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Cedar Fund

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1997

AUM

$399 M

Location

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 10 February, 2026

Profile

Cedar Fund is a venture capital firm investing in Israeli founders at the very start of their ventures.

Industry

Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Medical Devices Other Pharmaceuticals Security Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy HealthTech AdTech IT Services Mobile/Apps Software Internet of Things (IoT) Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Digital SaaS Technology

Cedar Fund Funds

Name Type
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Cedar Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
IT Services
Mobile/Apps
Software
Telecommunications
Internet of Things (IoT)
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Middle East
$10-50 m
$175 M
June 2000
Cedar Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Digital
SaaS
Software
Telecommunications
AdTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$175 M
March 2008
Cedar Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
SaaS
Software
Telecommunications
Technology
Infrastructure
AdTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$50 M
October 1997

Contacts

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Title
Email
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Gal Israely Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Motti Vaknin Partner
Partner
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FAQs about Cedar Fund

Cedar Fund is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Cedar Fund is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
Cedar Fund was founded in 1997.
Cedar Fund invests in companies and startups in Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Medical Devices, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Security, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, HealthTech, AdTech, IT Services, Mobile/Apps, Software, Internet of Things (IoT), Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, SaaS, Technology.
Cedar Fund invests in companies and startups in North America.
Cedar Fund invests in companies and startups at Seed.
Cedar Fund usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Cedar Fund has around $399m assets under management.
Cedar Fund last fund was created/launched in 2008-03-12
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