A better way to build startups.

We partner with world-class entrepreneurs to turn the boldest ideas into transformational companies.

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καλός ("beautiful") and ἀγαθός ("good" or "virtuous") is ‘the chivalrous ideal of the complete human personality, harmonious in mind and body, foursquare in battle and speech, song and action’

We’re your extended team of serial entrepreneurs, technology experts & seasoned operators

Elroei Buchman

Elroei Buchman

General Partner

Elroei Buchman

General Partner

Serial entrepreneur and a well-known digital business strategist, Elroei founded one of Israel's largest online marketing and digital transformation agencies K Logic.

Dorit Sfadyah

Dorit Sfadyah

General Partner

Dorit Sfadyah

General Partner

Senior Data Executive & Entrepreneur
Dorit built and led data departments across AI, data science, engineering in top tech companies such as Fiverr, WeWork, and others. M.Sc in Statistics and Financial Mathematics.

Uri Gafni
Uri Gafni

General Partner

Uri Gafni

General Partner

Entrepreneur, investor & operator.
Former CEO, worked with hundreds of early stage founders, leading venture creation & startup programs with MNCs & prominent Israeli organizations.

Shlomo Mirvis
Shlomo Mirvis

General Partner

Shlomo Mirvis

General Partner

Entrepreneur, former CEO & Co-founder of Intelligo.
Experienced Sales Executive with a demonstrated history in the Fintech industry. Skilled in Business Strategy, International Business, Securities, Management and M&As.

   A new method for building.

An unfair advantage to win.

Partnering with serial entrepreneurs to build the next big thing.

Providing what every startup needs most:

A validated idea with early customers

Investing capital and securing funding

Designing  products and solving the toughest R&D challenges

Driving GTM and acquiring strategic customers

Recruiting core team members
and top talents

Or simply,
whatever it takes to win.

Highly Focused.

We build 2 companies per year, investing the majority of our time and capital into each company. Building alongside you with lots of skin in the game.

Hands On.

We roll up our sleeves and invest thousands of hours across our team & network. We act as co-founders with a platform.

Strategic.

By combining capital, hands-on support and access to our corporate partners - we bring strategic insight, speed of execution and market access from day one.

Builders

Startups launched in Venture Builders reach seed rounds twice as quickly compared to conventional startups (1.49 vs 3.03 years).

41%

Less time to Series A (2.75 vs 4.68 years)

44%

To Series B
(3.7 vs 6.65 years)

47%

To Series C

(4.59 vs 8.67 years).

Based on 200+ startup acquisitions & IPOs, data indicates that it takes 5 years for venture builder startups to be acquired and 7.5 years to IPO.

33%

faster than non-builder startups.

We nurture a pipeline of validated ideas and well researched problems.  As we partner we’ll work together to build shared conviction and hone in on the most promising one.

8 Weeks

Validation sprint to explore a thesis

50+ Hours

Research by our team into each idea

Leveraging our resources and network, we can test multiple ideas and quickly discard those that don't work.

Our gated process ensures we meet a certain level of traction and business milestones, mitigating risk as we progress.

9/10

Ideas are killed in the process

3 Months

From idea to design partnership

Invest your time where it matters most and build on your strengths.
Let our team complement you where needed and handle generic company building operations.

15+ Platform

Team members to support with Legal, Finance, Operations, HR

50%

Savings in precious founder time

Focus on winning.

Through a structured process and a proven playbook we effectively ideate, validate, build and grow new businesses

Discovery & Ideation

Find the company you are meant to build

At the core of every great startup is a secret, an undiscovered truth.

Our research team spends hundreds of hours talking to customers, researching ideas and running them through our frameworks.
We explore the trends shaping the future and constantly surface  problems & opportunities through our network of founders, experts and corporate partners.

Validation & Iteration

Validating concepts within weeks instead of months

We streamline the validation process by providing access to dozens of corporate partners, domain experts, customers and design partner - validating concepts within weeks instead of months.

Building & Creation

Velocity is a startup’s most powerful weapon

As we build conviction, we’ll supercharge the venture with R&D firepower and work with our team of product specialists, designers, marketers and scientists to ship an initial product and acquire early customers at speed.

Company Formation

Spin out as a well-funded company with a strong founding team and meaningful traction

We’ll help recruit the core team, continue investing and lead a meaningful funding round as we get off the ground - continuing our support as we evolve from concept to an autonomous company.

Scale & Grow

Leverage the platform and grow

After spinning out, we continue providing dedicated resources in acquiring top talent, reaching strategic customers, and managing the company’s operations, legal and finance teams.

Ready to build something great?