Protego Ventures closes debut $125M fund for Israeli defense tech

By Anna Heim · TechCrunch · Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 10:00 (2d ago) · Original article ↗

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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