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Private
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2021
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Symbol is a Tel Aviv–based first-check venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Yuval Ariav, formerly co-founder and CTO of Fundbox. The firm writes initial checks of $500,000–$3,500,000 into pre-consensus Israeli founders across consumer, small-and-medium business, and enterprise sectors, deploying capital via priced rounds, convertible loan agreements, or SAFEs. Its core offering extends beyond capital to "microservices" — hands-on operational support delivered to portfolio companies — alongside structured ecosystem programs including ideation workshops, core employee peer groups, and co-founder matchmaking.

The firm has built a proprietary content and event surface around Israeli founder communities: it runs the Buildcon conference (with Google Cloud, HSBC, and Goldfarb Gross Seligman as 2024 sponsors), produces the Hebrew-language Now What podcast targeting graduates of Israeli military tech units, and operates the ideas.rip platform as an inbound deal-sourcing channel. Portfolio companies span HPC and semiconductors (NextSilicon), manufacturing operations (Cinch), conversational research (Remesh), insurance and senior care, consumer finance (Stoa), real estate (Approve.com), cybersecurity, and AI-enabled procurement (Jiga), reflecting an explicitly sector-agnostic, founder-led investment thesis.

Symbol's business model is the standard venture management-fee-and-carry structure, with management fees on a first fund and carried interest on realizations; the firm does not disclose fund size, AUM, revenue, or headcount beyond a stated 1–10 employee range. The 2025 participation in Jiga's $12M Series A led by Aleph with Y Combinator marks its first documented priced follow-on and signals an evolving posture from pure seed deployment toward select follow-on participation in breakout portfolio companies.

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Symbol is a Tel Aviv–based first-check venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Yuval Ariav (ex-Fundbox CTO) that writes $500k–$3.5M into pre-consensus Israeli founders across consumer, SMB, and enterprise, supplemented by hands-on "microservices" and a content and event ecosystem.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel
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Tel Aviv
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Israel
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Middle East
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
venture capital investing, pre-seed funding, seed stage investment, startup founder support, portfolio advisory services
Industry1 code
1Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B)
CodeFSANAAABPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Venture Capital
Social media profiles3 records
GTM motion3 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Venture Capital Returns
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

Symbol generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies. As a first-check VC, they invest early in pre-consensus companies and generate returns through exits (acquisitions, IPOs).

symbol.vc
Marketing channels7 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
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Core offering1 text field

Symbol writes first-check venture capital investments of $500k to $3.5M into priced rounds, CLAs, or SAFEs, targeting pre-consensus Israeli founders and companies across consumer, SMB, and enterprise sectors. In addition to capital, the firm provides hands-on microservices support to portfolio companies, covering product strategy, UX, HR, messaging, and fundraising through an in-house operator team.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Symbol is a first-check venture capital firm, not a software product company. Its core offering is venture capital investment services ($500k-$3.5M checks) targeting pre-consensus Israeli founders in non-consensus industries. Symbol provides ecosystem programs including Microservices (hands-on advisory in product, UX, HR, messaging), the Now What Podcast (career guidance for military tech graduates), and Buildcon Conference. These services support the portfolio companies rather than serving external customers through software products.

Product and service2 records
1First-Check VC Investment
CategoryFirst-Check Venture Capital Investment
Description

Symbol's flagship offering: first-check venture capital investments of $500k to $3.5M into priced rounds, CLAs, or SAFEs, targeting pre-consensus Israeli founders across consumer, SMB, and enterprise sectors.

2Microservices
CategoryPortfolio Advisory Services
Description

Hands-on advisory services for portfolio companies covering product strategy, UX/UI design, HR/staffing, messaging/positioning, and business development, delivered by in-house operators to support early-stage startups that cannot yet hire full-time experts.

