Investor Profile: Entree Capital — Thesis, Cheque Size & How to Apply

For founders chasing international capital from day one, learning how to get funding from Entree Capital starts with its story. Founded in 2009 by a team of former serial founders in Tel Aviv, Entree Capital has grown into a global venture firm managing $1.5 billion across multiple funds, with offices in Tel Aviv, London and New York. The firm backs exceptional founders tackling big, meaningful challenges — from AI, deep tech and fintech to enterprise software and defence — across pre-seed, seed, early and growth stages.

Investment thesis: partnering with the exceptional

The firm's stated thesis is "Partnering with the Exceptional to Build the Impossible." Entree Capital targets big, meaningful challenges: AI (including physical and vertical AI), deep tech, fintech, enterprise software, defence and the reinvention of old industries. As a team of former serial founders, it positions itself as a multi-stage partner that backs companies from inception and follows on selectively in later rounds.

Sectors and stages for Entree Capital funding

Sector focus is firmly technology: AI, deep tech, fintech, enterprise SaaS, blockchain and defence. Stages run from pre-seed to growth, with the sweet spot at seed and Series A; reported investment sizes range from $250,000 to $3 million per cheque, though actual commitments vary by stage and ownership. Geography is global — Israel, the US, the UK and beyond — and its late-2025 funds are primarily deployed in Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Fund size and cheque size

Entree Capital states it manages $1.5 billion across a number of funds. It has raised successive funds through the 2010s and beyond, including an $80 million Israel-focused early-stage fund, and closed $300 million in new funds in late 2025 to back AI, deep tech, crypto and "generational founders."

Notable portfolio companies

The portfolio reads like a who's-who of breakout tech: monday.com (Roy Mann and Eran Zinman), Riskified (Assaf Feldman and Eido Gal), Glovo (Oscar Pierre and Sacha Michaud), plus Stash, Coupang, Stripe, Snapchat, Deliveroo, Prospa, PillPack, SeatGeek and Classiq.

Partners

The team includes Avi Eyal (co-founder, who led the monday.com, Riskified and Rapyd investments), Eran Bielski (general partner; previously at JPMorgan Chase), Ran Achituv (managing partner; former CTO of Amdocs and Verint, and a co-founder of startups including Argus Cyber, which exited for over $400 million) and Martin Moshal. The leaders describe themselves as former operators first, investors second.

Programs run

Entree Capital runs SigmaLabs, an accelerator based in Tel Aviv overseen by Eran Bielski, supporting very-early-stage Israeli founders. The firm also supports portfolio companies through board-level involvement — it publishes founder-to-founder board discussions, such as between monday.com's Roy Mann and Avi Eyal.

How to apply for funding

Founders can pitch Entree Capital through its website, entreecap.com, which carries the firm's contact routes. Given the firm's founder-friendly positioning, warm introductions through its portfolio founders or its SigmaLabs network are the strongest route in. Expect the process to probe product ambition and category potential — this is a fund that says it backs "the exceptional."