Elron Ventures

Elron Electronic Industries (TASE: ELRN) is a Israeli investor in early-stage high tech ventures. Since 1962, Elron has been at the forefront of Israeli innovation, as founders and early investors in companies such as Elbit Systems, Elscint, Zoran, Partner, Netvision and Given Imaging. Today we remain committed to our vision of identifying transformative technologies, nurturing gifted entrepreneurs, and building companies into technology leaders, primarily in the medical devices and cyber fields.

Ari Bronshtein

CEO

LD

Lauren Duke

Investment Manager

Yaron Elad

Managing Partner and CEO

EE

Elik Etzion

Managing Partner

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Kobi Katz

Partner and CTO

Niv Levy

CFO

Uria Lin

Principal

Zohar Rozenberg

Venture Partner

MS

Maryana Simonovich

Senior Associate

Zvika Slovin

Venture Partner

51 past transactions

Brainsgate

Series C in 2008
BrainsGate, Ltd., a medical device company, develops therapies for patients suffering from central nervous system (CNS) diseases. It offers a technology platform that involves electrical stimulation of the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG), a nervous center known to increase cerebral blood flow. The company develops an ischemic stroke system that is based on an implantable electrode and is designed to deliver electrical stimulation to the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG). Its system augments cerebral blood flow by using an external system temporarily attached to the patient’s cheek. BrainsGate, Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Caesarea, Israel.

Alcide.IO Ltd.

Series A in 2018
Alcide.IO Ltd. designs and develops security and management tools for hybrid, multi-cloud, and multi-compute data centers. The company offers End-to-end K8s security platform, Alcide Kuberneter Advisor, Alcide kAudit, and ART: Alcide runtime. The company offers security for Kubernetes, istio service-mesh, AWS, Azure, and google cloud platform. The company's solutions secures the data center against cyber-attacks, including malicious internal activity and data exfiltration. Alcide.IO Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

PLYmedia, Inc.

Series A in 2009
PLYmedia is a next-generation ad-tech company dedicated to developing the world’s leading performance-based ad exchange. They work together with ad networks to create a global ecosystem designed for performance. Their PLYexchange is based on a prediction engine with 99% accuracy, performance-driven RTB and business rules that protect advertisers and publishers from low-quality supply and demand. With a suite of solutions focused on ad network needs, they maximize the performance of Internet advertising.

Sixgill Ltd

Series A in 2016
Sixgill Ltd provides Web cyber security services. The company offers software as a service (SaaS) based delivery platform for secure cloud infrastructure. It provides solutions, such as Web threat intelligence ON PREMISE platform. The company also offers a platform with analyst support. Sixgill Ltd was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Cartiheal Ltd.

Series D in 2012
Cartiheal Ltd., a medical device company, develops implants for the regeneration of cartilage and bone disorders. The company offers Agili-C, an off the shelf and cell-free implant that regenerates hyaline cartilage and its underlying subchondral bone. Its implant is used for the treatment of focal articular cartilage and osteochondral defects. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Kfar Sava, Israel.
ZENGOLD is a decentralized gold application based on the Yuan world. It is the first software application to apply blockchain technology to manage and trade gold spot. The real-time price quote of sheet metal is provided by Shanghai Gold Exchange, and the physical assets are provided by Sunshine Insurance Company underwriting.

POCARED Diagnostics Ltd.

Series G in 2014
POCARED DiagnosticsTM is an in-vitro diagnostics company developing a next generation microbiology platform. POCAREDTM is revolutionizing infectious disease diagnosis with CULTURE-FREE MicrobiologyTM POCARED’sTM P-1000TM; a platform that is fully automated, reagent free, real time, and easy to operate. POCARED'TM saves several critical days in result reporting by providing multi-source detection, quantification and species identification results for bacteria and yeast in few minutes, directly from the specimen.

Alcide.IO Ltd.

Seed Round in 2017
Alcide.IO Ltd. designs and develops security and management tools for hybrid, multi-cloud, and multi-compute data centers. The company offers End-to-end K8s security platform, Alcide Kuberneter Advisor, Alcide kAudit, and ART: Alcide runtime. The company offers security for Kubernetes, istio service-mesh, AWS, Azure, and google cloud platform. The company's solutions secures the data center against cyber-attacks, including malicious internal activity and data exfiltration. Alcide.IO Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

POCARED Diagnostics Ltd.

