# Agrinnovation

> Agrinnovation is a VC fund in Jerusalem backing Biotechnology and Food Processing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jerusalem, Israel
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.agri-nnovation.com

Agrinnovation is a one-of-a-kind investment fund. While remaining steadfastly independent in all business related issues, the fund has exclusive access and first commercial rights to invest in IP developed in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Israel’s elite academic institution, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This exclusivestatus grants us extra time to perform a deeper probe into the new technologies and to bring them from lab to market more swiftly, securely and freely.Backed by an experienced SAB, they work closely with HU scientists and researchers to thoroughly test the technological applicability, scalability and patentability of each breakthrough. Once the technology has proven viable, together with their accomplished Commercial Advisory Board, they meticulously research and test the commercial feasibility of the project before investing and turning it into commercial start-up.Agrinnovation was founded in 2015 by Yissum, the distinguished technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with over 2 billion dollars in annual sales. Shareholders also include VBS Agri Ventures Pty Ltd., Provident Fund of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd. and Kingenta Livnat Agriscience Development. The fund is managed by Dr. Ido Schechter, who brings with him decades of business experience in hi-tech and agritech.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.4M–$4.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 67% |
| Food Processing | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 67% |
| France | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hyperplan | Hyperplan is a SaaS company whose mission is to assist industrial companies in dealing with crop production's increasing volatility. Hyperplan is a live, real-time software platform for crop and harvest management for all crops. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Sufresca | Sufresca develops safe-to-consume vegetable and fruit coating intended to increase the shelf life of such products. It designs edible fruit and vegetable coating solutions to reduce food waste and curb the need for plastic packages. Start date of operation - 01-01-2020 | $2.4M | Seed | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Believer Meats | Believer Meats is a Jerusalem-based biotechnology company aiming to transform global meat production through distributive manufacturing of fat and muscle cells, increasing food safety and reducing ecological impact worldwide. They aim to turn the timeless vision of animal-free meat production into a reality. Their cutting-edge cellular agriculturetechnology was developed by award-winning biologists and bioengineers and brought into reality by world-renowned innovative chefs at Jerusalem’s singular culinary scene. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ADB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bits x Bites](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bits-x-bites) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas Développement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-developpement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Demeter Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demeter-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jeriko](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeriko) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund
- [ARCH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-venture-partners) — VC Fund
- [OrbiMed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbimed-advisors) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [OurCrowd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ourcrowd) — VC Fund
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund
- [Pitango VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitango-venture-capital) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Food and Beverage VC Funds in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-vc-funds-middle-east)
- [Food and Beverage Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-investors-israel)
- [Food and Beverage VC Funds in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-vc-funds-israel)
- [Biotechnology Investors in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/biotechnology-investors-middle-east)
- [Biotechnology VC Funds in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/biotechnology-vc-funds-middle-east)
- [Biotech Investors in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/biotech-investors-middle-east)

## FAQ

### What does Agrinnovation invest in?

Agrinnovation invests primarily in Biotechnology, Food Processing and SaaS startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Agrinnovation's check size?

Agrinnovation typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$4.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Agrinnovation participates in.

### When did Agrinnovation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Agrinnovation closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co