Scale indicator3 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership3 partners
1Google Cloud
Strategic tierMinorTypeGTM or Marketing Partner
Description

Sponsor of Buildcon 2024 conference. Google Cloud provided sponsorship support for the zero-to-one builders conference held at Cinematheque Tel Aviv on June 20, 2024.

2HSBC Innovation Banking
Strategic tierMinorTypeGTM or Marketing Partner
Description

Sponsor of Buildcon 2024 conference. HSBC Innovation Banking served as a sponsor for the ecosystem builders conference.

3Goldfarb Gross Seligman
Strategic tierMinorTypeGTM or Marketing Partner
Description

Sponsor of Buildcon 2024 conference. The law firm provided sponsorship support for the event.

Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights7 records

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Named customers18 records

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Segment3 records

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Profiles10 records

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment10 records

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Symbol

Venture Capitalsymbol.vc

Symbol is a Tel Aviv–based first-check venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Yuval Ariav (ex-Fundbox CTO) that writes $500k–$3.5M into pre-consensus Israeli founders across consumer, SMB, and enterprise, supplemented by hands-on "microservices" and a content and event ecosystem.

What Symbol does

Symbol is a Tel Aviv–based first-check venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Yuval Ariav, formerly co-founder and CTO of Fundbox. The firm writes initial checks of $500,000–$3,500,000 into pre-consensus Israeli founders across consumer, small-and-medium business, and enterprise sectors, deploying capital via priced rounds, convertible loan agreements, or SAFEs. Its core offering extends beyond capital to "microservices" — hands-on operational support delivered to portfolio companies — alongside structured ecosystem programs including ideation workshops, core employee peer groups, and co-founder matchmaking.

The firm has built a proprietary content and event surface around Israeli founder communities: it runs the Buildcon conference (with Google Cloud, HSBC, and Goldfarb Gross Seligman as 2024 sponsors), produces the Hebrew-language Now What podcast targeting graduates of Israeli military tech units, and operates the ideas.rip platform as an inbound deal-sourcing channel. Portfolio companies span HPC and semiconductors (NextSilicon), manufacturing operations (Cinch), conversational research (Remesh), insurance and senior care, consumer finance (Stoa), real estate (Approve.com), cybersecurity, and AI-enabled procurement (Jiga), reflecting an explicitly sector-agnostic, founder-led investment thesis.

Symbol's business model is the standard venture management-fee-and-carry structure, with management fees on a first fund and carried interest on realizations; the firm does not disclose fund size, AUM, revenue, or headcount beyond a stated 1–10 employee range. The 2025 participation in Jiga's $12M Series A led by Aleph with Y Combinator marks its first documented priced follow-on and signals an evolving posture from pure seed deployment toward select follow-on participation in breakout portfolio companies.

Symbol firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Symbol
Legal name
Symbol
Website
https://symbol.vc
Company type
Private
Founded year
2021
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Symbol is a Tel Aviv–based first-check venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Yuval Ariav (ex-Fundbox CTO) that writes $500k–$3.5M into pre-consensus Israeli founders across consumer, SMB, and enterprise, supplemented by hands-on "microservices" and a content and event ecosystem.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Symbol industry classification

Industry
Product category
Venture Capital
NAICS
Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282)
akta.pro primary industry
Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

  • Venture capital investing
  • Pre-seed funding
  • Seed stage investment
  • Startup founder support
  • Portfolio advisory services

Where Symbol is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Tel Aviv
HQ country
Israel
HQ region
Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

Symbol business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Venture Capital Returns: Symbol generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies. As a first-check VC, they invest early in pre-consensus companies and generate returns through exits (acquisitions, IPOs).

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Symbol product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Symbol writes first-check venture capital investments of $500k to $3.5M into priced rounds, CLAs, or SAFEs, targeting pre-consensus Israeli founders and companies across consumer, SMB, and enterprise sectors. In addition to capital, the firm provides hands-on microservices support to portfolio companies, covering product strategy, UX, HR, messaging, and fundraising through an in-house operator team.

