Hey there! Welcome back to Fresh Spot - a quarterly newsletter from fresh.fund.Ā
š¤ InvestmentsĀ
Peech - We are excited to announce that we led Peechās pre-seed round. Peech is building an AI-powered online video editing app for SMBs- helping to increase their video presence with automatic, smart, and fast video editing. With Peech, users can automatically analyze the verbal content of informational videos (like: graphic text, subtitles, logo, stock footageā¦. and more) and edit them into shorter and catchier versions in minutes. We are thrilled that Nas Daily, a long-time friend and supporter of fresh.fund and an expert in the verbal-content video industry has joined us in our pre-seed round with Peech.
š Portfolio HighlightsĀ
MDI Health is gearing up to launchthree new pilots in the coming weeks with insurance companies and health providers in Israel and the US, following the final stages of a successful clinical trial at Hadassah this month.
Visitt closed a deal in the UAE signing a contract to service Dubai Sports City!Ā They continue to enjoy growth in the United States including a pilot in Pittburgās Gulf Tower.
Payem continues to grow at rapid speed closing new customers across the globe on a daily basis and increasing KPIs accordingly. This is just the beginning!
Zorba had a great quarter closing their first deals on the platform! This is the first step as they continue to onboard new cash buyers, create additional partnerships,Ā and source thousands of off-market properties.
Ā š Academic Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Although fresh.fund invests in pre-seed companies across the board, we continue to work with the academic ecosystem to support innovation and early stageĀ startups. Here are some recent highlights:Ā
The Coller Startup Competition - This is the last week to apply for the fifth Coller Startup Competition. The winning team has the chance to rake in $100K!
The Investorās Course - Together with The Hebrew U, Bezalel and Azrieli College, we launched The Investorās Courseā - a unique program designed to democratize access to venture capital. Weāve launched a similar program with Ariel University which has been a great success so far!
Rosetta Venture Challenge -Weāre excited to partner with Telefonica and a number of leading Israeli ecosystem orgs and academic institutions on the āRosetta Venture Challengeā. Check it out.
University of Haifaās HIL Fund - Weāre continuing to work with the University of Haifaās Innovation Labs on all things startup and investing related. We just wrapped up their third student led investment committee on campus.
Mentorship & Office hours - During the last three months we were involved as mentors and speakers in programs such as ASPER-HUJI Innovate (Hebrew University), Oazis (Ben-Gurion University), Future (Holon Institute of Technology), Atobe (Azrieli College of Engineering), Bezalel 212 (Bezalel) and LevTech (Lev Academic Center) and many others!Ā
šŖJob Opportunities
Maverick Ventures is hiring an experienced principal with 3-5 years of relevant work in the field, they are based in Tel-Aviv. Danielle@maverick.vc
One of our portfolio companies, Payem is hiring a SDR, all details are here.
Viola Group is looking for IR Director who will oversee the management of ongoing relationships with investors. timors@viola-group.com
In other newsā¦
š£ fresh.fund welcomes two new babies to the family - an adorable baby boy and a beautiful baby girl. We wish the Goldsmith and Vayner-Chen families a huge mazal tov!
š” Change in the fresh.fund location! We said goodbye to our office in Talpiyot and moved into a more permanent space in the heart of Jerusalemās Venture Capital Fund community.Ā Now located off of Derech Hebron Street, we look forward to hosting you in our new home, in good health, and in good tidings - in the near future.
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