# Columbus Group

> Columbus Group is a VC fund backing AgTech, Biotechnology and Machine Learning. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Columbus Group is a VC fund focused on AgTech and Biotechnology. Investment group

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Soos Technology | SOOS develops an incubation system that affects the sex development process in poultry embryo and turns genetic males into functional female chicks.The company's solution is an incubation system (AI-driven software controlling a customized incubation cell) that controls the sex development process in chicken embryos and uses genetic malelayers to produce functional female layers that can lay eggs. | $6M | Series A | Mar 01, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Excell Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excell-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [South Israel Bridging Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/south-israel-bridging-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SparkLabs Cultiv8](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparklabs-cultiv8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Takwin Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Columbus Group invest in?

Columbus Group invests primarily in AgTech, Biotechnology and Machine Learning startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Columbus Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Columbus Group closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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.

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