Top 50 Agriculture (agtech) Startup Investors in Israel in January 2025

Trendlines Group invents, discovers, invests in, and incubates innovation-based medical and agrifood technologies. Trendlines invests principally through medical and agrifood incubators in Israel and in Singapore, its in-house innovation center, Trendlines Labs, and its Funds - the Trendlines Agrifood Fund and the Bayer Trendlines Ag InnovationFund.The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Misgav, Israel.

Trendlines Group invents, discovers, invests in, and incubates innovation-based medical and agrifood technologies. Trendlines invests principally through medical and agrifood incubators in Israel and in Singapore, its in-house innovation center, Trendlines Labs, and its Funds - the Trendlines Agrifood Fund and the Bayer Trendlines Ag InnovationFund.The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Misgav, Israel.

The Israeli innovation agency, the Innovation Authority, was established in 1965 as the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and was designed as a body that supports R & D conducted in the framework of government research institutes. Industrial development in order to increase industrial exports of high-techproducts. The Chief Scientist focused on reducing the risk by participating in financing the project, which the private companies chose and led.

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The Israel Innovation Agency, the Innovation Authority, was established in 1965 as the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and was designed as a body that supports R & D conducted in the framework of government research institutes. Industrial development in order to increase industrial exports of high-techproducts. The Chief Scientist focused on reducing the risk by participating in financing the project, which the private companies chose and led.

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We are an early stage venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with inspiring entrepreneurs to build breakthrough companies

We are an early stage venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with inspiring entrepreneurs to build breakthrough companies

PeakBridge is a global impact VC that funds and connects the people, technology and processes that will shape the future of food.

PeakBridge is an Alternative Investment Fund Manager and Investment Services Firm specialized in FoodTech.

An Israeli investment family fund that targets to support innovative entrepreneurs and assist them in building great global companies.

Millennium Food-Tech is an R&D partnership traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that specializes in investment in and betterment of companies in food-tech sectors,. Millennium seeks to invest in companies that specialize in identifying and developing innovative, and transformative ideas in the food, drinks, and nutrition industry. Millenniumhas experienced management, proven solutions, and a supportive network to develop ideas and start-ups from early-stage to maturity to exit.

Agriline is the investment vehicle owned by a trust of which Trendlines' controlling shareholder Vincent Tchenguiz.

Smart Agro specializes in investing and improving companies in the agro-tech fields.

Neo Ventures is the first open-ended early stage investor, based in Eastern Europe. The founders have backed more than 30 startups and exited 10 successfully. We invest in game-changing businesses, without geographic limitations. We partner with exceptional founder teams to challenge incumbents in markets ripe for change or to create entirely newmarkets. Neo Ventures funds and then supports the founders in business planning, scaling operations, follow-on investments, making the best of each opportunity and dealing with hard situations. Our investment focus is on data analytics, computer vision and remote sensing addressing disruptive opportunities across the high-growth SpaceTech, BioTech and Security verticals.

We are an early stage venture capital fund passionate about helping entrepreneurs bring innovative solutions to market.

Smart Agro specializes in investing and improving companies in the agro-tech fields.

An Israeli investment family fund that targets to support innovative entrepreneurs and assist them in building great global companies.

As a young and dynamic company with a spirit of entrepreneurship, we look first and foremost at the vision leading the entrepreneur. We believe that we should be investing in people, before everything else. We want to be investing in companies led by entrepreneurs who are capable of envisioning and growing great companies with products and/or services meeting real market needs in large and growing markets.

Germin8 Ventures is a leading FoodTech & AgTech venture capital firm, partnering with the most courageous and brilliant founders. Find out more.

We are an early stage venture capital fund passionate about helping entrepreneurs bring innovative solutions to market.

Hyperplane Venture Capital is an investment firm focused on exceptional founders building machine intelligence and data companies. They partner with exceptional founders who are leveraging machine intelligence, sensor technology, and cloud computing to solve the world’s hardest problems uncovering the underlying structure for each problem andcreating solutions at the nexus of perception, communication, intelligence, and insight.The company was founded by Vivjan Myrto, John Murphy and Brendan Kohler in 2015; and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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As a young and dynamic company with a spirit of entrepreneurship, we look first and foremost at the vision leading the entrepreneur. We believe that we should be investing in people, before everything else. We want to be investing in companies led by entrepreneurs who are capable of envisioning and growing great companies with products and/or services meeting real market needs in large and growing markets.

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Germin8 Ventures is a leading FoodTech & AgTech venture capital firm, partnering with the most courageous and brilliant founders. Find out more.

Millennium Food-Tech is an R&D partnership traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that specializes in investment in and betterment of companies in food-tech sectors,. Millennium seeks to invest in companies that specialize in identifying and developing innovative, and transformative ideas in the food, drinks, and nutrition industry. Millenniumhas experienced management, proven solutions, and a supportive network to develop ideas and start-ups from early-stage to maturity to exit.

