Sweetwood Ventures’ General Partner, Amit Kurz | Episode 839

# Amit Kultz – General Partner at Sweetwood Ventures

Meet Amit Kultz, General Partner at Sweetwood Ventures, a fund of funds that invests in Israel-focused venture capital. Amit’s impressive background as a lawyer at APM & Co. and his recognition by Forbes as one of Israel’s brightest leaders under 30 make him a valuable asset to the Sweetwood team. In this episode of 20 Minute Leaders, Amit shares his insights on fund of funds strategies, the ecosystem of Israeli venture capital, and the importance of selecting the best managers for long-term investments.

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[Israel venture capital, Sweetwood Ventures, fund of funds, venture capital, early stage investments, Forbes 30 under 30, fund managers]

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Amit Kultz is a General Partner at Sweetwood Ventures, a fund of funds that invests in Israel-focused venture capital. Amit’s background as a lawyer at APM & Co. and his recognition by Forbes as one of Israel’s brightest leaders under 30 make him a valuable asset to the Sweetwood team.

In this episode of 20 Minute Leaders, Amit shares his insights on fund of funds strategies, the ecosystem of Israeli venture capital, and the importance of selecting the best managers for long-term investments. Amit also discusses how Sweetwood Ventures uses its three pillars of investment strategy to allocate 70% of its assets to primary investments, 15% to secondaries and funds, and double down on some of its portfolio managers’ top companies.

Investing in fund of funds is an interesting concept because it involves investing in the management of the funds rather than the product itself. Amit emphasizes the importance of selecting the best managers to invest with for long-term partnerships.

By leveraging his expertise and insights on the Israeli venture capital industry, Amit offers valuable and unique perspectives on early stage investments and fund of funds strategies.

Sources:

– [Sweetwood Ventures](https://www.sweetwoodvc.com/)
– [20 Minute Leaders](https://www.20mm.co/)
– [Forbes 30 under 30](https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2017/europe/celebrities/#6e1059f5b0a0)

Amit is a General Partner at Sweetwood Ventures, an Israel focused venture capital fund of funds. Prior to co-founding Sweetwood Ventures, Amit was a lawyer at APM & Co. where he represented private equity and venture capital funds, and high-tech companies in all of their corporate and commercial affairs.

Amit was previously recognized by Forbes as one of Israel’s brightest leaders under the age of 30 (Forbes 30 Under 30).

Amit graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya where he was also a member of the Rabin Leadership Program.
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Amit also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration majoring in Management of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Tel-Aviv University.