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Super Excited to share that Vertex Ventures Israel  is joining Apono’s $34M Series B. On a personal note (and with real excitement 😄), it’s rare to see an access-management platform deliver such high value  yet such low friction at scale. From the beginning, Apono felt different and the signals were clear: High usage. Strong customer pull. A deeply granular  Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) approach that solves real access challenges in daily enterprise workflows. The category is shifting fast toward dynamic, context-aware access, especially as AI agents become part of every environment. Apono is exactly where identity security is heading. Zero Standing Privilege is becoming foundational. Proud to partner with Rom Carmel, Ofir Stein, and the entire Apono team and excited for what’s ahead . 💫

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How AI Makes Medicine More Humane: An Analysis by Chatfuel CEO A new article from Fedor Pak, CEO of our portfolio company Chatfuel, has been published. Pavel wrote a column in MedCity News about how AI is transforming patient interactions in clinics. Key points from the article worth taking note of: ▪️ AI shouldn't replace doctors; it should assist. Medical clinics don't need an "all-knowing digital doctor." A much more useful tool is a "polite assistant with maximum functionality," who reminds patients about appointments 24/7, forwards instructions, answers common questions, and helps with scheduling. ▪️ Time savings and revenue growth. In real-world cases, communication automation allows clinics to process 3-5 times more requests without hiring new staff, reduces the number of patients who don't show up for appointments without warning by up to 45%, and increases the volume of paid procedures by 20-40% per week. ▪️ Automation makes clinics more humane. Doctors spend an average of almost 6 hours maintaining electronic medical records for every 8 hours they spend seeing patients. When AI takes over routine tasks, doctors arrive at their appointments less burned out and more focused. ▪️ It's not just about chatbots; communication automation is just the first step. AI support for clinical decision-making, predictive follow-ups, automated documentation, and more innovative anamnesis collection processes will follow. If you work in HealthTech or clinics, I recommend reading the entire article. It's an efficient and insightful look at the implementation of AI in healthcare. 🔗 Read the article on MedCity News: https://lnkd.in/eW8Nr-s6

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**Exciting Acquisitions in the Startup Ecosystem: Base44's $80M Sale to Wix** Base44, founded just six months ago, demonstrates how innovative solutions can rapidly scale in the tech landscape. With 250,000 users and impressive monthly profits, the acquisition by Wix underscores the potential of niche products in driving user engagement. At ElevenX Capital, we believe this trend highlights the importance of early investment in agile startups. What key factors do you consider when assessing the potential of a new venture? #investing #innovation #venturecapital #entrepreneurship

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"𝗜𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱!" This bold proclamation came from Neetu R., former CTO of Oscar Health and now Co-Founder/CEO of Lilac Software, at Primary Venture Partners ' Fall 2024 "On the Business" event. Truer words have never been spoken. While board members are certainly interested in learning about new product features, the roadmap, enhanced demos, etc., none of that work matters if it does not yield adoption and revenue. Product and technical teams MUST be thinking about the P&L implications just the same as their commercial counterparts. A simple table like the one below is sufficient (even better: include targets!), and should be supplemented with qualitative context. In this example, the sales team is doing good work selling the predictions and advanced analytics products to 𝘯𝘦𝘸 customers, but there is still an opportunity to do better with existing customers. The mobile app product may be new, which 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 explain why penetration is still low, but it would be helpful to articulate both a forward-looking target and gameplan for how the company will get there. Even if you're not selling the new products you ship as separate SKUs (with the thought that they are protecting gross dollar retention), there must be accountability around adoption. In fact, this reality is arguably even 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 important when you aren't monetizing.

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Founder: “It feels like everything is possible in AI right now.” Me (VC): “That’s true. And that’s exactly what makes this moment tricky.” Investing in pre-seed Israeli AI startups never felt more exciting or more disorienting... At Remagine Ventures, we’re falling in love with ideas at an unprecedented rate. - Companies are adopting new tools, enabling young startups to get traction - Models are improving monthly. Tooling is cheap. - It genuinely feels like the entire market is up for grabs. But beneath the excitement, there are real headwinds. - OpenAI reportedly ran at an ~$8B loss in 2025, with some predicting insolvency by 2027. It needs massive funding to keep the lights on - VC funding hit record highs, but AI now takes half of all VC dollars (which is increasingly concentrated in mega-deals) - Enterprise pilot → paid conversion sits at just 12% (McKinsey & Company, 2025) So while it feels like everything is possible, not everything is viable. If we're realistic, most AI startups will fall in one of these buckets: - Some companies will build enduring businesses - Some will find strong strategic buyers - Many will struggle quietly as economics, competition, and buyer expectations catch up. At pre-seed, the hardest part isn’t spotting what’s impressive. It’s spotting what’s resilient: 1) real wedges, not demos 2) painful problems, not cool tech 3) credible paths to distribution, not just early usage 4) founders who can navigate model shifts, pricing pressure, and buyer fatigue 5) a reinforcement learning advantage - the more data we get, the better the product becomes So when a founder tells me “everything is possible,” my next question is usually: What makes this company one that can last when the excitement fades? Pictured: an AI photoshoot with Chewbacca

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