HiCenter Ventures
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HiCenter Ventures is an investment fund founded by the Haifa Economic Corporation and the Haifa Municipality, backing technology startups in Haifa and Northern Israel. It provides initial equity and grant funding plus hands-on support to ventures beyond proof of concept.
HiCenter Ventures is a public fund headquartered in Haifa, Israel. It invests directly in companies, in BlueTech, DeepTech and DefenseTech. Its stated cheque size is Up to NIS 400,000 per company. 100 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“We invest in disruptive ventures across a wide range of sectors, with a core focus on BlueTech, DeepTech, and DefenseTech.”
— HiCenter Ventures, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Public fund
- Stage
- Not stated
- Headquarters
- Haifa, Israel
- Invests in
- Haifa, Northern Israel
- Sectors
- BlueTech, DeepTech, DefenseTech
- Cheque size
- Up to NIS 400,000 per company
- Portfolio
- 100 companies
Team, as HiCenter Ventures publishes it
- Dr. Udi Graff Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Lior Hanuka CEO
- Moran Ben Harosh CFO
- Hila Ehrenreich Executive Director
- Einat Klein VP Investments I Head of HiFund
- Ilana Averkin Director of DefenseTech Investments
- Ady Cohen Executive Director HPC Labs
- Liza Koren Head of Marketing
- Yael Hay-Karsenty Administrative Manager
- Sharon Erlichman CTO & Head of Business Development
- Iris Tzur Marketing & International Relations Manager
- Gal Vered Startups Portfolio & Grants Manager
Names and roles exactly as listed on hicenter.co.il. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page HiCenter Ventures publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
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