# Sherpa InnoVentures

> Sherpa InnoVentures is a VC fund in Tel Aviv backing AgTech and Gaming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sherpa-innoventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sherpa_ventures
- Website: https://www.sherpa-innoventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherpa.innoventures

Sherpa InnoVentures is an innovation-focused investment fund that invest in highly innovative technological companies to deliver value to its investors and to portfolio companies. Sherpa InnoVentures invests directly in internet and other information and communication technologies and non-pharma life sciences. The company is committed to personallyescort each portfolio company and to work closely with each company’s management team according to the company's specific needs. Sherpa InnoVentures' approach to fund management is developed to add value to both investors and portfolio companies by applying unique innovation tools at all stages and effecting personal working relationships between all parties involved. The company uses a structured approach for identifying and implementing innovation.Sherpa InnoVentures is headquartered in Israel.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Social | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Real Time | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Itai Horstock | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itai-horstock |
| Amnon Levav | Innovation Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amnon-levav |
| Ilan Feldman | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilan-feldman-9011 |
| Oded Evron | General Counsel and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oded-evron |
| Or Ben Shushan | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/or-ben-shushan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| Funatix Club | Funatix Club is a Gaming and Digital-Media tech company with offices in Israel and Mexico. Funatix’ solution answer one of the sports industry's main challenges: YOUNG FANS ARE DRIFTING AWAY. More than 50% of Real Managers’ registered fan base is under 24 years old, and their engagement numbers are significantly higher than the industryaverage. Funatix offers Sports Leagues worldwide, a fully managed Gamified Fantasy Manager (Real Manager);The game is accompanied by a Social-Media graphics generator (CMS) and a User-data Management system (DMS). Funatix operates as a sole official fantasy partner with Soccer Federations, Leagues, and Media Partners. Among its customers are the 1st division Professional Leagues in Mexico, Greece, Israel, Ukraine, and Serbia. |  | Seed | Aug 30, 2019 |  |
| Sightec | Sightec develops Visual Intelligence for autonomous flights.Sightec's product suite is based on Computer Vision and AI technologies. It enables a complete camera-based visual situation awareness any time of the day or night, including navigation, ground objects detection and 3D change detection – all entirely GPS free. NavSight, Sightec’sfirst product release, is a visual aerial navigation system (GPS-free). NavSight uses advanced machine-vision and AI to process the drone's camera feed (RGB, thermal) and provides it with visual positioning for navigation in GPS denied areas.Sightec’s clients include governments, OEMs, integrators and service providers in a wide range of UAS applications including aerospace, public safety, security, inspection and delivery.Sightec's vision is to unleash the full potential of the autonomous flights market by augmenting (and ultimately replacing) the human pilot with a lightweight and affordable Visual Situation Awareness solution. | $2M | Seed | Dec 01, 2018 |  |
| 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. | $600K | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BASF Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basf-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Orbia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Playfair Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/playfair-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [South Israel Bridging Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/south-israel-bridging-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sherpa InnoVentures invest in?

Sherpa InnoVentures invests primarily in AgTech, Gaming and Social startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sherpa InnoVentures's check size?

Sherpa InnoVentures typically joins rounds of $600k–$2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sherpa InnoVentures participates in.

### How do I contact Sherpa InnoVentures?

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### Who are the partners at Sherpa InnoVentures?

The team at Sherpa InnoVentures includes Itai Horstock (Managing Partner), Amnon Levav (Innovation Lead) and Ilan Feldman (Managing 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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