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* Viola's Resilience Tech Report * After extensive talks with government and industry leaders, it's evident that Defense Tech is undergoing a revolution. In the past 10 years, rapid tech advancements and the rise in internal tensions, geopolitical polarization, and asymmetrical warfare have spurred growth in resilience technology. Global defense spending now tops $2.2 trillion. In a new report by Alex Shmulovich, we dive into different ways in which we believe resilience tech startups can win categories and build large companies. If you're a founder innovating in the defense or resilience tech spaces, we'd love to hear from you.  Reach out to alexs@viola.vc * You'll find the full report in the first comment *

Proud to have 3! companies on Geektime גיקטיים 2024 awards! 👏 😊 🏆 Lightricks LTX studio - AI product of the year Immunai's AMICA - AI product of the year proteanTecs - Growth-stage startup of the year Vote here: https://lnkd.in/dZhThysA

Change is at the heart of our business. For 25 years, throughout innovation waves and economic cycles, #ViolaVentures stayed committed to its vision of building global category leaders out of Israel.  In line with this, we continue to implement strategic plans to ensure continuity and adapt to the challenges and investment areas identified as strategic for the upcoming decade.  We're therefore excited to announce that Viola Ventures' next fund (the seventh) will be led by GPs Zvika Orron and Omry Ben David, together with Viola's co-founder Shlomo Dovrat, who will continue as a General Partner in the seventh fund to complete the transition and our team - Lior Akavia, Roni Kahn, Alex Shmulovich.

Out of stealth! Congratulations Panjaya.ai, on raising $9.5M to build the world's first AI-powered dubbing platform! Panjaya's platform "BodyTalk" seamlessly synchronizes lip movements and body gestures, delivering accurate and natural translations in any language. Daniel Cohen, Guy Piekarz, Hilik Shani, Ariel Shallom

Some decisions are tough to make, but others are easy! #Viola #USElectionday

In just two years, Duetti closed $235M in funding, expanding financial options available to the independent music community. They are now one of the fastest-growing music rights companies for at least a decade, with over 500 artists across all genres and from over 30 countries This is another perfect example of how finTech can disrupt different verticals. Congrats Lior Tibon and Christopher Nolte and to our Partner Avi Zeevi working with the company from its seed round. Nyca Partners, Flexpoint Ford See the Press release in the first comment

Vertical AI is already transforming industries, and here’s why 👇

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 Taranis! ☘️ 🌳 The company just announced signing a multi-year collaboration with one of the world’s leading agriculture companies Syngenta, to bring AI-driven agronomic productivity to agricultural retail partners in the US. This is a true testament to Taranis’ AI-powered solution's potential to drive input decisions on the farm, change workflows and create operational efficiencies. #VerticalAI companies like Taranis deliver transformative results—moving beyond tech solutions to creating 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭! Proud of this team Opher Flohr, Ofir Schlam

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