# Tonbo Ventures

> Tonbo Ventures is a VC fund in Ra'anana backing Solar, Energy and CleanTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ra'anana, Israel
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tonbo-ventures
- Website: https://www.tonboventures.com/

Tonbo Ventures is a VC fund in Ra'anana focused on Solar and Energy. We build sustainable commercial companies by partnering with purpose driven entrepreneurs with extraordinary climate tech solutions. Tonbo Ventures is an Israeli fund that offers multi-stage investments, starting in our deeply resourced, Venture Studio Programs. We specialize in early-stage Israeli Climatech ventures that have the potential tochange the world and are on their journey of going global.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Firewave | Firewave is a climate-tech startup developing AI-powered acoustic sensors for early wildfire detection. Our solution detects small fires within minutes—well before they escalate—helping communities, utilities, and critical infrastructure reduce damage, response time, and costs. Using edge AI and long-range connectivity, Firewave enables coverageacross vast forested and hilly terrains. We focus on deploying our IoT system near settlements and critical infrastructure, where early response is crucial and traditional solutions often fall short. | $130K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2025 |  |
| Arbell Energy | Arbell Energy is a deep-tech solar energy company developing a next-generation photovoltaic platform based on proprietary quantum nanocrystal architecture. The company’s mission is to dramatically increase solar energy yield per unit area while enabling lightweight, flexible, and scalable deployment across surfaces that are currently underutilizedfor energy generation. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DRIVE TLV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drive-tlv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ESIL - Environmental Sustainability Innovation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esil-environmental-sustainability-innovation-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Next Gear Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgear-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Panta Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/panta-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tonbo Ventures invest in?

Tonbo Ventures invests primarily in Solar, Energy and CleanTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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 Tonbo Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tonbo Ventures closed in Feb 2025. 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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