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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהBuilding Surround Ventures has been an entrepreneurial journey with a great deal of learning along the way, and I am very excited to launch our second fund. As a finance person at heart who shifted into the VC world centered around people, I always say that we are ultimately a derivative of the underlying asset, the entrepreneurs we are fortunate to work with. We look forward to continuing to work hard alongside the founders we partner with and help where we can in building some of the world’s most important deep tech startups emerging from Israel. I am truly grateful to the founders, investors, advisors, and everyone who chose to join us on this journey.Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זה🚀 Excited to announce the first closing of Surround Ventures II We are proud to launch Surround Ventures II, a $50M Israeli-American early-stage venture capital fund, focused on deep-tech and defense-tech startups addressing some of the world’s most critical and strategically important challenges. Surround Ventures operates at the intersection of the two primary sources of deep-tech innovation in Israel - the IDF’s elite technology units and leading academic institutions - combining differentiated early access to exceptional founders with a proven ability to support companies globally through business development and strategic positioning. The fund is led by Yaron Kniajer, Jared Kash, and Haim Zilbershats, and is backed by strategic investors and leading entrepreneurs. It has also been selected for the Israel Innovation Authority רשות החדשנות’s highly selective Deep Tech Venture Capital Program, aimed at accelerating Israeli deep-tech innovation through strategic venture capital investment. Surround’s Advisory Board includes Prof. Daniel Zajfman, former President of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Yaniv Garty, former CEO of Intel Israel, Marc Beckman and Nir Shimoni. Fund II builds on the momentum and successes of our first fund, including early investments in companies such as XTEND, which recently announced a ~$1.5B merger with a publicly traded company. and QuamCore, which raised $35M and is advancing next-generation quantum computing architectures. The fund is already actively investing across sectors such as defense, AI infrastructure, biotechnology, and energy. We are grateful to the founders who chose us, the investors who backed us, and the advisors who work alongside us - together, we are setting out to build the next generation of global-scale, breakthrough deep-tech companies - from Israel to the world. 🚀🇮🇱🇺🇸🌍 Peter Kash | FISCHER (FBC & Co.); Formerly Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co | PwC Israel | EY | Made Finance https://lnkd.in/du4USjcVSurround Ventures completes first closing of second fundSurround Ventures completes first closing of second fund
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהToday marks a special day for a special team and a special company. Aviv Shapira, Rubi Liani, Matteo Shapira, Mor Swiel, and Tal Horesh are showing that it is very much possible to build a company that has meaningful global impact while also building a strong and successful business. This is also an important milestone for us as a fund. XTEND was one of our earliest investments and played a key role in sharpening our focus on deep tech startups across some of the most critical sectors in the world such as defense. We are grateful for the opportunity to be part of this journey and are looking forward to what comes next. Surround Ventures Jared Kash Haim Zilbershats Peter KashYaron Kniajer שיתף את זהWe are proud to share that JFB has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with XTEND in an all-stock transaction. Following the closing of the business combination, the joint company is expected to be renamed XTEND AI Robotics and be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker “XTND.” XTEND continues to deliver next-generation autonomous systems built on our battle-proven XOS operating system,designed to enable defense, public safety, and private security organizations to deploy and operate autonomous systems with immediate mission readiness in complex, high-risk environments. We thank our customers, partners, and team members for their continued trust and support as we take this important step forward. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and approvals. Read the full announcement which contains important information regarding the proposed transaction here: https://lnkd.in/eyd9sQEH
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהGo deep. Run fast. Win the race to 1 million. QuamCore, our portfolio company, continues its exciting journey to build the world’s first 1-million-qubit quantum computer and has just raised a significant round to advance toward that goal. Welcome Sentinel Global (Dror Sharon) and Arkin Capital (Nir Arkin, Ori Amsalem). Congrats to Alon Cohen, Serge Rosenblum, Shay Hacohen-Gourgy, Eby G. Friedman, and each and every one of the amazing team of QuamCore, and to our great partners in this journey: Viola Ventures (Zvika Orron), Earth & Beyond Ventures (Doron Zauer, Assaf Wise), Rhodium (Daniel Recanati, Chen Klimor), Qubit Ventures, and the Israel Innovation Authority (Hanan Brand) Surround Ventures Jared Kash Haim ZilbershatsYaron Kniajer שיתף את זה𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐦𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 $𝟐𝟔𝐌 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝟏-𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐪𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭. This round, bringing our total funding to $35 million, was led by Sentinel Global, with participation from Arkin Capital, Viola Ventures, Earth & Beyond Ventures, Surround Ventures, Rhodium, Qbeat Ventures, and a $4M non-dilutive grant from the Israel Innovation Authority. A 1-million-qubit quantum computer isn’t just a milestone, it’s the minimum threshold for achieving real-world quantum advantage. Our breakthrough lies in embedding low-power control logic 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 the cryostat, eliminating the thermal bottlenecks that constrain traditional superconducting systems. This enables a compact and scalable architecture that redefines what’s possible in quantum computing. This round will take us from design to fabrication, and bring us closer to delivering fault-tolerant and scalable quantum computing. We appreciate the trust and support of our investors and partners as we push the boundaries of quantum computing beyond today’s limits. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝.
