# Bank Hapoalim

> Bank Hapoalim is a VC fund in Tel Aviv backing Energy and FinTech. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bank-hapoalim
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/poalimarketweet
- Website: http://www.bankhapoalim.com/

Bank Hapoalim is a major universal bank in Israel with operations in 20 countries.  It was founded in 1921 and its ordinary shares are listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.  It has a “bank” license under the directives of Israel's Banking Law. It provides a range of banking products and services to consumers, businesses, andcorporations throughout the country. In particular it targets households, private banking clients (affluent), and small business (SMEs).Bank Hapoalim provides various channels to interact with its customers including a variety of self-services products such as mobile applications and platforms, internet online banking, and ATMs. It also offers traditional services through over 270 full-service branches with additional assistance available from its 24 hour call center.For its retail customers it offers various savings plan and deposit products including savings accounts, callable CD deposits, CPI-linked deposits, and foreign-currency deposits.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5M–$55M |
| Series B | $12M–$30M |
| Debt Financing | $70M–$425M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 4 | 22% |
| FinTech | 4 | 22% |
| Finance | 4 | 22% |
| Renewable Energy | 3 | 17% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 17% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 4 | 22% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Series B | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 11% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 11 | 61% |
| United States | 4 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ari Pinto | Deputy CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-pinto |
| Dan Koller | Head of Financial Markets and International Banking | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-koller |
| Jacob Orbach | Head of Corporate Banking | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacob-orbach |
| Ofer Levy | Chief Accountant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ofer-levy |
| Tzahi Cohen | Chief Risk Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tzahi-cohen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Energean Israel | Energean Israel is an oil and gas exploration and production company. | $70M | Debt Financing | Oct 24, 2025 |  |
| Sipur | Sipur is an entertainment company that develops, produces, and finances film and television projects. |  |  | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| El Al Israeli Airlines | El Al Israeli Airlines provides both domestic and international passenger flight services. They also provide air transportation of passengers and cargo. Additionally, they also provide duty-free products, food production, security services, and ongoing maintenance services. | $120M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 28, 2024 |  |
| Nofar Energy | Nofar Energy is a renewable energy company, dedicated to financing, constructing, and operating sustainable energy projects. In addition to providing all these facilities, their expertise lies in harnessing renewable resources, aligning with the global commitment to cleaner, eco-friendly energy solutions. | $192M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| Burges Salmon | Burges Salmon is a provider of law advisory services for energy, transport, food, farming and real estate sectors located in Bristol. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| Ashtrom Renewable Energy | Ashtrom Renewable Energy offers breakthrough Israeli innovation alongside the robust financial backing and credibility of Ashtrom Group. | $270M | Debt Financing | Oct 02, 2023 |  |
| BLDG Management Co. | BLDG is a growing Property Management company based in Denver, Colorado. BLDG believe that communities emerge when the location, people and environment are well connected. BLDG have entrusted our team of professionals to create not just a place to live, but a true neighborhood for our residents to call home. This team is bound together througha strong set of core values that are based on hard work, dedication and a commitment to delivering the best service in the industry. | $425M | Debt Financing | Jun 21, 2023 |  |
| Neema | Neema is an app that helps people manage their money as well as send money to other people. Neema is a financial solution for 70 million underbanked Americans. Users download their app, which is a digital wallet, where they can cash their own pay check, send money internationally to their families in 90 countries, and they also provide them with adebit card, which they can use in any store or ATM. | $17.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 31, 2021 |  |
| Silk | Silk is the leading platform to quickly move mission-critical data to the cloud and to keep it operating at performance standards on par with even the fastest on-prem environments. Silk works with global enterprise companies and cloud providers to ensure a seamless, efficient, and smooth migration process, followed by unparalleled performancespeeds for all data and applications in the cloud.The platform makes cloud environments run 10x faster and the entire application stack is more resilient to any infrastructure hiccups or malfunctions. Silk has offices in Israel and is headquartered in Needham, MA. For more information, visit https://silk.us/ | $55M | Series A | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| ThetaRay | ThetaRay develops a transaction monitoring platform to identify signs of money laundering. Its AI-based anti-money-laundering (AML) platform automatically scans and identifies illicit transaction activity at banks and other financial institutions. It also utilizes algorithms for advanced cybersecurity and operational efficiency. Its platformanalyzes large volumes of cross-border payments and complex transaction patterns to uncover hidden risks, improving compliance and reducing false positives. | $31M | Series C | May 18, 2021 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerusalem-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Clal Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clal-insurance) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Santander](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-santander) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank Leumi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-leumi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oak HC/FT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oak-hc-ft-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bank Hapoalim invest in?

Bank Hapoalim invests primarily in Energy, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Bank Hapoalim's check size?

Bank Hapoalim typically joins rounds of $5M–$55M at Series A, $12M–$30M at Series B and $70M–$425M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bank Hapoalim participates in.

### How do I contact Bank Hapoalim?

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### Who are the partners at Bank Hapoalim?

The team at Bank Hapoalim includes Ari Pinto (Deputy CEO), Dan Koller (Head of Financial Markets and International Banking) and Jacob Orbach (Head of Corporate Banking), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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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.

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