The Garage VC - Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1

What is The Garage VC and what is your focus?

Accepted Answer

The Garage VC is an early-stage venture capital firm with a $100 million fund, focusing on pre-seed and seed-stage investments. We typically invest between $1 million and $6 million in innovative companies across the Fintech and Enterprise-Tech sectors. To date, we have invested in 14 companies, with several more planned from our current fund.

Question 2

What is your average check size?

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Our typical check size ranges between $1 million and $6 million per investment.

Question 3

What investment stages do you focus on?

Accepted Answer

We invest exclusively at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, helping early-stage founders get off the ground, build scalable products, and penetrate global markets.

Question 4

Do you invest in later stages (Series A, B, or beyond)?

Accepted Answer

No. We invest exclusively at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages with check sizes up to $6M. We are not the right fit for later-stage rounds (e.g., $35M Series B rounds).

Question 5

Do you lead investment rounds or co-invest?

Accepted Answer

In the majority of our investments, we lead the round. In special cases, we join alongside another leading fund. We are happy to lead pre-seed and seed rounds provided our check size does not exceed $6M and our equity stake remains at least 15%. Either way, we are hands-on partners working closely with founders from day one.

Question 6

What sectors do you invest in?

Accepted Answer

We focus strictly on Fintech and Enterprise-Tech sectors. While we evaluate opportunities on a case-by-case basis, we generally do not invest outside these core domains.

Question 7

Do you invest in Food Tech, Consumer, or other industries?

Accepted Answer

No. We focus on Fintech and Enterprise-Tech sectors and do not invest in Food Tech or consumer apps. If you are building a startup in our primary focus areas, we'd love to hear from you.

Question 8

What added value does The Garage bring to portfolio companies?

Accepted Answer

Our added value stems from three core operational pillars:
Direct Access to Real Banks: We enable early-stage founders to plug directly into the infrastructure and data of major banks, such as Bank Leumi and Valley National Bank, accelerating enterprise sales cycles.
Unique AI and Banking Leadership: Led by Shay Dan (former commander of Unit 8200's largest AI center and senior banking CTO), we ensure insights are technologically advanced and operationally viable within regulated financial environments.
Working-Level Partners: We are in the trenches with our founders every day, collaborating directly on product development, go-to-market strategies, and subsequent fundraising rounds.

Question 9

Who are the key Limited Partners (LPs) backing The Garage?

Accepted Answer

Our fund is backed by top-tier global financial institutions and investment groups:
Bank Leumi: Israel's largest bank (approximately $200B in assets) and a top 10 global bank in efficiency ratio.
Valley National Bank: A premier $65B US bank headquartered in New Jersey.
BRM Group: Leading Israeli investment house and early backers of Check Point, eToro, and Moovit.
Joined by leading institutional and private investors across Fund II.

Question 10

Are you currently raising capital from new LPs?

Accepted Answer

We are not actively raising, but we are always open to connecting with strategic institutional partners. Feel free to reach out directly.

Question 11

Which companies are in The Garage's portfolio?

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Our portfolio includes category-defining startups across fintech, enterprise AI, and cyber:
Sedric: The first AI agent compliance officer for banks and fintechs.
Encore AI: Cloning and doubling revenue-generating personnel with AI agents.
AironWorks: Protecting organizations from AI-phishing attacks by preparing their people.
Crowded: The best banking platform for NGOs and 501(c)(3) organizations.
Gain: Giving procurement teams fully automated AI negotiation capabilities.
ZenZap: Agentic work chat, a secure interface for employee communication with peers, agents and work tools.
Atlas Invest: AI infrastructure powering real estate credit.
Vayu: Reshaping how companies manage revenue in the age of AI.
Pelles.ai: Building Trades OS, AI infrastructure for construction workflows.
Tweezr: A deterministic system-intelligence platform for safely evolving legacy banking cores.
Varolio: Giving managers and employees in traditional industries answers in minutes that used to take days.
StreamPay: Increasing unattended-machine operators' revenue by 35 percent.
Dalto: Enabling enterprises to build AI agents by connecting them to the external data they need.
Owlue: A property tax intelligence company building the data layer for property value and taxation.

Question 12

What is The Garage's latest investment?

Accepted Answer

Our latest investment is StreamPay, expanding next-gen revenue infrastructure for automated operations.

Question 13

Where is The Garage based?

Accepted Answer

The Garage is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Question 14

Does The Garage work with startups outside Israel?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Garage serves companies in Israel and the United States.

Question 15

How can founders get in touch?

Accepted Answer

Founders can reach out through the firm’s website or the contact email listed there. Keep it short and clear: what you build, who it is for, and why it fits.

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