Taya Ventures

Taya Ventures is a seed-stage venture fund and the corporate venture arm of Taya Media Group, founded in 2015 and based in Ramat Gan, Israel. Part of Israel's premiere video, media and visual-communications group, owner of United Studios of Israel, the country's largest video production complex, and several content, media and technology companies, Taya Ventures offers founders mentoring, deep industry knowledge and access to Taya Media's professional network in addition to capital. The fund concentrates on pre-seed and seed rounds, primarily in Israel-based startups, and invests across information technology, internet of things, advertising technology and adjacent media and data sectors, with check sizes of roughly $500K to $5M; its seed rounds have averaged around $1.17M, and it is willing to lead. It is led by serial entrepreneur Kobi Marenko, founder and CEO of Arbe Robotics, a 4D-radar imaging company for autonomous driving, alongside media veterans Yoav Peretz, CEO of Taya Media Group since 2013 and Co-CEO of United Studios of Israel, and Ami Giniger. Across roughly 18 portfolio companies the firm has seen one IPO and four acquisitions: Arbe listed on NASDAQ in October 2021, and Upsolver was acquired by QlikTech in January 2025. Other holdings include Protected, SafeBlocks and Underworld Football, whose $500K seed round Taya led. Data through 2025 indicated no new investments recorded that year, with the portfolio spanning Israel, the United States and Taiwan. Taya Ventures pairs seed capital with the production and media resources of its parent group.