Saban Ventures

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Overview

Saban Ventures is the venture capital arm of Saban Capital Group, investing in early- to growth-stage companies primarily in digital media, cybersecurity, mobile, eCommerce, social, cloud, entertainment, financial technologies, information, and SaaS sectors.¹³⁶ It employs a founder-friendly approach, providing capital and active support leveraging Saban Capital Group's expertise in media, entertainment, and telecom.¹² The firm manages a $70M fund with an average disclosed round size of $34.3M across 8 rounds, and 38% of its portfolio is in cybersecurity.¹

History

Saban Ventures operates under Saban Capital Group, established in 2001 by Haim Saban following the sale of Fox Family Worldwide to Disney.³⁴ The firm focuses on venture and growth equity investments led by Managing Partner Barak Pridor based in Tel Aviv.³ Key investments include Mine (multiple rounds from 2020-2023), FloLive (Series C, 2023), Snappy (Series D, 2024), and Lin Health (Series A, 2025).¹

Notable Products

Investment in Mine - Multiple rounds including Seed ($2.7M, 2020), Series A ($9.5M, 2020), Series B ($30M, 2023) in privacy management platform.
Investment in FloLive - Series C ($47M, Sep 2023) in 5G network software.
Investment in Snappy - Series D ($25M, Apr 2024) in insurance exchange platform.
Investment in Lin Health - Series A ($11M, Dec 2025) in health tech.
Investment in GGiosis - Series A ($82.1M, Jul 2015).

Reputation

Saban Ventures is perceived as leveraging Saban Capital Group's extensive media and entertainment experience for strategic support in portfolio companies.¹²³ Professionals note its focus on founder-friendly investments and global market access.¹² No specific criticisms are detailed in available sources.

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