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Avigdor Willenz

Description

Avigdor Willenz is the Co-Founder & Chairman at Lightbits. Previously, Avigdor was the Founder at GT Services and also held positions at Ann...

Investor Profile

Avigdor Willenz has backed more than 14 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 3 rounds, about 21% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series B, Series A, Series C rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Israel, United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Semiconductor, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Stage Focus

  • Series B (43%)
  • Series A (29%)
  • Series C (14%)
  • Seed (7%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)

Country Focus

  • Israel (64%)
  • United States (36%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Semiconductor
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Manufacturing
  • Electronics
  • Machinery Manufacturing
  • Automotive
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Productivity Tools
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Who does Avigdor Willenz frequently co-invest with?

ITI Venture Capital Partners
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv
Co-Investments: 1
Sutter Hill Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 2
Valor Equity Partners
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 3
TLV Partners
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv
Co-Investments: 3
Atreides Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 2
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Battery Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 3
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
Intel Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 7
Celesta Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Avigdor Willenz often collaborate with?

RJ
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Zvi Limon
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Kefar Shmaryahu
Shared Deals: 3
MA
Asia, Israel
Shared Deals: 1
NG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
Ziv Aviram
Asia, Yerushalayim, Israel, Jerusalem
Shared Deals: 1
Gil Geva
Asia, HaMerkaz, Israel, Ra'anana
Shared Deals: 1
Benny Schnaider
Asia, Israel
Shared Deals: 1
LT
North America, California, United States, San Jose
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Avigdor Willenz?

Lyte AI

Mountain View, California, United States

Lyte AI offers a low-code fintech platform that enables companies to build, launch, and scale digital banking and compliance tools.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComplianceFinTechQuantum ComputingReal TimeRobotics
Series UnknownJan 5, 2026
Amount Raised: $107,000,000
proteanTecs

Haifa, Hefa, Israel

ProteanTecs provides deep data analytics on a cloud-based platform to monitor the health and performance of advanced electronics.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsSemiconductorSoftware
Series DSep 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $51,000,000
Quantum Machines

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Quantum Machines develops advanced hardware and software solutions for the effective control and operation of quantum computers.

Quantum ComputingSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Series CFeb 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $170,000,000
DustPhotonics

Modi'in, HaMerkaz, Israel

DustPhotonics develops and manufactures pluggable optical modules and solutions for data center, enterprise, and HPC applications.

Data CenterManufacturingOptical CommunicationTelecommunications
Series BOct 28, 2021
Amount Raised: $33,000,000
Astera Labs

Santa Clara, California, United States

Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that provides connectivity solutions for intelligent systems.

AutomotiveElectronicsIntelligent SystemsSemiconductor
Series CSep 27, 2021
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Buildots

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Buildots specializes in transforming construction sites into a data-driven digital environment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConstructionPropTechSoftware
Series AJul 30, 2020
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
Xsight Labs

Kiryat Gat, HaDarom, Israel

Xsight Labs is a new startup in the field of manufacturing chip-set semiconductors for data center and automotive sector.

Machinery ManufacturingManufacturingSemiconductor
Series AMay 14, 2020
Amount Raised: $80,000,000
Astera Labs

Santa Clara, California, United States

Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that provides connectivity solutions for intelligent systems.

AutomotiveElectronicsIntelligent SystemsSemiconductor
Series BApr 22, 2020
Quantum Machines

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Quantum Machines is a start-up developing control systems for quantum computers.

Quantum ComputingSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Series AMar 19, 2020
Amount Raised: $17,500,000
DustPhotonics

Modi'in, HaMerkaz, Israel

DustPhotonics develops and manufactures pluggable optical modules and solutions for data center, enterprise, and HPC applications.

Data CenterManufacturingOptical CommunicationTelecommunications
Series BSep 22, 2019
Amount Raised: $25,000,000

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