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Willow: Capital Raising

Willow, an Israeli agentic AI access platform, raised $7m seed funding led by Hetz Ventures with backing from Wix co-founders. Funding directed toward product development and go-to-market expansion.

Source: FinTech Global

The leadership read

Fresh capital usually broadens the sector leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 112.8 (Hot) — up 11.4 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is rising (+2.6pts).

Willow: 1 signal in the last 90 days.

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