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהKudos to Daniel Recanati for launching the RHODIUM Ventures Award, dedicated to supporting deep tech startups with ties to the Hebrew University and Jerusalem, our amazing capital. If you are a founder building an ambitious deep tech startup tackling some of the world’s most urgent challenges across industries such as energy, quantum, defense, and more, this is a competition worth exploring! Some very smart people (and me) are waiting to hear your story and do our best to judge fairly and with curiosity. More info: award.rhodium.co.il Apply: linke.to/RVA-form Shir Kahanov Rhodium Surround Ventures Earth & Beyond VenturesYaron Kniajer שיתף את זהProud to launch 🏆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🏆 We founded this competition in order to discover and support early-stage deep-tech startups who have a connection to the Hebrew University or the city of Jerusalem. In a time when resilience and innovation matter more than ever, we created this competition to back the most promising deep-tech founders in Israel, those building in quantum, robotics, energy, defense, and more. If you're a founder building something bold, this is for you. 🚀 For more information: award.rhodium.co.il 🔗 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄: linke.to/RVA-form #RhodiumVenturesAward #DeepTech #IsraelStartups #Innovation
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהCongrats Dr Yishai Ashlag and the Onebeat team on the latest financing round, and welcome Schooner Capital. Retail is detail, and Onebeat’s relentless vertical AI focus on this space, combined with its deep operational know-how rooted in Goldratt Consulting methodology, enables it to drive real, measurable impact across the P&L of its customers, turning inventory into a growth engine. Surround VenturesYaron Kniajer שיתף את זהWe’re thrilled to announce $15M in new funding, led by Schooner Capital, as Onebeat accelerates U.S. growth and continues to redefine retail inventory execution. Today’s retailers face skyrocketing inventory costs, rigid execution systems, and rising consumer expectations. Onebeat helps break that cycle—with AI-driven, real-time inventory decisions that improve availability, reduce waste, and drive measurable results in just 120 days or less. With over 220 global retailers onboard—including Calvin Klein, Panasonic, and Aramis—this new funding will accelerate our U.S. expansion and continued innovation. $30M raised. 3 continents. And we’re just getting started. #RetailTech #AI #InventoryOptimization #RetailInnovation #RetailOnebeat Raises Additional $15M to Rewrite the Rules of Retail—Led by Schooner Capital - OnebeatOnebeat Raises Additional $15M to Rewrite the Rules of Retail—Led by Schooner Capital - Onebeat
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהIf I was a super talented algorithm engineer, RFIC/analog designer, physicist, or software engineer, I would have join. Until then, just a proud investor. Congrats. Let’s build! Alon Cohen QuamCore Surround VenturesYaron Kniajer שיתף את זהI’m thrilled to share that the Israel Inovation Authority just approved a ₪15 M grant to move our superconducting quantum computer from architecture to production. Backed by the IIA since day one, we’ve already validated a one-million-qubit architecture inside a single cryostat—now it’s build time. We’re hiring super talented algorithm engineers, RFIC/analog designers, physicists, and software engineers ready to bet their careers on delivering the first truly valuable quantum computer. Explore roles → quamcore.com Follow @QuamCore for more breaking updates. חג עצמאות שמח! 🇮🇱 #QuantumComputing #Superconducting #HiringPioneering massive scaling of superconducting quantum computingPioneering massive scaling of superconducting quantum computing
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהA meaningful moment in the journey of a special startup. Digging deep and aiming high. QuamCore Surround VenturesYaron Kniajer שיתף את זהQuamCore our portfolio company, is emerging from stealth after securing a seed round led by Viola Ventures (welcome Zvika Orron!) together with our amazing friends and partners at Earth & Beyond Ventures and Rhodium. Alon Cohen, Serge Rosenblum, Prof. Shay Hacohen-Gourgy, and Prof. Eby G. Friedman, we are proud to partner with you as you build the world’s first scalable 1-million qubit quantum computer. Our journey with you has helped solidify our conviction in backing early deep tech startups that aim to reshape industries. Daniel Recanati thank you for bringing us into this one-of-a-kind opportunity! Surround Ventures | Yaron Kniajer | Jared Kash | Haim Zilbershats https://lnkd.in/dNRM_9prQuamCore raises $9 million in Seed funding to build scalable 1 million qubit quantum computer | CTechQuamCore raises $9 million in Seed funding to build scalable 1 million qubit quantum computer | CTech
