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
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
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
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.
Team
Yaron Elad - Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Elik Etzion - Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Gurinder Sidhu - Partner
Sharon Wagner - Venture Partner
Dr. Uri Geiger - Venture Partner
Kobi Katz - Operating Partner
Susanne Senoff - Operating Partner