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Cardumen Capital

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Our general partners are investors, founders and operators. We have over a decade of experience founding and operating companies and helping entrepreneurs build, scale, and sell tech companies in Israel, Europe and in the United States. Our team is a diverse group of people from different backgrounds and upbringings. We strongly believe that different perspectives lead to better decision making.

Who We Are

Cardumen Capital is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in visionary founders transforming the world through technology. We invest in early stage deep tech startups in different industries. We make high conviction investments in founders who are creating the world we want to live in.

Our Mission

Our mission is to serve two stakeholders: our founders and our investors. We support extraordinary founders changing the world through technology and we give investors access to the best investment opportunities in companies that are transforming our future.

People Centric. We Go Above And Beyond

We invest in founders and their teams. We understand that successful teams make or break a company. Whether you need help hiring or resolving team dynamics issues, our resources are there for you. Your success is our success. We will be with you as you ride the entrepreneurial roller coaster.

The Most Active Investor On Your Cap Table

We treat you like we wish to be treated - with transparency, respect, and honesty. We’re hands on - and we aren’t afraid to get into the weeds and help you resolve big, complicated problems. We won’t hesitate to mobilize our network for you to give you the best opportunity to succeed - whether we take a leading position or follow. We call this being the most active investor on your cap table, and it defines who we are.

We strive to be the most respected investor in our ecosystem

We strive to improve, compete and maintain an edge vis a vis our peers. This is our entrepreneurial journey. This experience gives us perspective about the challenges you face and how to tackle them. This experience also ensures we treat you with respect, understanding the difficulty in fundraising and company building. You are our customers, we depend on you and we value your experience with us irrespective of whether we end up investing in you.

Industries We Invest In

We are technology experts with deep understanding of AI, Cybersecurity and Big Data. These technologies converge in many industries. We do both software and hardware. We are specialists in B2B and B2B2C. We have experience in product led growth go-to-markets and would consider excelent teams in B2C, despite not being our area of comfort.

  • Artificial Intelligence: Software solutions that harness the power of AI to create brilliant products.
  • Big Data: Businesses that create value through the management, processing or usage of Big Data. Specifically analytics, databases, data management, data cataloguing, compliance and decision making support.
  • Cybersecurity: We are device agnostic and are agnostic (IT, OT, and IOT). The ever evolving attack surfaces and threats means a constant innovation in the cyber industry, we cover it all.
  • AgriFoodTech: We will consider any FoodTech and AgriTech company, but specialize in B2B in the areas of agritech, food science and the circular economy.

Scale Platform

When you join the “Cardumen” you are part of a group composed of investors, value add professionals, founders and corporations. Our Scale Platform serves to leverage these resources. Our Scale Platform team is here to support you throughout your entrepreneurial journey using a traceable and digitized methodology. You will be able to interact with us in real time and access all the work we do for you.

  1. Storytelling and strategic narrative: Our team, led by former strategy consultants, will help you with your fundraising and sales pitches to better hone your messaging and convey your vision.
  2. Fundraising strategy: When it comes time for your next round, we’ll activate our extensive network of VCs and corporate strategics to help you identify the most relevant investors for your next round. We’ll prepare you to ensure you meet their investment criteria.
  3. Sales lead generation: We will help you develop effective go-to-market strategies. We have developed an automated methodology to help you grow your customer base faster, leveraging our teams’ connections in Israel, Europe, USA, Latam and Asia. Moreover, our team will actively search for leads acting as a pseudo SDR team.
  4. PR and Marketing: PR and marketing is one of our specialities. Our team has launched some of the most viral media campaigns. When you need advice, we’ll help you coordinate your marketing and communications strategy. We’ll also promote it through our own outlets.
  5. Pitch deck: Our team has seen thousands of pitches. We are able to help you synthesize the messages, explain the value you bring and highlight the opportunity. We are happy to sit with you to review your pitch and talking points
  6. Access to USA, Europe, AND Latam: We have an extensive network in the US and have experience building and launching companies in the US market. We have boots on the ground through our office in Europe and are able to support your expansion into Latin America.
  7. Product/Marketing strategy: Where do you fit in the competitive landscape and value chain? What makes you unique relative to your competitors? Our team has a strong strategy background and can guide you on how to think about these topics.

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