Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
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Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- BA Boeing
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
- LHX L3Harris
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
- WDGF WISDOMTREE GLOBAL DEFENSE FUND
GA selected WDGF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense, fund. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- TUR ISHARES INC
GA selected TUR as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
Source: TechCrunch
How far Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF) has moved since 29 Sep 2026
Who gains and who loses around Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF)
Companies tied to this story
- WDGF Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund
Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech.” Reason on file: GA selected WDGF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense, fund. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- TUR Ishares
For “Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech,” Ishares (TUR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TUR as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- SLV iShares Silver Trust
For “Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech,” iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SLV as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- QID Proshares Tr
In “Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech,” Proshares Tr (QID) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected QID as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected XLI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- FXI Ishares China Large-Cap Etf
For “Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech,” Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FXI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF)
On 29 Sep 2026, “Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech” is the story that connects Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF) to this story.
What ties Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF) to the headline is this: GA selected WDGF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense, fund. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
A second company, Ishares (TUR), is listed for a different reason: GA selected TUR as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Dates in the story, and the Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF) price range
SLV traded between 50.01 and 61.00 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 51.52. TUR traded between 31.78 and 37.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.79. WDGF traded between 29.95 and 31.04 across 5 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.95.
A simple score for Wisdomtree Global Defense Fund (WDGF)
46 out of 100
“Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.