Israeli financial services firm Value Base has secured NIS 700 million ($182 million) for its new private equity fund VBF to target investments into local, mainly publicly traded tech companies. It expects to increase the fund to NIS 1 billion by the end of this year.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-value-base-raises-nis-700m-for-debut-fund-to-invest-in-locally-traded-firms