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The Founders Kitchen
Venture capital · Israel · Middle East and Africa
The Founders Kitchen is an investment fund led by Uri Levine, founder of Waze, that builds and invests in startups. It cultivates embryonic ideas, co-founds companies, mentors teams and serves as active board members, with most of its startups being homebrewed initiatives.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningFintechLegal & Compliance
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Or find every investor that fitsThe Founders Kitchen lists 7 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (33%), Fintech (17%) and Legal & Compliance (17%). 33% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Hanaco Venture Capital, Blumberg Capital and Tal Ventures.
No funding round on record names The Founders Kitchen yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 33% | 18% |
| Fintech | 17% | 12% |
| Legal & Compliance | 17% | 2% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Media & Entertainment | 8% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 8% | 1% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers7100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 12th | 7 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Hanaco Venture Capital
Compare The Founders Kitchen head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
7 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides software solutions for chronic care management using artificial intelligence | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dynamo is an AI-driven DM marketing platform for mobile brands that generates and delivers personalized one-to-one direct messages across various channels. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an AI-powered growth engine for the travel industry to optimize operations and increase revenue. | AI & Machine LearningLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Pontera provides infrastructure for modern, connected retirement planning, bridging financial advisors and workplace retirement accounts. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Pumba develops an app that helps users find available parking spots in real-time in Tel Aviv | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| SeeTree provides AI-powered crop intelligence and yield forecasting for agribusinesses | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| WeSki plans and books ski trips for customers | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- founders.kitchen
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 7
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