Beyond the Pitch 2#: Fundraising 101 for Startups - by Fusion, 8200EISP & Google for Startups

​Join us for the second event in the Beyond the Pitch series - a practical morning for early-stage founders looking to master the fundraising game. Hear from top-tier founders, VCs, and a special guest-founders who built and exited a $450M startup.

​🗓 Agenda

​10:00–10:45 | Founders Panel
How we raised our first round - what worked, what didn’t, and what we’d do differently.

• ​Ittay Hayut, CEO & Co-Founder, Hoopo

• ​Dor Vardi, CEO & Co-Founder, Samplead

• ​Gal Deitsch, Founder & CPO, Aligned

• ​Orit Balicer Tsur, CPO & Angel Investor, Factify

​Moderator: Batsheva Moshe, GM ME/Eastern Europe/Nordics, Wix

​10:45–11:30 | Investors Panel
What do top VCs look for before writing the first check?

• ​Yanai Oron, General Partner, Vertex Ventures

• ​Omry Ben David, General Partner, Viola Ventures

• ​Maya Pizov, General Partner

​Moderator: Amit Shechter, Associate, Fusion VC

​11:30–12:15 | Special Fireside Chat
From $0 to $450M: Building and Selling Epsagon
Ran Ribenzaft, Co-Founder @ Harmony, Former Co-Founder @ Epsagon (acquired by Cisco)

Moderator: Tal Ben-Nissan Ziv, Managing Director, 8200EISP

​Event Host:
Guy Katsovich, Founding Partner, Fusion VC

See you soon!
Fusion Team