Omri Casspi expands Swish Ventures with $100M fund to boost high-growth AI, cybersecurity startups

New fund lifts Swish Ventures to $300 million in assets and will target about eight investments; Swish says its seed portfolio has generated over $20 billion in value, with four unicorns, and plans to stay closely involved with founders as they scale

Former NBA player turned venture capitalist Omri Casspi is expanding Swish Ventures with a $100 million Opportunity Fund, bringing the firm’s assets under management to $300 million. The new fund builds on its $63 million seed fund and will allow Swish to double down on its highest-performing portfolio companies as they scale globally.
Swish’s lead portfolio companies include Cognition, EON, Upwind, Irregular, Applied Compute and Tenzai. Since its launch, the firm’s seed portfolio has generated more than $20 billion in enterprise value, with four companies reaching unicorn status in less than three years.
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The Opportunity Fund will target about eight investments across cybersecurity, infrastructure and AI, deploying an average of $10 million per deal. Swish plans to remain hands-on, working closely with founders to build category-defining companies.
The fund’s limited partners include U.S. pension funds, philanthropic foundations and family offices.
“We have the privilege of backing exceptional founders who are building companies that will define the next decade in cybersecurity, AI and infrastructure,” Casspi said. “From day one, we built Swish around one principle: we stand behind our founders all the way. We’re not just writing checks — we’re in the trenches, helping with fundraises, recruiting and opening doors. This fund lets us keep doing that as our companies scale, leading follow-on rounds and creating more opportunities for our LPs.”
Launched in 2025, Swish Ventures backs founders pursuing large global markets. The firm is led by Casspi, its founder and managing partner, and associate Ori Striechman.
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