Team8

Team8 is a Tel Aviv-based startup studio whose model differs structurally from conventional venture firms. Rather than primarily investing in existing companies, the firm builds companies in partnership with technical founders and corporate partners, drawing on its own infrastructure, advisory networks, and capital to take companies from concept through early scaling. That model shapes both its sourcing and its working style with founders.

The healthcare focus runs through digital health, AI/ML in healthcare, and health IT and healthcare software. Within that, Team8’s approach tends to identify structural problems in healthcare delivery, data infrastructure, and clinical workflow, and to build companies designed to address those problems with deep technical foundations and meaningful corporate partnerships. AI is increasingly central to the firm’s healthcare thesis, particularly in companies whose paths involve building on top of foundation models or applying machine learning to large-scale clinical and operational data.

Check sizes run from $5M to $25M across pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, reflecting both the studio’s role in company formation and its capacity to provide meaningful capital alongside that operational engagement. The studio model means founders engage with Team8 in a different way than they would with a conventional venture firm, often joining or partnering with the studio to build a company from foundation rather than seeking investment for an existing company. Founders should think carefully about the implications of that model, including questions of equity, control, and the long-term structure of the founding team.

The team is large by venture standards and includes investors, operators, technologists, and a network of senior advisors and corporate partners drawn from cybersecurity, fintech, and healthcare industries. That infrastructure is a meaningful part of what Team8 offers, particularly for companies whose progression depends on enterprise design partners, technical depth in security and data infrastructure, and corporate relationships that conventional early-stage funds cannot easily provide. The firm is candid about the studio model and its implications for founder and company structure.

For founders, working with Team8 means an investor and partner that is structurally hands-on with company building. Post-investment, or post-formation, support tends to focus on hiring, enterprise customer development, technical infrastructure, and the practical mechanics of scaling deeply technical companies in regulated industries. The studio is a less natural fit for founders who already have a fully formed company and who want a passive or lightly engaged investor, or for founders who are uncomfortable with the studio’s operational involvement. It is a strong fit for technical founders interested in building healthcare and AI companies in close partnership with a studio that brings substantial operational, technical, and corporate resources alongside capital. Communication tends to be substantive and grounded in operational realities. Team8’s reputation in cybersecurity has translated into healthcare work where data, security, and enterprise integration matter.