OurCrowd and AI: Shaping Israel’s Venture Capital Future
2025 has marked a breakthrough year for OurCrowd , the Jerusalem-based investment platform blending venture capital, equity crowdfunding, and accelerator services. Guy DassaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → , AI expert and investment partner, describes artificial intelligence not as a tool but as a structural shift reshaping industries, value creation, and startup formation.
OurCrowd has leveraged AI across virtually all aspects of its operations—from sourcing and screening deals, streamlining due diligence, and portfolio monitoring to supporting startups with market research and go-to-market strategies. This integrated approach allows the platform to back bold founders tackling real-world problems with scalable, defensible solutions.
The firm has made notable AI investments and exits, including stakes in Anthropic, OpenAI, Databricks, Groq , and other frontier AI companies, demonstrating the payoff of early conviction in both infrastructure and application-layer innovation. Dassa emphasizes that Israeli startups, particularly at the intersection of AI with cybersecurity, defense, and deep tech, are uniquely positioned for global leadership.
For venture capital, the lesson is clear: success in AI requires blending deep technical insight with commercial clarity. OurCrowd’s model—combining capital, expertise, and a global network—positions it to support the next generation of category-defining companies emerging from Israel’s dynamic tech ecosystem.
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