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Neo Ventures is the first open-ended early stage investor, based in Eastern Europe. The founders have backed more than 30 startups and exited 10 successfully. We invest in game-changing businesses, without geographic limitations. We partner with exceptional founder teams to challenge incumbents in markets ripe for change or to create entirely newmarkets. Neo Ventures funds and then supports the founders in business planning, scaling operations, follow-on investments, making the best of each opportunity and dealing with hard situations. Our investment focus is on data analytics, computer vision and remote sensing addressing disruptive opportunities across the high-growth SpaceTech, BioTech and Security verticals.

Hyperplane Venture Capital is an investment firm focused on exceptional founders building machine intelligence and data companies. They partner with exceptional founders who are leveraging machine intelligence, sensor technology, and cloud computing to solve the world’s hardest problems uncovering the underlying structure for each problem andcreating solutions at the nexus of perception, communication, intelligence, and insight.The company was founded by Vivjan Myrto, John Murphy and Brendan Kohler in 2015; and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mivtach Shamir Holdings is a publicly-traded Israeli investment company headed by owner and CEO Meir Shamir. It holds a diverse portfolio of lucrative international assets, investing primarily in commercial real estate, startups, and tangibles.Corporate History Mivtach Shamir’s roots extend back to December 1958. At that time, there was a companynamed Attas Industries Halva, Tahini, and Sweets. Attas was a small private company that was in the business of producing confectionaries and luxury foods. In 1983, Attas Industries was listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and became a public company for the first time.Approximately 10 years later, Attas Industries caught the eye of Meir Shamir a savvy businessman who purchased the company. At this time, Attas Industries began its transition from food production to pension fund management and insurance. Its name was changed to Mivtach Shamir Insurance Agency. But, this was only the beginning. The following year, Attas Industries became Mivtach Shamir Holdings, Ltd, with a refocused mission and new portfolio of assets.Mivtach Shamir Investments Mivtach Shamir Holdings has concluded a number of notable investments. Among them are:Technology: Mivtach Shamir purchased a 10% share in Zen Media, an internet company in 1999. Zen Media was well known for its very popular site—Tapuz People. Mivtach sold 55.1% of its stock to Migdal Group in 2001. It earned approximately $19 million on the sale.Food Production: In partnership with iFix, Mivtach Shamir purchased Tnuva Group in 2008. Tnuva is a well-known Israeli food production company. Mivtach sold its shared in Tnuva in March 2015 to the Chinese affiliate of Brightfood. The sale was concluded for €252 million.Pharmaceuticals: Mivtach Shamir currently owns 26.75% of the capital and voting rights in Vidac Pharma. It invested in the company in 2014, infusing NIS 19 million into Vidac. Vidac Pharma is a biopharma company currently focused on developing ground-breaking treatments for skin cancer.Corporate Social Responsibility A cornerstone of Mivtach Shamir’s strategic plan is focused on corporate social responsibility. The importance of giving back is embedded deeply in CEO Meir Shamir and the company’s staff. To this end, the Mivtach Shamir is involved in a number of charitable projects throughout Israel. Its signature projects are ZAKA and the IDF Adopt-a-Soldier project.The Adopt-a-Soldier program is a unique Israeli project that provides a full support basket to soldiers serving in the IDF without family. The majority of lone soldiers are from abroad but include Israelis too. Mivtach Shamir has partnered with the Ametz Loham (adopt a soldier) project under the auspices of the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers (AWIS). Through the Adopt-a-Soldier program, individuals and business are able to donate supplies, money, and mentorship to these special soldiers. Mivtach Shamir has adopted the 69 "Hammers" Air Force Squadron, the unit in which Meir Shamir served when he was in the IDF in the 1970s.The second signature project is ZAKA, a volunteer-based network of emergency response teams who respond daily to life-threatening calls. ZAKA is often the first to appear on the scene, providing on-site emergency treatment and crisis intervention. Among their additional duties are identifying disaster and terrorism victims, interacting and assisting on-the-ground ambulance crews and medical staff, and community outreach. Mivtach Shamir is happy to have been able to donate a special ambulance to ZAKA. The ambulance was donated in 2015 to the Petah Tikva ZAKA team. It is specially equipped to meet the unique needs of the ZAKA team.

The Yield Lab Asia Pacific is a venture capital firm investing in sustainable and impactful AgTech innovations.It enables sustainable and impactful innovations in agriculture to meet the nutritional and economic needs of Asia Pacific and the world with speed.

Fortissimo Capital is a leading private equity fund in Israel investing primarily in technology and industrial companies. We take a unique, hands-on approach to ...

JVP is a top VC firm with $1.9B AUM and 165 companies built, leading in AI, Cyber Security, Fintech, Insurtech and Climatech.

