J-Ventures

Profile

J-Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, founded in 2018 by Jim Koshland and Oded Hermoni. Koshland is a corporate lawyer with a background in governance, while Hermoni is a former technology journalist and startup founder. The firm operates under what it calls a 'Capitalist Kibbutz' model, engaging a community-driven approach with a network of over 600 operators, current and former venture capital partners, and executives. This collaborative structure allows them to source high-quality deals and provide extensive support beyond capital.

J-Ventures focuses on early-stage and seed-round investments in sectors such as AI-native software, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and applied AI, particularly in the United States and Israel. They cap individual LP investments to maintain a broad and distributed base, ensuring diverse input in investment decisions. With Fund III closed at $36 million, J-Ventures' total AUM reached approximately $110 million.

Their portfolio includes notable companies such as Descope, Finout, Bria AI, BeeHero, and Eclypsium, with the first five investments of Fund III being CopilotKit, Strawberry.me, Gacey, Tego, and Zenskar. They have backed nearly 50 companies in total, leveraging their extensive network to support growth and development, raising $2.5 billion in follow-on funding and achieving multiple successful exits.