JVP - Jerusalem Venture Partners

12/02/2026

At Margalit Startup City, the New York, Israeli, and Italian fintech worlds came together for a special evening. JVP's portfolio companies and CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti's remarkable startups, alongside banks, investors, and founders, spent time strengthening international networks and opening new collaboration channels. A central layer of the discussion focused on cross-market collaboration, bringing both Italian and Israeli financial and technology expertise into direct dialogue within the New York financial arena. These exchanges are critical in accelerating responsible AI adoption across global markets. With our global network continuing to expand, we’re already planning the next gathering in the hub, building on the partnerships and insights emerging from this dialogue.

10/02/2026

The new platform Ray was just launched and is already revolutionizing how some banks use AI, enabling faster transaction monitoring and customer due diligence and onboarding, as we saw firsthand today in a board meeting with ThetaRay in New York, at Margalit Startup City. The company is deep in its next phase of global scale, expanding across key markets, strengthening its institutional standing, and embedding its technology more deeply in how financial crime risk is addressed worldwide.

We are excited to see how recent leadership and product milestones are shaping the trajectory. Brad Levy stepping in as CEO brings the right leadership at a pivotal moment, and the introduction of Ray, the Agentic AI suite supporting end to end AML investigations, marks a meaningful leap in how investigative AI enters financial systems.

At JVP, we are proud to chair the board at a moment where category leadership is becoming globally relevant, with much more ahead.

ThetaRay

27/01/2026

The front line in the fight against terrorism and financial crime is no longer only on the ground, it is in our financial systems.

Today’s launch of Ray by ThetaRay marks a meaningful step forward: an Agentic AI suite for AML investigations. Not only detecting suspicious activity, but supporting and accelerating the investigation process itself, from evidence collection, behavioral and counterparty analysis, open-source checks, and document review, to generating structured, regulator-ready case files. All while keeping human analysts fully in control.

This is not “another feature.” It’s infrastructure. And this is what infrastructure looks like when it’s built right. Deep Israeli innovation, New York as a global financial engine, and Europe as a regulatory proving ground. This is our Triangle that turns technology into an industry standard.

In the end, the future of AI will be decided in production, under regulation, accountability, and trust.

Congratulations to the ThetaRay team, a meaningful leap forward in strengthening the financial system’s ability to investigate risk faster, more consistently, and at global scale.

A true ray of light for the industry.

23/01/2026

The latest i24NEWS coverage from Dubai highlights a defining shift in AI for 2026, from broad, horizontal tools to micro vertical AI, "built specifically for regulated industries.”

We’re proud to see this story told through companies from the JVP portfolio that are already building this future, including ThetaRay, advancing AI for financial crime prevention and banking compliance; ControlUp, transforming enterprise IT and digital employee experience at global scale, , leveraging AI to protect digital ecosystems from ad fraud, cyber threats, and data exploitation and Quali, enabling secure, automated infrastructure in highly regulated environments.

As noted in the article, “The focus here is how AI can actually solve real problems.” And that is exactly the point: AI’s next chapter is about deployment, trust, and measurable impact in the systems that run global markets, systems that run our day to day lives.

Innovation is moving beyond borders. Partnerships are redefining what’s possible. And micro vertical AI is becoming a foundation for stronger economies, safer institutions, and real societal benefit.

We’re heading in the right direction!
We recommend watching the full article

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/innov-nation/artc-balig-s-vtr-innov #

אראל מרגלית - Erel Margalit

Israeli, European, and US entrepreneurs gather at the JVP conference to focus on vertical AI and cross-border partnerships ● WATCH

22/01/2026

Welcome to the JVP family, Brad Levy! Congratulations on your appointment as CEO of ThetaRay, one of JVP’s leading portfolio companies.

ThetaRay is a pioneer in micro-vertical AI for financial crime and compliance, building purpose-built AI infrastructure for global financial institutions at a moment when complexity, regulation, and scale are accelerating. We’re excited to see ThetaRay continue its global expansion and play a central role in transforming financial markets.

Link to the City Biz article in the comments.

ThetaRay

22/01/2026

I’m proud to congratulate Brad Levy on his appointment as CEO of ThetaRay, our portfolio company and a clear category leader in Cognitive AI for financial crime compliance. This is a moment where scale, ex*****on, and global impact matter more than ever.

ThetaRay has built micro-vertical AI designed specifically for financial crime and compliance, at a time when global financial markets are entering a new phase of complexity. As this purpose-built AI becomes critical for transaction monitoring and customer due diligence, it is quickly becoming foundational infrastructure for banks and financial institutions worldwide.

Brad is a proven leader in building and operating core financial infrastructure at global scale, and he is the right CEO to lead ThetaRay into its next phase.
I also want to thank Peter Reynolds for his leadership and impact in scaling the company, and I’m pleased he will continue to support ThetaRay and its leadership team in an advisory role.

I’m excited to see the company accelerate its global expansion and help shape the next chapter of global financial markets.

Link to the City Biz article in the comments.

JVP - Jerusalem Venture Partners ThetaRay

31/12/2025

Wishing our partners and friends a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. Looking ahead to another year of meaningful collaborations, continued growth, and shared progress together.

