NextLeap Ventures

NextLeap Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Herzliya, Israel, with an additional office in the United States. The firm focuses on early-stage technology startups, specifically targeting sectors such as Information Technology, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, and Industry 4.0 and IoT. NextLeap Ventures is dedicated to supporting innovative companies in Israel, aiming to foster growth and development within the technology landscape.

Yoav Hochberg

Managing Partner

Ronny Korner

Managing Partner

Ido Lapidot

Co-Founder and Partner

Ido Lapidot

Partner

15 past transactions

Enzymit

Seed Round in 2022
Enzymit is a developer of a discovery platform focused on creating new-to-nature enzymes through advanced computational design and deep learning. The company employs high-throughput testing methods to innovate novel enzymes applicable across various sectors, including fine chemical manufacturing, food technology, health, and biodefense. By leveraging these technologies, Enzymit aims to help global manufacturers enhance production efficiency, reduce operational costs, and support sustainability initiatives in their processes.

Cybord

Seed Round in 2022
Cybord develops technologies that stop counterfeit, defective and malicious electronic components from getting assembled into products during the manufacturing process. Cybord scans each component prior to placement by integrating with electronic product manufacturing equipment, and deep learning algorithms rate each component based on Cybord’s global component database. Between 5 to 10% of all electronic components are considered counterfeit, responsible for up to 35% of RMAs. With Cybord, OEMs, EMSs, and distributors ensure their products are of high quality and free of hardware-cyber threats

ShieldIoT

Series A in 2021
ShieldIoT provides cybersecurity solutions focused on securing IoT devices from various security threats and operational risks. The company offers an application and hardware agnostic technology platform that protects Linux-based devices across IoT networks without requiring modifications to the device, application, or network. Its platform includes a centralized security management module, ShieldCenter, and a device-level agent module, ShieldSupervisor. Key offerings encompass device security features such as application sandboxing, resource protection, firewalls, VPN communications, and disk encryption. ShieldIoT also provides fleet monitoring capabilities, which include alerts, security policies, and automatic software updates, as well as threat prevention through early detection of cyber and operational threats by analyzing device traffic and behavior. The company serves various sectors, including smart homes, smart cities, healthcare, transportation, and retail. Founded in 2017, ShieldIoT is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

TechsoMed

Series B in 2021
TechsoMed is an Israeli based medical device company, developing ultrasound based real-time monitoring systems for thermal ablation procedures. The applications of thermal ablation are numerous: tumor destruction, heart arrhythmia, blood pressure treatments and more. The procedure has market size in the billions, but lacks real-time monitoring capabilities, causing high failure rates. Their technology offers added value to patients, physicians and insurance companies by solving the high failure rate of these minimally invasive and cost effective procedures.

DataLoop

Series A in 2020
DataLoop is a company based in Herzliya, Israel, founded in 2017, that specializes in artificial intelligence products aimed at data automation. It offers a comprehensive data management and annotation platform that simplifies the preparation of visual data for machine and deep learning applications. The platform supports the entire data preparation cycle, including data labeling, automation of data operations, and customization of production pipelines. By integrating human oversight for data validation, DataLoop effectively addresses common data challenges faced by organizations, allowing them to concentrate on their core business activities while enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

HT BioImaging

Grant in 2020
HT BioImaging Ltd. is an innovative company that specializes in developing advanced medical imaging technology for the early detection of oral cancer. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ganei Am, Israel, the company produces the HTOScan, a device that utilizes heat diffusion imaging combined with artificial intelligence to assess tissue for cancerous changes. This technology translates heat distribution patterns into visual representations that indicate the likelihood of cancer, enabling prompt diagnosis. The team at HT BioImaging comprises experts in AI, signal analysis, computer vision, thermodynamics, and oncology, all working together to enhance cancer detection methods. The company's goal is to make its imaging solution widely available for use in community clinics and operating rooms, ultimately improving patient outcomes through early intervention.

Sanolla

Series B in 2020
Sanolla is a digital healthcare platform, developing smart medical diagnosis solutions for doctors, nurses, patient (self-assessment) and home-users. Based on AI-powered detection and analysis of previously inaccessible body infrasounds, Sanolla’s affordable, easy to use non-invasive products are driving a paradigm shift in medical diagnosis.

