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Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
TechCrunchTuesday, September 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
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- Technology
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- Middle East
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Protego Ventures and Israeli.
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What happened
Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
TechCrunch reported on this under technology. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
TechCrunch published: Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Protego Ventures and Israeli.
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