# NGN Partners

> NGN Partners is a VC fund in Tel Aviv backing Software and Big Data. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ngn-partners/
- Website: https://www.ngnpartners.com

NGN Partners is a business development company that monitors the market to seek high-end business opportunities in the technology sector for investment purposes. The firm specializes in the Israeli and North American markets. Founders Gil Smolinski and Jonathan Lampert have rich backgrounds in the successful launch, development, and acquisition ofhigh-tech companies around the globe for more than 20 years. Smolinski began running private-sector companies in the early 1990s and took a specific interest in tech entrepreneurship in 1998. Since then, he has co-founded several new companies that specialize in medical technology, real estate, intelligent traffic systems, and homeland security. Before forming NGN Partners together with Smolinski, Jonathan Lampert had developed a strong reputation in business development and marketing, concentrating on the defense, security and HLS industries and serving as CEO of Cycropolis. In addition, he worked as a business development and marketing manager at Defensia, as a sales engineer at Milper, and as a marketing and sales manager at DFNS.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Shopping | 1 | 33% |
| Smart Building | 1 | 33% |
| Interior Design | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Lampert | Managing Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-lampert-2093 |
| Gil Smolinski | Managing Partner and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-smolinski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oriient | Indoor Positioning, without the hassle (no beacons, no WiFi). Oriient offers hyper-accurate Indoor Positioning to any app, in any building, anywhere. All this, without installing anything in the building. We power smart retail, smart buildings, IoT and AR applications. | $11M | Series A | May 10, 2022 |  |
| Humanz | Humanz is an ecosystem designed to empower content creators world wide. Join us with our efforts to make the creator economy safer and trustworthy. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Jan 14, 2021 |  |
| Renovai | Renovai is an AI-based interior design platform that powers a custom shopping experience for furniture e-commerce retailers. Its platforms enable customers to complete a short questionnaire regarding their needs, requirements, and taste, and the company's system designs the space and visualizes it in a 3D lifelike model. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemist-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [F2 Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f2-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fusion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fusion-la) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OurCrowd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ourcrowd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Regal Four](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/regal-four) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does NGN Partners invest in?

NGN Partners invests primarily in Software, Big Data and Shopping startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact NGN Partners?

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### Who are the partners at NGN Partners?

The team at NGN Partners includes Jonathan Lampert (Managing Partner) and Gil Smolinski (Managing Partner and Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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