AlphaDrive Ventures Fund I

AlphaDrive Ventures

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

Israel
United States

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Enterprise Software
National Security
Defense Tech

About
AlphaDrive Ventures is a $100 million multi-stage venture capital fund launched in 2026 by Yaron Elad and Elik Etzion, former senior executives at Elron Ventures, with Israel-U.S. leadership; the fund operates with M&A and exit expertise, supported by 15 global CISOs from companies including Chime and TikTok serving as LPs and operating partners, plus a proprietary MSSP/VAR go-to-market engine providing portfolio companies integrated distribution channels for U.S. market scale

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $3M
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Investment Thesis

AlphaDrive Ventures invests in cybersecurity and AI startups at the intersection of these two fields, deploying capital across multiple stages simultaneously including early-stage entrepreneurs, Foundry-model company building with serial entrepreneurs, and joint growth-stage investments, leveraging Israeli cyber innovation with direct U.S. market access

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Manager's Experience

Yaron Elad and Elik Etzion (Founders) are former senior executives at Israeli investment fund Elron Ventures where they led extensive cybersecurity activity, with previous investments yielding 22 exits totaling $2.5 billion. The joint Israel-US leadership team brings decades of experience across enterprise and national security, venture investing, and investment banking, having delivered top-quartile returns of 32% IRR in prior portfolios. The fund is reinforced by a network of 15 global CISOs from companies including Chime and TikTok serving as LPs and operating partners. Sharon Wagner serves as Venture Partner.