Product overview

Symbol is a first-check venture capital firm, not a software product company. Its core offering is venture capital investment services ($500k-$3.5M checks) targeting pre-consensus Israeli founders in non-consensus industries. Symbol provides ecosystem programs including Microservices (hands-on advisory in product, UX, HR, messaging), the Now What Podcast (career guidance for military tech graduates), and Buildcon Conference. These services support the portfolio companies rather than serving external customers through software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • First-Check VC Investment Symbol's flagship offering: first-check venture capital investments of $500k to $3.5M into priced rounds, CLAs, or SAFEs, targeting pre-consensus Israeli founders across consumer, SMB, and enterprise sectors.
  • Microservices Hands-on advisory services for portfolio companies covering product strategy, UX/UI design, HR/staffing, messaging/positioning, and business development, delivered by in-house operators to support early-stage startups that cannot yet hire full-time experts.

Companies that use Symbol

Customer profile

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Symbol technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Symbol partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

  • Google CloudminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Buildcon 2024 conference. Google Cloud provided sponsorship support for the zero-to-one builders conference held at Cinematheque Tel Aviv on June 20, 2024.
  • HSBC Innovation BankingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Buildcon 2024 conference. HSBC Innovation Banking served as a sponsor for the ecosystem builders conference.
  • Goldfarb Gross SeligmanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Buildcon 2024 conference. The law firm provided sponsorship support for the event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Symbol competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Symbol social profiles

Digital presence

Symbol financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Symbol leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Symbol funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Symbol M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments10 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Symbol

What does Symbol do?

Symbol writes first-check venture capital investments of $500k to $3.5M into priced rounds, CLAs, or SAFEs, targeting pre-consensus Israeli founders and companies across consumer, SMB, and enterprise sectors. In addition to capital, the firm provides hands-on microservices support to portfolio companies, covering product strategy, UX, HR, messaging, and fundraising through an in-house operator team.

Is Symbol a public or private company?

Symbol is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Symbol founded?

Symbol was founded in 2021. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Symbol based?

Symbol is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the Middle East region.

How does Symbol make money?

One revenue line is on record: venture Capital Returns.

Does Symbol have an API?

No public API is recorded for Symbol.

What industry is Symbol in?

Symbol's product category is Venture Capital. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAAAB, Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B). Its NAICS code is 523940 and its SIC code is 6282.

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FinSMEsJiga Raises $12M in Series A FundingJiga, an AI-driven sourcing platform, raised $12M in Series A funding led by Aleph, with participation from Symbol and Y Combinator. The company will use the funds to expand production capabilities, deepen AI-driven quality assurance, and scale enterprise infrastructure. Jiga is used by NASA, Siemens, and companies in aerospace, defense, and robotics.GeektimeThe renowned accelerator in the world invests in an Israeli startup that works with NASAThe Israeli startup Jiga, which has developed an AI-powered platform enabling engineers to upload manufacturing drawings and specifications to match with manufacturers and order parts directly, has completed a Series A funding round. The round was led by Aleph fund with participation from Symbol fund and Y Combinator, and the capital will be used to expand the platform amid high customer demand. Jiga, founded in 2020, already serves NASA, Google, Siemens, and hundreds of other companies, and has offices in both Israel and the United States.FinSMEsSymbol Closes $50M Debut FundSymbol, a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm, closed its debut fund at $50 million. The fund invests between $500k and $3.5M in the first funding round of Israeli entrepreneurs building pre-consensus companies, with limited partners including LionBird.CTechEntrepreneur and investor Yuval Ariav closes $50 million debut fund SymbolYuval Ariav has closed the $50 million debut fund for his venture capital firm, Symbol, which targets early-stage investments between $0.5 and $3.5 million in unconventional startups. Since its initial closing in late 2021, the fund has made ten pre-Seed and Seed investments, with five portfolio companies successfully raising subsequent rounds.