11/11/2025

“Organizations that do not change how they develop and operate now will be left behind,” said JVP Chairman & CEO Erel N. Margalit, opening our forum on adoption as an operational reality, with Microsoft, monday.com, and Earnix sharing the concrete steps they’ve taken and the advantages they’re seeing when AI is embedded across daily operations and into products powered by proprietary domain data. AI is no longer a feature, it’s the new foundation.

At JVP, we bring our portfolio leaders together to learn, professionalize, and master every necessary and advantageous shift. Winning companies are rapidly rebuilding how they work: smaller, accountable teams, tighter alignment to market needs, and AI woven into product and development lifecycles, driving efficiency and creating lasting advantage.

Another event with the JVP portfolio umbrella in action: learning, mastering, leading. Thank you to everyone who contributed, and to Coro for hosting the event. Under the JVP umbrella, we remain committed to helping our companies stay ahead. Special thanks to Riki Mozes for bringing the event together.

We look forward to the next session!

29/10/2025

Our work begins where vision meets ex*****on. Today, at Margalit Startup City Jerusalem, we hosted a Canadian investors’ delegation led by Neil Grunberg and Storytime Capital Partners, joined by Drina Zidenko from the Consulate General of Israel in Toronto and Western Canada.

Across the JVP and Margalit Startup City ecosystem, we showed how innovation is deployed at scale with clear unit economics. ThetaRay, led in the session by Barak Klein, showed how AI-driven transaction monitoring enables global banks to fight financial crime while growing cross-border business. Greeneye, with Gadi Porat, detailed precision spraying that cuts herbicide use and cost while improving yields for large-scale growers. Wonder Veggies, presented by Danny Weiss, illustrated how data-driven agri-food innovation moves from pilot to shelf with clear unit economics. Nanit, with Alexander Dahan, shared how computer vision and analytics translate into better sleep, better health insights, and a category-defining consumer brand.

Our thanks to Devora Mason for leading and organizing the visit together with Riki Moses, and to our partners across JVP for the collaboration that makes these working sessions productive. The result is more than a visit- it is a stronger bridge between Israel and Canada - shared innovation, shared purpose, and real opportunities to build market leaders from Jerusalem to North America.

| Margalit Startup City | ThetaRay | Greeneye Technology | Nanit |

17/09/2025

Every breakthrough in technology begins with people solving real problems. That is where true impact begins.

This week in New York, we saw how these human needs and global challenges are being addressed through the power of AI. From cybersecurity and financial services, to insurance, network management, SaaS, climate and wellness, our companies are showing how innovation can transform entire industries. Earnix, ThetaRay and INSHUR are reshaping the way financial services and insurance operate. ControlUp and Pyramid Analytics are changing how organizations manage networks and data. Nanit is creating a new global standard in family wellness and sleep technology.

Together with leading international investors, and through advanced investment structures such as Continuation Vehicles, we are scaling these companies beyond growth into true market leadership. And with hubs in New York, London, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Be’er Sheva, the Galilee, Paris, Munich and Milan, we are connecting ecosystems and building bridges that turn local innovation into global opportunity.

This is how we see the next chapter of technology. This is the JVP way.

08/09/2025

Today, JVP closed a $290M Continuation Vehicle in partnership with TPG to power Earnix’s AI-driven transformation of the global insurance industry.

We’re excited to partner with TPG, alongside Insight Partners, as we continue building Earnix into the leading AI platform for the insurance and financial services sectors. This transaction delivers 8.7x returns to JVP’s early investors and positions Earnix for its next phase of global expansion.
Earnix’s cloud-native AI platform already powers 100+ tier-1 institutions across 35+ countries—including AXA, Generali, Tokio Marine, Banco Santander, IAG, and Munich Re—redefining real-time pricing, rating, underwriting, and personalization.

This Continuation Vehicle - one of the largest of its kind for a venture capital firm - underscores JVP’s conviction in Earnix’s long-term potential. We’re proud to welcome TPG to the group of world-class investors supporting this next chapter, alongside Hamilton Lane, Partners Group, HighVista Strategies, Committed Advisors, Hollyport Capital, and Lexington Partners.

This is the JVP Way: investing and reinvesting in the companies we believe in, and taking a hands-on approach to company building that consistently turns best-in-class technologies into category-leading global businesses. This approach has produced dozens of significant IPOs and acquisitions from Israel and New York, including CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), where JVP held a 47% stake at IPO and was recently acquired by Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) for $25B, Qlik $3B sale, Cogent Communications NASDAQ: CCOI) $3.5B sale, and more.

We’re proud of the Earnix leadership and teams across North America, Europe, Israel, and APAC as the company advances as an international leader in AI-powered insurance technology.

05/06/2025

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ביום שישי הקרוב, 6.6 בשעה 12:00 במתחם התחנה בירושלים – אנחנו מזמינים אתכם להצטרף אלינו ליריד מיוחד לזכרם של אריאל סוסנוב, רועי דאוי ויובל שהם ז"ל – שלושה צעירים ירושלמים שנפלו בשירות המדינה.

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