Hyperwise Ventures

Hyperwise Ventures

Hyperwise Ventures was founded in Tel Aviv in 2017 by Nathan Shuchami, a former managing director who led early-stage investments, and Dudu Mimran, a veteran technologist who became the firm's CTO. They structured the firm to write first-checks into startups where their own operator experience could accelerate the transition from lab to revenue. The firm runs a concentrated seed-stage strategy across cybersecurity, enterprise software, AI/ML, data analytics, and workflow automation. It also tracks climate-focused infrastructure plays. Hyperwise positions itself as a hands-on lead investor — not a passive allocator — guiding technical founders through product-launch sequencing, US sales hiring, and channel partnerships. The geographic thesis is explicit: build in Israel, sell into North America. Confirmed portfolio companies include Cybersixgill, a dark-web threat intelligence platform, and ControlUp, a digital-experience monitoring company later backed by K1 Investment Management, but the firm has kept much of its portfolio out of public databases. The partnership operates from Tel Aviv with a compact team built around Shuchami's venture network and Mimran's engineering depth. No dedicated growth fund or separate philanthropic vehicle has been disclosed. In September 2024, the firm was actively participating in Israeli seed rounds for AI-native security startups, reinforcing its posture as an early mover in the intersection of artificial intelligence and cyber defense. Hyperwise's structural differentiator is its two-headed leadership model: a general-partner investor paired with a chief technology officer who sits inside the firm, not merely as an advisor. This lets the firm conduct deep technical diligence on pre-revenue companies and then stay embedded with founders through architecture decisions, not just board meetings. It is a boutique model that deliberately resists scaling into a multi-stage platform.