Awz Ventures is a Canadian-based multi-stage venture capital firm managing US$250M (AUM) across four funds. The firm’s investments range from inception to early-growth stage Israeli start-ups in the AI, cybersecurity, intelligence, physical security and deep tech sectors.
Awz Ventures is led by its founder and managing director Yaron Ashkenazi and Advisory Committee President, Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Stephen J. Harper.
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Awz Ventures is a Canadian-based multi-stage venture capital firm managing more than US$250M (AUM) across four funds. The firm’s investments range from inception to early-growth-stage Israeli start-ups in the AI, cybersecurity, intelligence, physical security and deep-tech sectors. Awz Ventures is headed by its founder and managing director Yaron Ashkenazi alongside Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Stephen J. Harper as Advisory Committee President. Earlier this year Awz opened the doors to its state-of-the-art Awz X-Seed investment and accelerator hub n Tel Aviv, in partnership with MAFAT - the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s R&D arm. Awz X-Seed invests in pre-seed stage companies and “inception” of new startups – all developing innovative security technologies with significant commercial applications in the civilian sector.