Ground Up Ventures Fund II

Ground Up Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Tel Aviv, Israel

Countries of investment

United States
Israel

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

SaaS
AI
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity
FinTech
Consumer Tech
Healthcare

About
Ground Up Ventures is a Tel Aviv-based VC focused on early-stage Israeli technology startups. Their focus spans SaaS, AI, cybersecurity, FinTech, and enterprise software across the United States and Israel. The firm supports founders from Pre-Seed through Seed.

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Max check size: $1M
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Investment Thesis

Ground Up Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across SaaS, AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise software sectors. They invest in Israeli founders building globally-relevant technology companies with a US-Israel bridge model. The firm differentiates itself through its hands-on operational support sitting in portfolio company Slack channels, proactively helping with hiring and customer introductions, and serving as a true extension of founders' teams between Israel and US markets.

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Manager's Experience

Eyal Bino (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) co-founded Ground Up Ventures in 2017 to bridge the US-Israel tech ecosystem with a hands-on, operator-investor approach; he previously led the Israeli Mapped in NY community connecting Israeli founders with US markets. The firm has built a 36-company portfolio including 2 unicorns (BuildOps, Fast) and notable backings of Pillar Security and AMT Medical. The team operates as embedded extensions of portfolio companies, sitting in Slack channels and maintaining weekly cadence with founders rather than waiting for asks.