Group 11 Earns Top VC Firm Honors, Fuels Innovation with Bold Investments

August 19, 2025
Group 11 Earns Top VC Firm Honors, Fuels Innovation with Bold Investments
  • Group 11, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Dovi Frances, has been recognized as one of America's Top Venture Capital Firms of 2025 by TIME and Statista, highlighting its leadership and strong industry performance.

  • The firm has achieved notable industry rankings, including being named the #1 Top Performing Venture Capital Fund Manager in America by Preqin in 2024 and #3 globally in the HEC Paris–Dow Jones Global Venture Capital Performance Ranking in 2023, marking three consecutive years of top-tier accolades.

  • Dovi Frances, Founding Partner, expressed pride in these recognitions, emphasizing the firm’s agility, bold investments, and focus on Israeli-related technology, which have contributed to its reputation as a catalyst for innovation and a builder of next-generation category leaders.

  • Group 11 typically invests early, aims to be the largest investor in its portfolio companies, and actively supports founders with strategic and operational guidance to help them dominate their categories.

  • Recent portfolio successes include Dream Security becoming a unicorn in Q1 2025, Next Insurance's $2.6 billion sale to MunichRe, and Navan's pending IPO, with several other companies on track for significant growth or valuation milestones in 2025 and early 2026.

  • Since its founding, Group 11 has deployed $700 million across seven funds, investing in category-defining companies across cybersecurity, software, and infrastructure sectors, including Navan, Next Insurance, Tipalti, HomeLight, and Sunbit.

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