KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd
Key1 Capital partners with Israeli founders beyond funding. Strategic venture capital for defense tech, AI, and enterprise software with global connections.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
12 additional team members, 3 additional co-investors and affiliates, 8 additional investments, funds and LPs, 1 event, 2 verified contacts (1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 2 dealswith 83North
Invests most often alongside 83North (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 30 Sep 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Co-Founder & Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- Limited Partner/DirectorWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
- Limited Partner/DirectorWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
Relationship network
35 connected entities
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
See how you connect to KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd
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Investing
9 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheq.ai | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Chunkfoods.com | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Dustphotonics | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- ai, space, defense, gaming
- Stages
- growth
- Geography
- europe, global, israel
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
15 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
- Danny Akerman · Co-Founder & Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Daniel Akerman · Limited Partner/DirectorWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
- Sarel Eldor · Limited Partner/DirectorWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Co-Founder & Managing Partner
- Limited Partner/Director
- Limited Partner/Director
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
5 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key1 Capital LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $303M Mar 24, 2026 | 90 | $0 of $425M | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Key1 Spv (fg) LP | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Unknown | $5.1M Mar 24, 2026 | 2 | unknown | unknown |
| Key1 Capital (fg) 2 LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $5.1M Mar 24, 2026 | 2 | unknown | unknown |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.Relationships across DFX
6 co-investors
Co-investors
- 2026-09-302 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
- 2026-09-241 shared deal · one time
Evidence and history
6 dated events, 50 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- Mar 24, 2026ACE Spv1 LP first reported on Form ADV by KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,100,000
- Mar 24, 2026Key1 Spv (fg) LP first reported on Form ADV by KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,100,000
- Mar 24, 2026ACE Spv2 LP first reported on Form ADV by KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,720,000
- Mar 24, 2026Key1 Capital (fg) 2 LP first reported on Form ADV by KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,100,000
- Jun 5, 2024KEY 1 Capital Management Ltd first filed Form ADV (ERA)
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 24, 2026 · 5 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Herzliya, Israeladviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- key1capital.com
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 24, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 5 (5 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $320Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- KEY 1 Capital Ltd (General Partner Of Key1 Capital Gp Lp), owns 75% or more; Amit Pilowsky Management Ltd (Limited Partner/Shareholder Of Key1 Capital Gp Lp), owns 25% to 50%
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)Venture manager, reported GAV $320M across 5 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)Venture manager, reported GAV $303M across 1 vehicle
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC exemption claimed | Private fund adviser | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2024-06-05 | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2024-06-05 | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-24 | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-06-05 | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Description | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Herzliya, Israel | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Other (specify) | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 5 | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 1 | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $320M | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $303M | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Europe, global, israel “geography words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Europe, global, israel “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Europe, global, israel “geography words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, space, defense, gaming “sector words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, space, defense, gaming “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, space, defense, gaming “sector words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | growth “stage words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | growth “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | growth “stage words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 5 | Mar 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 1 | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Jun 5, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, probableShowHide
Venture manager, reported GAV $320M across 5 vehicles
- importance
- gav: 0.46 · funds: 0.42 · people: 0.84 · investments: 0.35 · co investors: 0.31
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: not scored
- emerging manager
- fund count: 5 · reported gav: $320M · first adv filing: 2024-06-05 · years since first filing: 2.3
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2024-06-05source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.
Not yet on record: latest vintage.