SeedIL Ventures

Co-founders and Managing Partners Cynthia Phitoussi and Audrey Chocron lead all investment decisions. The firm operates with a lean structure; no separate investment committee has been publicly identified. They draw on the collective expertise of the SeedIL Club's 65 accredited angel members for diligence and co-investment, but final check-writing authority rests with the managing partners.

Deal flow originates through two primary channels: TheHive Accelerator, which Phitoussi and Chocron co-founded to back immigrant entrepreneurs in Israel, and the 65-member SeedIL Club, a curated angel network that preceded the formal fund. This dual structure gives SeedIL early visibility into founders at the pre-institutional stage, often before they are marketed to broader venture circles.

SeedIL Ventures operates as a boutique asset manager running a venture strategy, not a single-family office. The formal fund was built atop the SeedIL Club, a professional angel network. While the firm does not disclose its LP base, its activities — co-investing, portfolio support, accelerator incubation — follow a conventional venture-capital operating model rather than a single-family capital-preservation mandate.

The firm concentrates on early-stage venture, spanning pre-seed, seed, and startup rounds, with selective follow-on into growth. Its strategy emphasizes the first institutional check, often coming directly out of the accelerator pipeline. The partners provide active board-level or advisory support post-investment.

SeedIL invests primarily in Israel-based startups, with a heavy emphasis on immigrant-founder teams. The firm's portfolio companies typically target expansion into North America and Europe. TheHive Accelerator reinforces this cross-border orientation by preparing founders for international go-to-market execution from day one.