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Agritech in Israel
No other country has contributed more breakthroughs to the agritech industry than Israel, and they continue to find more and more innovative solutions to strengthen food security for the future of humanity.
The Ultimate Guide to Venture Capital in Fintech for 2022
“VCs, at their core, are actually fintech companies, so there is always a symbiosis. Financial systems are always evolving, at times slowly, and at times very rapidly,” said Ezra Gardner, Co-Founder, and Partner at Varana Capital. “The evolution is about to get more dramatic than ever (and we haven’t even touched on crypto), and this is why fintech is so necessarily attractive to VCs now.”
Israel: The Start-Up Nation
The Israel venture capital (VC) landscape has evolved and grown significantly over the past few decades. With a highly skilled workforce and entrepreneurial ecosystem, the country is now referred to as “Start-Up Nation”. Therefore, VC investments in Israeli start-ups have grown rapidly, with demand expected to continue unabated.
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Varana Capital is proud to co-lead this $35M Series A in NeuReality
NeuReality lands $35M to bring AI accelerator chips to market December 6, 2022 By Kyle Wiggers, TechCrunch The growing demand for AI, particularly generative AI (i.e., AI that generates images, text and more), is supercharging the AI inferencing chip market....
Philip Broenniman and Ezra Gardner of Varana Capital: 5 Things I Need To See Before Making A VC Investment
An Interview With Jason Hartman As part of my series about “5 Things I Need To See Before Making A VC Investment” I had the pleasure of interviewing Ezra Gardner and Philip Broenniman, co-founders and managing members of Varana Capital. Ezra Gardner has over 20 years...
Varana Capital is proud to co-lead this $20mm Series A in NeuReality
IBM, AMD embrace Israeli artificial intelligence technologyBy Linda Gradstein, The Times of Israel “Alexa, what’s the weather in Taipei next week?” The artificial intelligence that powers Amazon’s virtual assistant, Netflix, Spotify and other digital services, use...
Vehicles of The Future: Ezra Gardner Of Varana Capital On The Leading Edge Technologies That Are Making Cars & Trucks Smarter, Safer, and More Sustainable
An Interview With David Leichner The automotive industry has been disrupted recently with new exciting technologies that have made cars and trucks much smarter, much safer, and much more sustainable and more environmentally friendly. What other exciting disruptive...
Varana Capital leads $17 Million Round in Stämm Biotech, Joining Draper Associates and Other Current and New Investors
DENVER, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire -- Stämm, an early-stage biotechnology company based in Buenos Aires, recently announced raising $17 million in its Series A round. The round was led by Varana Capital, along with other existing and new investors. The funding will...
Varana Capital Co-Leads $74 Million Round in TriEye, Joined by Intel, Samsung, and Porsche
DENVER, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TriEye, an early-stage, Israeli company recently announced raising $74 million in a round co-led by Varana Capital, which was joined by Intel, Samsung, and Porsche, among others. The funding will help the start-up commercialize...