# Iron Nation

> Iron Nation is a VC fund backing Health Care and Artificial Intelligence. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ironnation/
- Website: https://www.ironnation.org

Iron Nation is an emergency impact fund for Israeli start-ups. It is supporting promising Israeli startups with a financial bridge and mentorship to help them stay afloat until employees return from the frontlines. The fund was setup in October 2023.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $850k–$20M |
| Series A | $3.9M–$6.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 5 | 23% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 23% |
| Software | 4 | 18% |
| Medical Device | 4 | 18% |
| FinTech | 2 | 9% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 50% |
| Series A | 3 | 14% |
| Series B | 3 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 14 | 64% |
| United States | 4 | 18% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandro Alter | Investor / Limited Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-prioni-526b |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IBI-Ag | IBI-Ag is a biotechnology company developing a new class of bioinsecticides. IBI-Ag is focused on the discovery and development of new types of biological solutions that utilize environmentally friendly technology to control insects. IBI-Ag utilizes breakthrough technology to produce efficient, selective, and safe bio-insect control solutions.IBI-Ag technology is highly cost-effective due to its fermentation suitability enabling farmers to produce agricultural produce at a low cost. | $3.9M | Series A | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| Line 5 | Line 5 is a new defense tech startup operating in sleath mode. | $20M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| IBI-Ag | IBI-Ag is a biotechnology company developing a new class of bioinsecticides. IBI-Ag is focused on the discovery and development of new types of biological solutions that utilize environmentally friendly technology to control insects. IBI-Ag utilizes breakthrough technology to produce efficient, selective, and safe bio-insect control solutions.IBI-Ag technology is highly cost-effective due to its fermentation suitability enabling farmers to produce agricultural produce at a low cost. | $6.1M | Series A | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| Ballerine | Ballerine builds AI agents for financial crime and merchant risk that operate like experienced underwriters and fraud analysts. Our agents analyze KYB, web, and transaction data to detect fraud, uncover onboarding schemes, and monitor merchant risk across the lifecycle. Built for merchant acquirers and payment providers, Ballerine enables fasteronboarding, more accurate decisions, and reduced manual work at scale. Ballerine is one of five solutions certified by Mastercard’s Merchant Monitoring Program, allowing clients to reduce scheme fines by up to 75% for merchants monitored through Ballerine | $13.5M | Seed | Jan 01, 2025 |  |
| Onyxia | Onyxia is a cybersecurity strategy and performance platform powered by AI. It provides a centralized way for security teams to monitor and manage cybersecurity efforts in real-time |  | Seed | Dec 31, 2024 |  |
| Airwayz | Airwayz is a provider of management system for unmanned traffic management (UTM) and drone fleets. Their cloud-based management platform allows users to monitor and operate heterogenous drone fleets in real time while providing a safe and efficient integration into the airspace. They develop a system based on AI, advanced algorithms, integratedmultiple data sources, and aviation and regulations rules.Airwayz was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. |  | Series A | Nov 09, 2024 |  |
| Pulsar Medtech | Pulsar Medtech develops smart BGS platform sensor features that help to communicate with patients and doctors for improved outcomes. | $850K | Seed | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Covercy | Covercy - Commercial Real Estate Investments for People.We're a transparent ecosystem that combines investment management with built-in financial services. We store & move millions of dollars, *every day*.CRE Investment Firms distribute funds in minutes, control financials in real time, and engage HNW & family office investorswith Covercy’s integrated payments & deposits. We are recreating the entire financial journey for CRE investments - a $139B market size opportunity. |  | Seed | Sep 23, 2024 |  |
| BeWith.io (Superc AI) | White-label OS helps city managers rebuilding a sense of place, reach their communities where they are and increasing community resilience | $10M | Seed | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| Precise Bio | Precise Bio is a regenerative medicine company that develops and commercializes 4D bio-fabricated functional tissues and organs. The company is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. |  | Series B | Aug 09, 2024 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Deep Insight](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep-insight-6269) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerusalem-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Consensus Business Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/consensus-business-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Syngenta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/syngenta-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Trendlines Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trendlines-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amdocs Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amdocs-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Iron Nation invest in?

Iron Nation invests primarily in Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Iron Nation's check size?

Iron Nation typically joins rounds of $850k–$20M at Seed and $3.9M–$6.1M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Iron Nation participates in.

### How do I contact Iron Nation?

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### Who are the partners at Iron Nation?

The team at Iron Nation includes Alessandro Alter (Investor / Limited Partner). 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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