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהAn insightful conversation between Marc Beckman, Surround’s advisor and a dear friend, and the inspiring Aviv Shapira, co-founder and CEO of XTEND. Together, they discuss entrepreneurship, the transformative impact of AI and robotics on the battlefield, and what it takes to build a successful deep tech startup in the world of defense. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/dFGcx4yG Peter Kash Jared Kash Surround VenturesHow AI and Drones Will Transform Warfare | Aviv Shapira and Marc BeckmanHow AI and Drones Will Transform Warfare | Aviv Shapira and Marc Beckman
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Yaron Kniajer שיתף את זהWhile nostalgia can be heartwarming, some practices simply no longer make sense in today's fast-paced world. Frontline employees are the heartbeat of your operations. Empowering them with the right tools and insights is no longer optional, it is essential. At Bites, we believe in the power of Small Bites of change that lead to big impacts. Together, let us transform the way your frontline employees learn, connect, and grow. BitesEran HeffetzTal Nagler AlmogHagai Horovitz Surround Ventures
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Yaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהYaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהToday I'm joining True Global Ventures as a General Partner on TGV Fund 6. I am taking this on alongside SPiCE VC, where I remain co-founder and Managing Partner. The two funds carry substantially different mandates, and the roles sit alongside each other. SPiCE VC continues excactly as it has, and TGV is an addition. Here's how it happened. I came into TGV as an LP first. That is how I prefer to evaluate every firm, from the inside, watching how decisions get made, how the team thinks, how they treat their founders. Along the way I worked with several Fund 4 and Fund 5 portfolio companies and the first two Fund 6 investments. What I saw was a firm with a global network, real conviction and a clear thesis: AI-first vertical companies at the late seed and Series A stage. It is the same investment logic I wrote about in 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: identifying companies at the inflection point of a technology wave before the market fully prices it in. Dušan Stojanović and Beatrice Lion have built something rare. A fund that operates at global scale while keeping the judgment that early-stage investing depends on. When they asked me to join the partnership, it wasn't a hard decision. TGV Fund 6 is focused on AI-first companies. Not AI as a feature bolted onto existing software, but companies built from the ground up around what AI actually makes possible: vertical applications, workflow transformation, the kind of structural business model changes that happen once in a generation. That's exactly the intersection I've been writing and investing around. Excited for this next chapter. More to come. https://lnkd.in/dCGuQN69TRUE GLOBAL VENTURES APPOINTS TAL ELYASHIV AS GENERAL PARTNERTRUE GLOBAL VENTURES APPOINTS TAL ELYASHIV AS GENERAL PARTNER
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Yaron Kniajer הגיבו על זהYaron Kniajer הגיבו על זהExcited to share a major milestone for altshare: our expansion into the U.S. market! We built altshare's Equity Management Intelligence platform to help founders and finance teams replace fragmented equity processes with one intelligent platform built for visibility, control, and scale. At the same time, we released our Q1 2026 market insights report based on data from 3,000+ companies, highlighting how capital is becoming increasingly selective across private markets. Very excited to support more founders in simplifying equity management, so they can focus on what matters most. Read the full announcement>>>https://lnkd.in/dhdBx2mT #altshare #EquityManagementIntelligence #StartupFunding #VC #Founders #Fintech
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Yaron Kniajer הגיבו על זהYaron Kniajer הגיבו על זהToday marks a monumental milestone in the Bluewhite journey. I am incredibly proud to announce that we have been acquired by Elbit Systems to lead the global revolution in ground robotics and physical AI. When we founded Bluewhite, our mission was clear: to transform off-road operations into intelligent, autonomous systems that keep people out of harm's way while maximizing operational efficiency. Over the last few years, as the need to save lives with robotics capabilities transitioned dramatically to the defense sector, Bluewhite’s technology and maturity were recognized and embraced by a defense titan like Elbit. This acquisition is a testament to the relentless dedication, brilliance, and resilience of our entire team. By partnering with Elbit’s new multi-domain robotics group, FUSE, we are going to bring these lifesaving capabilities globally. To the Bluewhite family—thank you for your unwavering belief in our mission. Along the way, we brought in amazing people and investors to join the journey and support our mission. A special thanks to my fellow board members Avi Eyal , Daniel Aronovitz , Micha Jesselson , Boaz Lifshitz, Ravit Warsha Dor, and most of all, to my partner Yair Shahar. To our new friends at Elbit Systems —we are ready to scale our autonomy stack to unprecedented heights. The future of multi-domain robotic operations is here, and together, we are going to define it. 