# Renana Ashkenazi

> Renana Ashkenazi is a Series A investor at Grove Ventures backing Machine Learning. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Grove Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grove-ventures)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renana-ashkenazi-94515850/

Renana Ashkenazi is a Series A investor at Grove Ventures focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Renana Ashkenazi is the General Partner of Grove Ventures. She holds a BSc from Tel Aviv University and an MSc from Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) in Engineering.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Consulting | 1 | 20% |
| Health Care | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scala Biodesign | Scala Biodesign offers partners a one-of-a-kind computational solution to drastically boost the value of proteins and accelerate their development into commercial products. | $16M | Series A | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| OneLayer | OneLayer provides enterprise-grade security for private LTE/5G networks. | $28M | Series A | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Opmed.ai | Opmed.ai is an innovative provider of cutting-edge technologies and services that offers solutions for hospitals and health care providers. | $15M | Series A | May 06, 2024 |  |
| Deepchecks | Deepchecks: Evaluation for LLM-Based Apps. Release high-quality LLM apps quickly without compromising on testing. Never be held back by the complex and subjective nature of LLM interactions. | $14M | Seed | Jun 15, 2023 |  |
| OneLayer | OneLayer provides enterprise-grade security for private LTE/5G networks. | $8.2M | Seed | Mar 15, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alpha Wave Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-wave-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Viola Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/violaventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chevron-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deep Insight](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep-insight-6269) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hetz Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hetz-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Israel Innovation Authority](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/israel-innovation-authority) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Grove Ventures

VC Fund · Tel Aviv, Israel

Grove Ventures is an early-stage venture capital investment firm which places believes that the Deep Future is now and partners with exceptional Israeli entrepreneurs. With over half a billion dollars under management, Grove invests in leading startups developing hard-to-replicate solutions at the intersection of technology, science, and applicablemarket needs. The fund places significant emphasis on its core principles of putting people first, close cooperation, and value-creation.

4 contacts available at Grove Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dov Moran | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dov-moran |
| Lior Handelsman | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lior-handelsman |
| Lotan Levkowitz | General Partner and Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotan-levkowitz |
| Renana Ashkenazi | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renana-ashkenazi |

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## FAQ

### What does Renana Ashkenazi invest in?

Renana Ashkenazi invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Renana Ashkenazi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Renana Ashkenazi closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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