Cyrus Venture Fund

Managing Partner Amir Guttman leads investment decisions at Cyrus. Guttman has operated in Israel's early-stage venture market through multiple cycles, focusing on pre-seed and seed-stage enterprise-software and deep-tech companies. The firm maintains a lean partnership structure with centralized decision-making, typical of concentrated early-stage Israeli funds.

Cyrus concentrates on pre-seed and seed rounds, often writing the first institutional check. The fund targets rounds between $500,000 and $3 million, positioning itself before Series A venture capital enters. This stage focus means Cyrus absorbs higher technology risk in exchange for lower entry valuations and meaningful ownership stakes.

Cyrus sources opportunities through direct relationships with founders emerging from elite Israeli technical military units, university research labs, and repeat-entrepreneur networks. Israel's concentrated technology ecosystem — particularly in Tel Aviv and Herzliya — allows a lean firm to access proprietary deal flow without the outreach overhead required in larger markets. Co-investor relationships across US and European venture funds create secondary sourcing channels.

Cyrus primarily executes direct equity investments into operating companies. The firm does not publicly market a fund-of-funds strategy or participate as a limited partner in other venture vehicles. Its model is built around direct, high-conviction stakes where the partnership can add board-level value.

Cyrus targets enterprise software, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital health, and financial technology. These sectors align with Israel's deepest technical talent pools and the domains where Israeli startups have historically generated exits exceeding $500 million. The fund avoids sectors where its partnership lacks technical evaluation capacity.