# Gandyr Group

> Gandyr Group is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Israel
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gandyr-investments-group
- Website: http://www.gandyr.com/en/business/

Gandyr Group is a VC fund in Herzliya focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Gandyr Group owned by Judith Yoval-Recanati, combines broad financial activity & investments in over 30 companies from different fields, with familial philanthropic activity for the support of civil society organizations and young adults in Israel.Gandyr invests in industry, technology, renewable-energy and real-estate and is activelyinvolved with the various companies it invests in.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$6M |
| Series A | $8M–$11M |
| Series B | $15M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 31% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 23% |
| Marketing | 2 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 15% |
| Health Care | 2 | 15% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 31% |
| Series A | 3 | 23% |
| Series B | 2 | 15% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 6 | 46% |
| United States | 3 | 23% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jude Yovel Recanati | Founder and Chairperson | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jude-yovel-recanati |
| Ofir Azury | Head of Technology Investments | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ofir-azury |
| Jonathan Irroni | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-irroni |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Growth | Atomic Growth is an eCommerce platform created for business owners, by business owners. After years of starting and expanding firms, Atomic Growth's talented team of professionals developed a formula for success that can be used in a number of commercial contexts. Their team has been working in the eCommerce industry for years, and they havebeen Amazon sellers since 2012.Founded in 2021, the company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2022 |  |
| Anyword | Keywee offers publishers and marketers a new approach to content distribution and performance measurement. Its revolutionary platform employs advanced text-mining technology and a vast database of historical content performance to help publishers, retailers, and brands find the audiences most likely to meet specific business goals for theircontent. Keywee’s customers include The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Conde Nast, National Geographic, The New York Times, and Slate. Backed by leading investors including Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors and Marker LLC, as well as The New York Times Company.Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in New York with an office in Tel Aviv. | $21M | Series B | Nov 18, 2021 |  |
| Eleos Health | Eleos Health provides automated health tech solutions that accelerate clinicians’ decision-making via an AI-powered Speech-to-Insights system to ensure the provision of personalized and time and cost-effective care. | $6M | Seed | Sep 13, 2021 |  |
| Eleos Health | Eleos Health provides automated health tech solutions that accelerate clinicians’ decision-making via an AI-powered Speech-to-Insights system to ensure the provision of personalized and time and cost-effective care. | $6M | Seed | Sep 13, 2021 |  |
| XTEND | XTEND develops AI-assisted tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and the XOS operating system for remote operations. Its platforms are designed for military, security, and industrial applications, enabling intuitive control and rapid deployment. XTEND's technology supports multi-platform control, exchangeable payloads, and integration withthird-party software for diverse mission needs. |  | Seed | Feb 16, 2020 |  |
| Nutrino | Nutrino is a data platform that gets to know you and your personal biochemistry, then uses that information to determine your FoodPrintTM - the digital signature of how food affects your body. It’s where body analytics meet personalized diet and nutrition.Nutrino offers nutritional values and data through wearables and other technologies likeimage recognition. | $8M | Series A | Apr 10, 2018 |  |
| Stark Power | With over 16GW of signed agreements, Ecoppia (TASE: ECPA) is a pioneer and world leader in robotic cleaning solutions for PV modules, keeping them clean, at year-round peak performance. Ecoppia's water-free, fully automated robotic solutions prevent soiling losses and potential damage, using advanced Business Intelligence capabilities.Remotely managed, Ecoppia's platform allows utility-scale solar sites to achieve optimal performance with minimal human intervention and lower LCOE. Ecoppia’s proprietary algorithms and robotic solutions make day-to-day O&M at solar sites safer, more efficient, and more reliable.Our clients enjoy the benefits of a cloud-based, data-driven platform, allowing them to reach their full potential while ensuring their constant growth and scalability.Publicly held and backed by prominent international investment funds, Ecoppia provides revolutionized solar ROIs for leading Tier1 energy conglomerates worldwide, cleaning millions of solar panels every month. | $13M |  | Dec 11, 2017 |  |
| Yotpo | Yotpo is an eCommerce marketing platform that helps thousands of forward-thinking brands like Rebecca Minkoff, MVMT, Bob’s Discount Furniture, and Steve Madden accelerate direct-to-consumer growth. Yotpo's single-platform approach integrates data-driven solutions for reviews, loyalty, SMS marketing, and more, empowering brands to createsmarter, higher-converting experiences that spark and sustain customer relationships. Yotpo integrates with the tools online businesses use every day, including Google, Instagram, top eCommerce platforms, and the rest of the marketing technology stack. Yotpo is a Forbes Cloud 100 company with offices worldwide including New York, London, and Tel Aviv.Yotpo's mission is to empower brands to grow their direct-to-consumer business through captivating experiences that spark and sustain lasting customer loyalty. | $15M | Series B | Jun 23, 2015 |  |
| Anyword | Keywee offers publishers and marketers a new approach to content distribution and performance measurement. Its revolutionary platform employs advanced text-mining technology and a vast database of historical content performance to help publishers, retailers, and brands find the audiences most likely to meet specific business goals for theircontent. Keywee’s customers include The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Conde Nast, National Geographic, The New York Times, and Slate. Backed by leading investors including Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors and Marker LLC, as well as The New York Times Company.Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in New York with an office in Tel Aviv. | $9.1M | Series A | Mar 24, 2015 |  |
| HexaTier | HexaTier provides database security and compliance and sets the industry standard with a patented database reverse proxy technology for securing cloud-hosted databases and DBaaS platforms. Providing a unified solution, including: Database Security, Dynamic Data Masking, Database Activity Monitoring and Discovery of Sensitive Data that complies withall regulatory requirements.HexaTier is installed as a front-end to your databases and works as a reverse proxy, successfully hiding and securing database content. A variety of implementation options are available to you, including: Database Server, Dedicated Server protecting multiple databases, Application Server and Virtual Machines. HexaTier reviews and inspects both database queries and database responses making it the perfect tool to secure, accelerate, audit and mask the sensitive information stored in your database. | $7M | Series C | Apr 09, 2014 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rhodium](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rhodium) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [2B Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2b-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Innovation Endeavors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-endeavors) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Matias Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matias-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [PLUS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plus-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [aMoon Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amoon) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Gandyr Group invest in?

Gandyr Group invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Gandyr Group's check size?

Gandyr Group typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$6M at Seed, $8M–$11M at Series A and $15M–$21M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gandyr Group participates in.

### How do I contact Gandyr Group?

Public channels for Gandyr Group include LinkedIn 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 Gandyr Group?

The team at Gandyr Group includes Jude Yovel Recanati (Founder and Chairperson), Ofir Azury (Head of Technology Investments) and Jonathan Irroni (CEO). 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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