Blackfield Capital Management

Howard Fischer, the managing partner and founder, makes portfolio decisions. He founded Blackfield in 2009 after running Basso Capital Management, a hedge fund. No additional investment committee members or co-managers are publicly disclosed.

Blackfield operates through a permanent-capital vehicle — the Blackfield Growth Fund — listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, rather than through a blind-pool partnership with a fixed 8–12 year life. This structure allows the firm to hold portfolio companies beyond IPO without forced distribution pressures that standard VC funds face.

The firm writes minority-equity checks between $25 million and $75 million, targeting private technology companies that have reached late-stage development — typically post-Series C, with clear public-market trajectories. Position count stays low, between 8 and 12 active holdings.

Palantir Technologies was a disclosed position held prior to its 2020 direct listing. eToro, the social-trading platform, was another name identified through public filings surrounding its attempted SPAC merger. Both positions illustrate the firm's pattern of acquiring stakes well ahead of anticipated liquidity events.

Public record points exclusively to direct minority investments in operating companies. There is no evidence of Blackfield committing capital as a limited partner to third-party venture funds, nor participating in co-investment clubs alongside other managers.