Tau Ventures
TAU Ventures is an early-stage venture capital ecosystem established by Tel Aviv University. It invests up to $1 million in technology founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, helping them turn their ideas into global businesses. The organization leverages Tel Aviv University's extensive network and industry connections to support Israel's top founders. TAU Ventures operates a co-working space in Tel Aviv, fostering collaboration among startups and founders. This environment encourages daily interaction, growth, and the sharing of resources. The venture arm also manages specialized funds, in Per Crunchbase, Tau Ventures has made 116 investments, 4 as lead investor across 93 portfolio companies, with 14 exits including 1 IPOs.
Investing activity
Tau Ventures has made 116 investments according to Crunchbase across 93 portfolio companies, and has led 4 rounds and seen 14 exits, 1 of them by IPO.
Tau Ventures appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $100M. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent are Labelbox (Series E (equity + credit facility), $100M, Oct 2026), Kairon Health (Seed, $5M, Sep 2026) and Zenyard (Pre-seed, Feb 2026).
Tau Ventures most often invests alongside Infinitum, Wipro Ventures, Snowpoint Ventures and B Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and AI training data / RL environments.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Tau Ventures
What AI companies has Tau Ventures invested in?
Tau Ventures's AI investments include Kairon Health and Zenyard. The 3 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Tau Ventures based?
Tau Ventures is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.
What stage does Tau Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Tau Ventures has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Tau Ventures co-invest with?
Tau Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Infinitum (1 deal), Wipro Ventures (1 deal), Snowpoint Ventures (1 deal), B Capital (1 deal) and Andreessen Horowitz (1 deal).
How can founders reach Tau Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Tau Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Tau Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.