Nanofabrica

Venture Round in 2020
Nanofabrica, founded in 2016 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializes in 3D printing technology for precision manufacturing, targeting sectors such as semiconductors, optics, and medical devices. The company focuses on micro and nano-scale manufacturing, leveraging its patent-pending technology to enable the mass customization of intricate parts at competitive prices. By collaborating closely with customers, Nanofabrica continually refines its offerings to meet the demands of emerging markets, including robotics and biomedical applications. The company aims to transform complex design concepts into reality, facilitating innovative solutions across various industries.

Concertio

Seed Round in 2020
Concertio Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-driven system performance optimization software, enabling enterprises to enhance computing efficiency while minimizing infrastructure costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers the Concertio Optimizer, which continuously monitors the interactions between applications and systems, automating parameter tuning throughout development and deployment. Its tools, including Optimizer Studio and Optimizer Runtime, cater to performance engineers and IT professionals by providing an optimization toolkit and a dynamic optimization framework that improve the performance of systems and components in real-time. Concertio's solutions are utilized by prominent industry players such as Intel and Marvell, transforming general-purpose systems into specialized, high-performance configurations tailored to specific workloads.

Geneyx

Seed Round in 2020
Geneyx is a computer software company that offers an integrated cloud-based genetic data platform. Geneyx platform offers genetic testing labs and hospital-based facilities, advanced data management, a seamless pipeline from fastq files to VCF. Best of breed analysis software powered by The Weizmann Institute of Science's GeneCards knowledge suite and secured GDPR/HIPAA/CCPA compliant storage systems. Geneyx enables Pharma, universities, and institute based research groups to spearhead the development of innovative drugs, novel therapeutic and diagnostic tools.

DataLoop

Seed Round in 2019
DataLoop is a company based in Herzliya, Israel, founded in 2017, that specializes in artificial intelligence products aimed at data automation. It offers a comprehensive data management and annotation platform that simplifies the preparation of visual data for machine and deep learning applications. The platform supports the entire data preparation cycle, including data labeling, automation of data operations, and customization of production pipelines. By integrating human oversight for data validation, DataLoop effectively addresses common data challenges faced by organizations, allowing them to concentrate on their core business activities while enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

Concertio

Seed Round in 2019
Concertio Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-driven system performance optimization software, enabling enterprises to enhance computing efficiency while minimizing infrastructure costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers the Concertio Optimizer, which continuously monitors the interactions between applications and systems, automating parameter tuning throughout development and deployment. Its tools, including Optimizer Studio and Optimizer Runtime, cater to performance engineers and IT professionals by providing an optimization toolkit and a dynamic optimization framework that improve the performance of systems and components in real-time. Concertio's solutions are utilized by prominent industry players such as Intel and Marvell, transforming general-purpose systems into specialized, high-performance configurations tailored to specific workloads.

GuardKnox

Series A in 2019
GuardKnox Cyber Technologies Ltd. specializes in cybersecurity hardware solutions for the automotive industry, focusing on the protection of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and mass transportation systems. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel, with a subsidiary in Detroit, the company offers a Secure Network Orchestrator (SNO), which acts as a centralized electronic control unit (ECU) to safeguard vehicle networks. The SNO provides essential security services for infotainment, telematics, and other ECUs that communicate externally, effectively preventing remote hacking attempts. Drawing on over two decades of experience in cybersecurity from the Israeli Air Force, GuardKnox is dedicated to delivering robust solutions that protect users from critical cyber threats, enhancing both physical safety and the security of personal information in connected vehicles.

TechsoMed

Venture Round in 2019
TechsoMed is an Israeli based medical device company, developing ultrasound based real-time monitoring systems for thermal ablation procedures. The applications of thermal ablation are numerous: tumor destruction, heart arrhythmia, blood pressure treatments and more. The procedure has market size in the billions, but lacks real-time monitoring capabilities, causing high failure rates. Their technology offers added value to patients, physicians and insurance companies by solving the high failure rate of these minimally invasive and cost effective procedures.

Sanolla

Seed Round in 2016
Sanolla is a digital healthcare platform, developing smart medical diagnosis solutions for doctors, nurses, patient (self-assessment) and home-users. Based on AI-powered detection and analysis of previously inaccessible body infrasounds, Sanolla’s affordable, easy to use non-invasive products are driving a paradigm shift in medical diagnosis.
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