🚀 #Bluewhite #ElbitSystems #PhysicalAI #AutonomousSystems #Robotics #Innovation #NextChapter https://lnkd.in/e_PcBeQrElbit Systems’ FUSE Acquired Blue White Robotics Ltd., Expanding its Autonomous and Robotics PortfolioElbit Systems’ FUSE Acquired Blue White Robotics Ltd., Expanding its Autonomous and Robotics Portfolio
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Yaron Kniajer הגיבו על זהYaron Kniajer הגיבו על זהHumbled to be included on this year’s Midas List. But the real story for me is something else entirely: Building Cerebras and Eclipse at the same time. Over the last decade, we’ve tried to build Eclipse the same way we build companies: With conviction, technical depth, operational intensity, and people who know how to execute in the real world. Not just invest in it. What’s been most rewarding personally is getting to build every day alongside extraordinary operators and leaders like those at Cerebras: Sean Lie on the technical side, Jessica Liu and Angela Yeung on product, Dhiraj Mallick across manufacturing, fabs, and data centers, Alan Chhabra and Alex Varel on GTM, Bob Komin on financing, debt, and backstops, Andrew Feldman on fundraising, GTM, and countless other things — and many others across the ecosystem who have helped turn ambitious ideas into real companies. At Cerebras, Andrew Feldman and the team are redefining the future of AI compute infrastructure. Across the Eclipse Economy, founders and leaders like Even Rogers at True Anomaly, Boris Sofman at Bedrock Robotics, Alex Kendall at Wayve, Kevin Kassekert at VulcanForms Inc., Chris Walti at Mytra, and Sviat Dulianinov at Bright Machines, and many more, are building foundational companies at the intersection of bits and atoms. These companies don’t get built from a spreadsheet. They get built through years of technical risk, operational complexity, manufacturing scale, customer obsession, and relentless execution. This is what I do, and this is what I love doing. Grateful to all of the founders, teams, customers, and LPs who’ve been part of the journey — and to Iain Martin and the Forbes team for the recognition. We’re just getting started. https://bit.ly/4fFJqTy
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Yaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהYaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהPitango is deepening our investment in Tomorrow.io - an additional $35M brings the Series F to $210M, together with Harel Insurance & Finance. Worth pausing on what Tomorrow.io has actually built. Tomorrow.io operates DeepSky, the world's first AI-native weather satellite constellation, paired with an agentic platform that turns real-time observation into operational decisions. For industries where weather is no longer a forecast question but a fundamentally different architecture for how weather intelligence works. Six of the top ten Fortune 500 companies depend on the platform. TIME named Tomorrow.io one of the 100 Most Influential. Fast Company placed it among the Most Innovative. Proud that Pitango is deepening our commitment, together with Harel Insurance & Finance. Congratulations to Shimon Elkabetz, Itai Zlotnik, and the entire Tomorrow.io team. Aaron Mankovski
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Yaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהYaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהThe questions I get asked most often by investors these days aren't about which startup to back. They're about how to back one properly. The early-stage world is moving fast right now. SAFE agreements have become the default for so many rounds, and yet the same questions keep coming up from private investors: How do the tax benefits actually work in practice? What do you really need to understand before signing a SAFE? And how should you be structuring early-stage investments under the new 2026 rules and frameworks? These aren't trivial questions. Getting them right matters - both for you and for the founders you're trying to back. That's why tomorrow, on May 25, we're hosting an open session for investors together with Goldfarb Gross Seligman and PwC. No slides-for-the-sake-of-slides, no formality. Just a practical, honest conversation about the legal, tax, and financial realities every angel should understand before writing the next check. Our VP Investments Einat Klein and I will be speaking, alongside Ayal Shenhav and Mor Kushilevitz. Come with your questions. Come with your dilemmas. This is meant to be a real discussion, not a lecture. Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dfd-Y_yC A few notes: spots are limited, the session is for private investors only, and registration doesn't guarantee a place. Whether you've been investing for years or are just starting to think about your first angel deal, I'd like to see you there. #AngelInvesting #EarlyStage #StartupInvesting #SAFE #VentureCapital #IsraeliStartups #StartupNation #InvestorRelations #TaxPlanning #Fintech #PrivateInvestors #StartupEcosystem HiCenter Ventures HiFund Liza Haber Liza Koren Ilana Averkin Hila Ehrenreich Moran Ben Harosh Sharon Erlichman Gál Vered Iris Tzur
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Yaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהYaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהXTEND is proud to announce that we have been selected to participate in Phase II Qualifiers of the United States Department of War Drone Dominance Program (DDP), led by TRMC. This summer at Camp Grayling, our team will demonstrate how XOS enables scalable autonomous operations across complex and contested environments. Looking forward to the Gauntlet. #XTEND #DDP #DroneDominance #DefenseTech #Autonomy #XOS
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Yaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהYaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהThe Trump administration will take $2B worth of funding in 9 US-based Quantum companies, reports the The Wall Street Journal. The Trump administration just expanded its quantum portfolio, unveiling a $2B package of grants to nine quantum computing companies and foundries (specialised manufacturing factories). In return, the Commerce Department is taking minority equity stakes. The two foundry players IBM and GlobalFoundries lead with $1B and $375M investment, respectively. While US-based quantum computing firms D-Wave, Rigetti Computing, Infleqtion, PsiQuantum, Quantinuum and Atom Computing each receive $100M, with Australian-founded Diraq expected to take up to $38M to develop their respective hardware modalities. Markets responded immediately with shares across the named firms climbing 7% to 21% in premarket trading. A federal package of this size, structured this way, is one of the clearest signals yet that quantum is becoming a strategic asset for the US. The quantum industry scientific and engineering progress has earned it. Hardware and software roadmaps are progressing, error rates are falling, and the leading platforms are converging on credible paths to useful quantum advantage. Robert de Groot, Quantum Flagship, Chad Rigetti, Dana Anderson Andrew Dzurak, George Freeman FRSA FRGS MP #QuantumComputing #US #DeepTech #VC #IBM #DWave #Rigetti
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Yaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהThey told me to curb my enthusiasm, but I beg to differ! Once this and other hybrid drugs are out , there’s no way back. Eventually, most drugs will have this component. It will affect how Pharma companies deliver their drugs to market and more importantly, it will improve patients life quality. Huge congrats Michal Tsur Or Shoval Amir Amedi and team on A major milestone ! Well done Remepy #hybriddrugs #hybridopaYaron Kniajer אהבתי את זהExciting day! Remepy has publicly released the 1st ever Hybrid Drug data for Parkinson's Disease. With this exciting data, we are also announcing our plans to launch our phase 3 trial with Hybridopa, our investigational Hybrid Drug for Parkinson's later this year. We are showing what everyone has known for years, that the best way to treat Parkinson’s, is a combination of pharmacological, behavioral, cognitive, and physical interventions working together. and that this combination showed very promising results in our phase 2a study just published. Few patients have access to multidisciplinary care consistently. That’s what makes hybrid drugs so exciting. We are turning multi-disciplinary treatment into a new type of medicinal product. and we are also providing mechanistic data, using MRI imaging, as to why it has such a strong clinical effect! Seeing the first clinical data showing that integrating medication with personalized digital interventions can meaningfully improve outcomes is a big moment, not just for Parkinson’s, but for how we think about treatment altogether. Come see us at WPC 2026 next week in Phoenix, AZ #HybridDrugs #ParkinsonsDisease https://lnkd.in/ecSHEYCA