert KeeleyExpert Advisor
Linda HillExpert Advisor
Judd CaplainExpert Advisor
Tomer BarelExpert Advisor
Dr. Shlomit WagmanExpert Advisor
Omri DahanExpert Advisor
Dr. Sachin JainExpert Advisor
Liran AmranyExpert Advisor
Laizer KornwasserExpert Advisor
Christopher OttExpert Advisor
Mariano BelinkyExpert Advisor
Ido GileadiExpert Advisor
Backers

Known LPs

InfosysCorporate / Strategic
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