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Levanon: Over 150 global venture funds signed statement supporting Israel

Adi Levanon · Michael Eisenberg and Adi Levanon: Israeli Resilience in Crisis | E1072 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 12, 2023 · at 30:38

Adi Levanon, Founder and Managing Partner at Selah Ventures, discusses global venture capital industry support for Israel following the October 7 attacks.

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“There is now a wonderful supportive letter being posted, being, you know, signed by, I think now there's a 150 different venture capital funds globally that have signed on from, you know, eight VC to upfront to Bain to all these wonderful, you know, Lightspeed, all these wonderful, wonderful VC funds globally that are showing their support.”

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The claim, plainly

Around 150 global venture capital firms, including 8VC, Upfront Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, have signed a joint letter supporting Israel.

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Assessment

The public letter titled 'Venture Capital Community Statement of Support for Israel' was published and circulated globally in October 2023 following the Hamas attacks. On October 12, 2023, reports indicated over 200 VC firms had signed (growing from around 150 during initial collection), and the signatory list included all specified firms: 8VC, Upfront Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Forbes reported on October 12, 2023, that over 200 VC firms signed the 'Venture Capital Community Statement of Support for Israel'.
All four specifically mentioned firms—8VC, Upfront Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners—were confirmed signatories.

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[1] usv.com [2] calcalistech.com [3] forbes.com [4] foxbusiness.com [5] startupsmagazine.co.uk [6] vcinfodocs.com [7] techmeme.com

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