Surround Ventures Fund I

Surround Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Tel Aviv, Israel

Countries of investment

Israel
United States

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Media
Entertainment
Sports
E-commerce
Consumer
AI
Content
Gaming
AR/VR

About
Surround Ventures is a $35 million American-Israeli venture capital firm founded in 2019 with offices in New York, Tel Aviv, and Los Angeles; backed by Randi Zuckerberg of Zuckerberg Media; portfolio of 25 companies including Onebeat, Yotpo, Outbrain, Wibbitz, XTEND, and Bites, with one unicorn, two IPOs, and nine acquisitions; bridges Israeli deep tech innovation with American market dynamics, offering distribution relationships and industry credibility through senior media operating partners

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $2.5M
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Investment Thesis

Surround Ventures invests in early-stage Israeli technology startups disrupting media, entertainment, sports, and e-commerce sectors, leveraging deep tech to build transformative ventures solving complex global challenges; focuses on AI for content generation and personalization, fragmentation of entertainment distribution, direct-to-consumer commerce models, and global market opportunities for Israeli innovation

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Manager's Experience

Jared Kash (Managing Partner & Co-Founder) is a tech entrepreneur and investor. Yaron Kniajer (Managing Partner & Co-Founder) is a tech investor with a background in investment banking. Ofer Sandler (Co-Founder, Operating Partner) brings deep operational experience. Robert Friedman (Venture Partner) is a former senior executive at Time Warner and New Line Cinema and currently serves as CEO of Bungalow Media, bringing direct relationships with studios, networks, and distribution platforms. The fund is backed by Randi Zuckerberg, founder of Zuckerberg Media. Other co-founders include Bruce Bendell and Seven Volpone.