Protego Ventures is an Israel-based venture capital firm backing early-growth defense and security technology companies. It invests in AI and machine learning, sensors, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles and other autonomous systems, emphasizing technologies tested in operational environments. The firm helps Israeli companies reach US and allied markets through defense-sector relationships, introductions to government and industrial customers, contract support and strategic partnerships. Its technical due diligence and portfolio support combine venture-investing, company-building, military technology, finance and organizational expertise. Published holdings include XTEND’s AI-driven drone and robotics operating system, Rilian’s mission-controlled agentic systems, Prisma Photonics’ fiber-optic sensing and ASIO’s tactical autonomy and resilient-navigation systems. Protego is led by co-founders Lital Leshem and Lee Moser. Its website identifies Protego Management LTD as the data controller; regulatory filings separately identify fund partnerships and their general-partner chain, which are preserved as distinct legal capacities rather than interchangeable company names.
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Venture capital
Funds1
Protego Ventures Fund I$125M
Protego Ventures’ inaugural fund completed its final close at USD125 million, publicly announced September29,2026. It backs early-growth Israeli defense companies working on AI, sensors, drones and autonomous systems, with support for expansion into US and allied markets. This is the issuer’s branded FundI capital commitment total. Regulatory sources identify Protego Ventures Fund Limited Partnership and a separate NQ partnership and XTEND SPV under a common GP chain; the full branded corpus is not independently assigned to each legal vehicle. Planned FundII expansion is prospective and is not recorded as another completed raise.
