# Shai Albaranes

> Shai Albaranes is a seed investor at Orbia Ventures backing AgTech and Biotechnology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Orbia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbia-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaialbaranes/

Shai Albaranes is a Vice President of Innovation and Ventures at Orbia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Natural Resources | 1 | 50% |
| Satellite Communication | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chloris Geospatial | Chloris Geospatial is able to provide answers today to critical natural capital issues. Chloris Geospatial provides innovative measurements of natural capital that use cutting-edge remote sensing, machine learning, and ecological science. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| FortePhest | Founded in 2017, FortePhest is a biotechnology company focusing on crop protection. The Company develops innovative products to control both regular weeds and weeds which are resistant to herbicides. They do this mainly by exploring novel Mechanisms of Action (MOA) discovered in plants. Inspired by natural plant protectors, our products areintended to provide potent, environmentally friendly, and sustainable solutions that may eventually improve crop productivity. Our technology is based on research of world-class teams of scientists from Cornell University, The Weizmann Institute of Science and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |  | Series B | Feb 10, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [At One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/at-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AXA Investment Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axa-investment-managers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BASF Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basf-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Counteract](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/counteract) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sherpa InnoVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sherpa-innoventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [South Israel Bridging Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/south-israel-bridging-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Orbia Ventures

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Orbia Ventures is a corporate VC of Orbia.

3 contacts available at Orbia Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Price | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-price |
| Eitan Dekel | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eitan-dekel |
| Shai Albaranes | Corporate Vice President, Innovation and Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shai-albaranes-59c7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Shai Albaranes invest in?

Shai Albaranes invests primarily in AgTech, Biotechnology and Natural Resources startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shai Albaranes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shai Albaranes closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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