Established in 1997 as the venture arm of XT Holdings, XT Hi-Tech is one of the early investors in Israeli startups. Since inception, we have invested in over 80 companies in various technology categories and at different stages, including Phytech, Checkmarx, Enzymotec, Cymbio, Sofwave, and Lumenis.

Investing in the Future of Protein.We invest in visionary founders creating the future of food and materials.

Established in 1997 as the venture arm of XT Holdings, XT Hi-Tech is one of the early investors in Israeli startups. Since inception, we have invested in over 80 companies in various technology categories and at different stages, including Phytech, Checkmarx, Enzymotec, Cymbio, Sofwave, and Lumenis.

NevaTeam Partners is an Agri-Food Tech ESG Impact driven Fund with world-class knowledge and expertise that specializes in identifying and investing in cutting-edge companies and technologies, contributing to the streamlining and increase in world food production in a sustainable way.

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Rimonim Fund primarily invests in early and mid-stage companies that develop agricultural technologies that address the unmet need for global food shortages. The fund started investing in October 2017, and its current portfolio includes SKYX Solutions and Salicrop.

SLJ Investment Partners is a privately owned Dutch investment fund

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Mivtach Shamir Holdings is a publicly-traded Israeli investment company headed by owner and CEO Meir Shamir. It holds a diverse portfolio of lucrative international assets, investing primarily in commercial real estate, startups, and tangibles.Corporate History Mivtach Shamir’s roots extend back to December 1958. At that time, there was a companynamed Attas Industries Halva, Tahini, and Sweets. Attas was a small private company that was in the business of producing confectionaries and luxury foods. In 1983, Attas Industries was listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and became a public company for the first time.Approximately 10 years later, Attas Industries caught the eye of Meir Shamir a savvy businessman who purchased the company. At this time, Attas Industries began its transition from food production to pension fund management and insurance. Its name was changed to Mivtach Shamir Insurance Agency. But, this was only the beginning. The following year, Attas Industries became Mivtach Shamir Holdings, Ltd, with a refocused mission and new portfolio of assets.Mivtach Shamir Investments Mivtach Shamir Holdings has concluded a number of notable investments. Among them are:Technology: Mivtach Shamir purchased a 10% share in Zen Media, an internet company in 1999. Zen Media was well known for its very popular site—Tapuz People. Mivtach sold 55.1% of its stock to Migdal Group in 2001. It earned approximately $19 million on the sale.Food Production: In partnership with iFix, Mivtach Shamir purchased Tnuva Group in 2008. Tnuva is a well-known Israeli food production company. Mivtach sold its shared in Tnuva in March 2015 to the Chinese affiliate of Brightfood. The sale was concluded for €252 million.Pharmaceuticals: Mivtach Shamir currently owns 26.75% of the capital and voting rights in Vidac Pharma. It invested in the company in 2014, infusing NIS 19 million into Vidac. Vidac Pharma is a biopharma company currently focused on developing ground-breaking treatments for skin cancer.Corporate Social Responsibility A cornerstone of Mivtach Shamir’s strategic plan is focused on corporate social responsibility. The importance of giving back is embedded deeply in CEO Meir Shamir and the company’s staff. To this end, the Mivtach Shamir is involved in a number of charitable projects throughout Israel. Its signature projects are ZAKA and the IDF Adopt-a-Soldier project.The Adopt-a-Soldier program is a unique Israeli project that provides a full support basket to soldiers serving in the IDF without family. The majority of lone soldiers are from abroad but include Israelis too. Mivtach Shamir has partnered with the Ametz Loham (adopt a soldier) project under the auspices of the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers (AWIS). Through the Adopt-a-Soldier program, individuals and business are able to donate supplies, money, and mentorship to these special soldiers. Mivtach Shamir has adopted the 69 "Hammers" Air Force Squadron, the unit in which Meir Shamir served when he was in the IDF in the 1970s.The second signature project is ZAKA, a volunteer-based network of emergency response teams who respond daily to life-threatening calls. ZAKA is often the first to appear on the scene, providing on-site emergency treatment and crisis intervention. Among their additional duties are identifying disaster and terrorism victims, interacting and assisting on-the-ground ambulance crews and medical staff, and community outreach. Mivtach Shamir is happy to have been able to donate a special ambulance to ZAKA. The ambulance was donated in 2015 to the Petah Tikva ZAKA team. It is specially equipped to meet the unique needs of the ZAKA team.

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Strauss Group is an international corporation with a portfolio of five companies, which provide a response to two leading world trends – Health & Wellness, and Fun & Indulgence.

SeedIL Ventures is a seed stage investment fund focusing on Israeli related companies in any sector except medtech/biotech and heavy Hardware. After investment, SeedIL is committed to ensuring that portfolio companies reach their full potential by providing on-going coaching and connections through its extensive network, including the Limitedpartner's connections and intelligence.

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

lool is a Tel-Aviv based venture capital fund focused on seed and pre-seed investments