Israeli VC agency Iron Nation launches $60m fund

Israeli enterprise capital agency Iron Nation at this time introduced the launch of its second fund totaling $60 million, of which $50 million has already been raised. The fund will spend money on Israeli startups from seed by to Collection B financing rounds by Iron Nation, which was based within the wake of the October 7 assaults to assist Israeli startups dealing with acute monetary disruption.

Iron Nation was based by entrepreneurs Gil Friedlander, Chen Linchevski, and Jason Wolf, initially as a rapid-response funding automobile for startups impacted by halted funding rounds and widespread mobilization of reservists. In 2024, the agency was one of the lively traders in Israel, injecting $20.4 million into 24 corporations.

The enterprise capital agency has pivoted from an emergency assist initiative to an institutional enterprise capital fund following its early portfolio efficiency, which incorporates illumex, which was acquired by Nvidia final month, lower than two years after Iron Nation’s preliminary funding.

The second fund combines non-public traders from all over the world alongside North American federations, Jewish organizations, and institutional traders.

Iron Nation mentioned, “The resilience of Israeli entrepreneurs has confirmed stronger than market danger notion. What started as an pressing response to a second of disaster has developed right into a long-term funding alternative pushed by innovation, execution, and powerful world demand.”

Iron Nation says its second fund will concentrate on “scale-up prepared” corporations with confirmed merchandise, following product-market match and powerful development potential. The fund will spend money on all sectors, stressing superior applied sciences past conventional concentrations in cybersecurity and AI, together with medtech, protection tech, and deep tech.

A central pillar of the agency’s technique is a US market entry initiative by a partnership with the State of Indiana. The collaboration is designed to offer Israeli startups with a structured entry level into the US market, together with entry to each dilutive and non-dilutive funding, tax incentives, and a regional ecosystem that features organizations akin to Eli Lilly and IU Well being. The partnership features a $15 million funding dedication from the state.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun mentioned, “Indiana is dedicated to competing and profitable within the industries shaping the longer term. Our partnership with Iron Nation displays our concentrate on combining public management, non-public capital, and world innovation to drive long-term financial development.”

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on April 13, 2026.