Jumpspeed Ventures

Jumpspeed Ventures is the first and only micro-venture capital fund dedicated to investing in early-stage startups originating from the Jerusalem, Israel startup ecosystem. Founded in 2013 by Ben Wiener, a New Yorker who relocated to Jerusalem, the firm now manages $40 million across two funds. Fund II raised $20 million specifically for inception-stage Jerusalem-founded tech startups. Jumpspeed invests $250K to $1 million per company, typically leading or co-leading inception rounds, and backs a small handful of new companies each year. Ben Wiener is the sole General Partner. Jumpspeed has made 37 investments and produced two landmark exits: Zoomin, acquired by Salesforce for $450 million, and Robust Intelligence, acquired by Cisco for $400 million — totaling more than $850 million in acquisition value from a micro-fund, an extraordinary return profile. Other portfolio companies include TensorQ, Raily, Lidwave, and NeuroKaire, which received a Series A investment in December 2024. Investment focus spans AI and machine learning, big data, fintech, healthtech, and enterprise software. Wiener evaluates new investments through the H.E.A.R.T. framework: Hypothesis (a strong market thesis), Enormous Stakes (a large problem or opportunity), Alternatives Grossly Inadequate (current solutions fail), Radically Differentiated Solution (a 10x better paradigm shift), and Team Traits and Skills (the credibility to build and sell). Jumpspeed has been featured by VentureBeat and the Leichtag Foundation as a pioneer in validating Jerusalem as a viable tech ecosystem capable of generating returns alongside the more established Tel Aviv startup scene.