Maccabee Ventures
Maccabee Ventures is a NYC based, early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to investing in exceptional entrepreneurs and outstanding teams in North America and Israel. Maccabee Ventures offers a distinctive investment strategy drawing upon the decades of successful investment experience of its managing members, Moshe Bellows and Bruce Taragin, investing into B2B SaaS, Converging Technologies (AI, ML, and NLP), Cybersecurity, FinTech, PropTech, Digital Health and SilverTech™ (enhancing the lives of seniors and their caregivers). As a strategic investor, Maccabee Ventures cultivates meaningful relationships with founders, providing a "Trifecta of Added Value," including extensive networking/customer acquisition opportunities, introductions to top talent, and access to valuable co-investors. Now investing out of Fund II, notable companies from Fund I include industry disrupters such as Jiga, Gloss.ai, FundGuard, Eleos Health, Cyabra and Agora. Dedicated to educating the next generation of financial professionals with moral clarity, Moshe and Bruce developed and teach a year-long Angel and Venture Capital Investing curriculum at Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business. Through the year-long, experiential venture capital curriculum, students at the Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business gain comprehensive exposure to the venture ecosystem. Per Crunchbase, Maccabee Ventures has made 49 investments across 42 portfolio companies, with 3 exits including 1 IPOs.
Investing activity
Maccabee Ventures has made 49 investments according to Crunchbase across 42 portfolio companies, and has seen 3 exits, 1 of them by IPO.
Maccabee Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M. The most recent is Materialspace (Seed, $7M, Jan 2026).
Maccabee Ventures most often invests alongside StageOne Ventures, Timber Grove Ventures, Secret Chord Ventures and GC Ventures, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Maccabee Ventures
What AI companies has Maccabee Ventures invested in?
Maccabee Ventures's AI investments include Materialspace. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Maccabee Ventures based?
Maccabee Ventures is based in New York, New York, United States.
What stage does Maccabee Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Maccabee Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M.
Who does Maccabee Ventures co-invest with?
Maccabee Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are StageOne Ventures (1 deal), Timber Grove Ventures (1 deal), Secret Chord Ventures (1 deal) and GC Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Maccabee Ventures?
Founders on Lounge can see Maccabee 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 Maccabee Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.