Michael Broukhim launches Deep33 Ventures, a $150M deep tech fund targeting the US-Israel corridor
Jan 20, 2026 with Michael Broukhim
Key Points
- Michael Broukhim launches Deep33 Ventures, a $150M deep tech fund leveraging Israel's military-technical talent pipeline to invest in quantum computing, AI infrastructure, energy, and robotics across the US-Israel corridor.
- Three of five partners are domain experts; one is the former commander of Talpiot, Israel's elite physics unit, and another from Unit 8200, the IDF's signals intelligence arm.
- Deep33 targets dual-use technologies with massive commercial end markets rather than kinetic defense applications, positioning deep tech as the next inflection point after Israeli cybersecurity's outsized decade-long run.
Summary
Michael Broukhim has launched Deep33 Ventures, a $150 million deep tech fund targeting the US-Israel corridor, positioning it as the first institutional deep tech vehicle focused on the Israeli ecosystem in the mold of Eclipse, Deep CVC, or Lux Capital.
The fund operates on what Broukhim calls an "expert first" model. His lead co-GP is Lior Prosor, a 15-year venture veteran. Three of the five partners are domain experts covering quantum computing, AI infrastructure, and energy, with a venture partner focused on robotics. Broukhim is the only non-Israeli on the team.
The partnership's sourcing infrastructure runs directly through Israel's elite military-technical pipeline. One partner is the former commander of Talpiot, the IDF's physics-focused unit. Another comes from Unit 8200, the IDF's signals intelligence and cyber arm. Institutional ties extend to the Weizmann Institute and the Technion.
Despite the defense-heavy talent base, Deep33 explicitly does not target kinetic battlefield companies. The focus is dual-use technology where commercial end markets dwarf defense-specific opportunities. Broukhim draws a direct analogy to Israeli cybersecurity a decade ago, arguing deep tech is at a comparable inflection point and will produce similarly outsized outcomes over the next ten years.
The fund's energy thesis centers on co-located production and consumption, reducing dependence on global supply chains. One undisclosed portfolio company is developing a process to synthesize carbon-based fuels in a laboratory setting with an on-site scale-up model. Broukhim frames this explicitly around US and Israeli national security interests, citing supply chain resilience as a shared strategic priority, a theme he connects to comments made by President Trump at Davos.
The fund is operationally distributed across Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, and New York.