# BIRD Foundation

> BIRD Foundation is a VC fund backing Health Care and Manufacturing. See 127 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Israel
- Total investments: 127
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 88%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bird-foundation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BIRDFoundation1
- Website: http://birdf.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birdfoundation

BIRD Foundation is a VC fund in Herzliya focused on Health Care and Manufacturing. The BIRD (Binational Industrial Research and Development) Foundation works to encourage and facilitate cooperation between U.S. and Israeli companies in a wide range of technology sectors and offers funding to selected projects. BIRD has approved close to 950 projects over its 40-year history.The BIRD Foundation supports projects withoutreceiving any equity or intellectual property rights in the participating companies or in the projects, themselves. BIRD funding is repaid as royalties from sales of products that were commercialized as a result of BIRD support. The Foundation provides funding of up to 50% of a project's budget, beginning with R&D and ending with the initial stages of sales and marketing. The Foundation shares the risk and does not require repayment if the project fails to reach the sales stage.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $400k–$6.6M |
| Pre-Seed | $500k–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 17 | 13% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 12% |
| Medical | 11 | 9% |
| Biotechnology | 11 | 9% |
| Medical Device | 10 | 8% |

117 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 68 | 54% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 2% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 2% |
| Seed | 2 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 39 | 31% |
| United States | 31 | 24% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eitan Yudilevich | Executive | 28 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eitan-yudilevich |
| Shlomo Cohen | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shlomo-cohen-3505 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brevel | Brevel developed a disruptive cultivation technology for sustainable, low cost and high quality production of microalgae for various yet untapped markets. The technology is based on high-tech indoor, sterile and fully automated systems which are illuminated from within at high intensity. The technology enables the surprising results of more than90% cost reduction and up to 200 higher yields compared to current alternatives. Brevel is using the advantageous production capabilities to enter multiple markets where microalgae derived products are needed. |  | Grant | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| Ayana Bio | Ayana Bio is a biotechnology company that produces plant and fungal bioactive ingredients for health and wellness. | $1.3M | Grant | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| Bastazo | Bastazo builds decision making software for operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) | $1.1M | Grant | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Resolution Medical | Resolution Medical's Mission is to Provide Innovative Business Solutions to the Medical Device Industry. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| Newton Tech | Newton Tech offers Mobi, a syytem that helps heal stroke patients with individualized insights and real-time fall detection and prevention. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| Henry M. Jackson Foundation | HJF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Network | The Spaulding Rehabilitation Network is made up of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston and Cape Cod, Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care Cambridge and North Shore, Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Centers West Roxbury and North End. The Spaulding Rehabilitation Network includes intensive inpatient rehabilitation and long term acutecare hospitals, outpatient clinics, and skilled nursing facilities throughout Eastern Massachusetts. At all of them, you'll find a consistently outstanding level of care. As a member of Partners Healthcare, the Network is part of an integrated continuum of highly trained and dedicated caregivers who work closely with their colleagues from other member institutions. Most importantly, you'll find people and resources that help patients and families find their strength. With the strength of a unique continuum of care that stretches throughout Eastern Massachusetts, the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network delivers a breadth of services unmatched for its quality and integration. Find out what innovation can do. Experience the strength of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network. Spaulding is the only rehabilitation hospital in New England ranked by U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals issue since 1995, ranking #5 in 2011. Spaulding Rehabilitation Network is committed to delivering compassionate care across the healthcare continuum to improve quality of life for persons recovering from, or learning to live fully with, illness, injury and disability. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| Mentaily | Mentaily engages in improving access to mental health services. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| AccuBeat | AccuBeat is a telecommunications company that manufactures frequency and timing solutions and products designed for aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and research. It specializes in synchronization products combined with GPS receivers. The company was founded in 1993 and headquartered in Yerushalayim, Israel. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| FieldLine | FieldLine provides brain imaging devices using quantum sensors. HEDscan is a compact wearable device with better performance but at a fraction of the cost. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2025 |  |

10 of 127 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Israel Innovation Authority](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/israel-innovation-authority) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Trendlines Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trendlines-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [2B Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2b-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agentschap-innoveren-ondernemen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Commission](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-commission) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Israel Electric Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/israel-electric-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BIRD Foundation invest in?

BIRD Foundation invests primarily in Health Care, Manufacturing and Medical startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 127 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BIRD Foundation's check size?

BIRD Foundation typically joins rounds of $400k–$6.6M at Grant and $500k–$3M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BIRD Foundation participates in.

### How do I contact BIRD Foundation?

Public channels for BIRD Foundation include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BIRD Foundation?

The team at BIRD Foundation includes Eitan Yudilevich (Executive) and Shlomo Cohen (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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.

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