Eyal Bino at 97212 Ventures specializes exclusively in Israeli founders who use New York as their primary launchpad, explicitly avoiding those who don't see NYC as their base—an unusual city-specific focus that differentiates him from general U.S. or global investors. He actively pursues Israeli pre-seed and seed companies across AI, fintech, and infrastructure while explicitly excluding cybersecurity despite it being Israel's dominant export sector, creating contrarian deal flow within Israeli VC.

• Strong interest in the expansion of Israeli technology companies into the New York City ecosystem. An overarching theme is highlighting how these founders are highly experienced and driven to build and network locally. A specific example includes promoting a podcast appearance to discuss the massive wave of these startups successfully establishing themselves in New York and mentioning that real data now backs up this geographic shift.
• Deep appreciation for basketball and its community. An easy way to build rapport would be discussing the sport, as evidenced by frequent praise for professional players like Deni Avdija and sharing fond personal memories of doing basketball television commentary alongside Kendrick Perkins years ago.