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There is a real and pressing need to help traditional, legacy industries, as well as players in agriculture and food production, navigate their digital transformation, and assimilate advanced ESG strategies, across the globe. IL Ventures invests in tangible technology solutions that offer deeper, actionable insights which drive better business decisions. From sourcing the best investments to nurturing them to produce greater yields, we’re taking disruptive Israeli innovation to the next level, from seed to industry lead.
Our mission is to combine capital with deep operational expertise and build on our own successes, both as individuals and as a group, in order to unlock the potential of Israel’s most promising start-ups and to help them rapidly scale up and go global
With over $5 billion in combined business experience, our A-Team has been working together for over 25 years. With a broad network of global legacy customers (C-level) and a hands-on approach (VC-PE model), significant value can be created for both deal flow and connectionsÂ
Former CMO of Argus, the global automotive cyber security pioneer (acquired by Continental AG)
Angel investor, board member at several startups, with two decades of diverse executive high-tech experience (including at NICE and SuperDerivatives)
Israeli CMO of the Year Award, 2-time RSA Conference (#1 cyber event globally) Marketeer of the Year Award
Lecturer, mentor and judge: Tel-Aviv & Hebrew University MBA programs, MassChallenge & 365x accelerators
Senior roles at the IDF’s Unit 8200 and the Israeli Prime Minister's Office
Former Board Member, Unit 8200 Alumni Association
Former CEO of Aqwise, a global leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions (acquired by GES)
Former Principal & Director at Elron VC, investor and board member in several startups across different industry verticals
Double digit deal-maker with Fortune 500 companies and expert in offset deals
Chairman of the Water Sector Steering Committee at the Israeli Export Institute
Major (Res.) at the IDF’s Unit 8200 and Board Member, Unit 8200 Alumni Association
Listed in prestigious rankings such as Globes Israel's 40 under 40 and Forbes
Former SVP Strategy & Resources of Adama, one of the world's largest crop protection companies
Brigadier General (Res.), former Commanding General, IDF's Unit 8200
Board member at several startups
Vast experience in strategic planning, business development, digitalization, innovation management, business and competitive intelligence
Recipient of the Israel Defense Prize, Israel's most prestigious defense award
Former Founder, Chairman & CEO of Paradigm Geophysical, a global provider of geoscience knowledge solutions for the exploration and development of oil and gas fields
Led the company through a Nasdaq IPO and 2 successive exits of $100M by Fox Paine and $1B by Apax Partners
Oversaw 10 acquisitions and several financing rounds
Angel investor and Chairman of several startups, mainly in the Industry 4.0 space
Former Co-Founder and CTO of Conduit, Israel’s first Internet Unicorn
Three decades of experience in Internet, software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and cloud technologies
Angel investor and board member in several startups
Board member at Perion (NASDAQ: PERI)
Co-founder and former CEO of Hinoman, innovator of the world's smallest leaf vegetable
Former partner at P.O.C - Taiyo Investment Banking; raised over USD 200 million for a variety of ventures; rich M&A and cross-border tech-transfer experience
First Israeli lawyer in Japan, with Asahi Law (Japan's leading law firm)
Founded the Japan-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo; Holds LL.M from Osaka University; 30 years of in-depth experience in and around Asia
Former CEO of Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB, one of Germany’s largest banks)
Former President of the Federal Association of German Public Banks (VÖB)
Supervisory Board Member of Continental AG
Supervisory Board Member of DEVnet Equity Partners AG
Non-Executive Chairman of Muzinich & Co. Debt Fund
Angel investor in start-up companies
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) and British Honorary Consul, Lower Saxony
CEO & Co-Founder of Dawsat; Managing Director, Blue Laurel Advisors
Financing Attorney (corporate), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (NY) & Dubai World/Istithmar
Technology M&A Investment Banker, Broadview (now Jefferies)
Fellow, Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network Middle East Leadership Initiative
Founding Board Member, GCC-israel Chamber of Commerce
Climate tech expert
Former General Partner, Managing Director, Hasso Plattner Ventures and CFO
Former Executive Director, HPC Group, the family office of SAP founder Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner
Board observer at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, $1bn climate-tech fund chaired by Bill Gates
Chairman of OpenSynergy (acquired by Panasonic for $50M), board member at multiple companies
