Awz is a venture capital firm. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Among the 8 companies in the known portfolio are CyberRidge, NewPhotonics, Pentera, Cervello, conbo.ai and Octopus Systems & Security.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- CybersecurityEnterprise SaaSHomeland SecurityIoTMachine LearningPhysical Security
Contacts
Who to pitch at Awz
Awz portfolio companies (8)
- CyberRidge
- NewPhotonics
- Pentera
- Cervello
- conbo.ai
- Octopus Systems & Security
- MinerEye
- NanoLock Security
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About Awz
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, Homeland Security and IoT; known deals cluster at Seed and Series A.
Yaron Ashkenazi (Founder & Managing Partner) and Avi Libman (Executive Partner) are listed as the contacts to pitch at Awz.
Across the known portfolio, 13 co-investors appear alongside Awz, including MDIA, North First Ventures - N1V and Renren Lianhe Holdings.
Frequently asked questions
What is Awz?
Awz is a venture capital firm based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Awz invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, Homeland Security and IoT. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Awz invest at?
The known deals of Awz include Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Awz?
Both people on file at Awz are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Awz?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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