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New seed-stage venture fund founded by Hila Rom and Tammy Mahn targets industry-specific AI in finance, health care and manufacturing, securing half its capital from US and European investors at launch

"This event illustrates the strength and resilience of Israeli innovation," said Hila Rom, Founding Partner at FutureFirst Ventures, which hosted a cocktail event for the entrepreneurs of the Dream Team delegation.

Rachel ten Brink, general partner at Red Bike Capital, was speaking at the female entrepreneurship panel at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi New York 2026 Mind the Tech conference; Dr. Gal Noyman Veksler, partner at LionBird, added that investors want entrepreneurs "with a real understanding of the field in which they operate."