Series F in 2011
POCARED DiagnosticsTM is an in-vitro diagnostics company developing a next generation microbiology platform. POCAREDTM is revolutionizing infectious disease diagnosis with CULTURE-FREE MicrobiologyTM POCARED’sTM P-1000TM; a platform that is fully automated, reagent free, real time, and easy to operate. POCARED'TM saves several critical days in result reporting by providing multi-source detection, quantification and species identification results for bacteria and yeast in few minutes, directly from the specimen.

Cartiheal Ltd.

Venture Round in 2013
Cartiheal Ltd., a medical device company, develops implants for the regeneration of cartilage and bone disorders. The company offers Agili-C, an off the shelf and cell-free implant that regenerates hyaline cartilage and its underlying subchondral bone. Its implant is used for the treatment of focal articular cartilage and osteochondral defects. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Kfar Sava, Israel.

Enure Networks

Series A in 2006
Enure Networks, Ltd. provides home-network management and self healing software solutions. It offers solutions for the installation and maintenance of home/SOHO networked services, such as VoIP, IPTV, business-critical applications, and converged triple and quadruple play applications; High Speed Internet solution for home users' Internet connection; VoIP Solution to handle performance, connectivity, and polices in the home network; Security Solution, which continuously checks for security risks that can be corrected using off-the-shelf solutions; and IPTV Solution to handle various IPTV-specific challenges and shield the consumer from the networking complexities behind IPTV. The company also provides True Information & Control server to handle upstream and downstream data and action-related information from and into the home. Enure Networks, Ltd. was formerly known as Gaia Broadband Services Management, Ltd. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Herzeliya, Israel. It has operations in the United States and Europe.

ChipX

Venture Round in 2004
ChipX, Inc. is a Mixed-Signal ASIC company with the broadest offering of value-added ASIC solutions, including Standard Cell, Structured ASIC and Hybrid ASIC technology. ChipX has unique expertise in PCI Express, USB 2.0, DDR/DDR2 and data conversion mixed-signal cores; all are silicon proven and certified and they can be integrated in customers’ ASICs with a record first-time to market success. ChipX products are widely used in industrial applications, medical equipment and military/aerospace systems. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, ChipX is a privately held corporation, with a Research and Development subsidiary in Israel.

Brainsgate

Series C in 2011
BrainsGate, Ltd., a medical device company, develops therapies for patients suffering from central nervous system (CNS) diseases. It offers a technology platform that involves electrical stimulation of the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG), a nervous center known to increase cerebral blood flow. The company develops an ischemic stroke system that is based on an implantable electrode and is designed to deliver electrical stimulation to the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG). Its system augments cerebral blood flow by using an external system temporarily attached to the patient’s cheek. BrainsGate, Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Caesarea, Israel.

coramaze technologies

Series A in 2015
coramaze technologies GmbH, a medical device company, develops a minimally invasive valve repair system for people with heart diseases. The company develops mitramaze valve repair system, a catheter-based valve that can be implanted directly into the beating heart and targets inoperable and asymptomatic patients. coramaze technologies GmbH was founded in 2013 and is based in Munich, Germany.

POCARED Diagnostics Ltd.

Venture Round in 2007
POCARED DiagnosticsTM is an in-vitro diagnostics company developing a next generation microbiology platform. POCAREDTM is revolutionizing infectious disease diagnosis with CULTURE-FREE MicrobiologyTM POCARED’sTM P-1000TM; a platform that is fully automated, reagent free, real time, and easy to operate. POCARED'TM saves several critical days in result reporting by providing multi-source detection, quantification and species identification results for bacteria and yeast in few minutes, directly from the specimen.

Notal Vision

Series A in 2003
Notal Vision is developing the first comprehensive diagnostic solution for the early detection and frequent monitoring of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the western world today. Early detection of ARM can allow doctors to treat patients at an earlier stage and possibly prevent any loss of sight. A true pioneer in the eye care industry, Notal Vision has developed and introduced the first home-based monitoring system for AMD patients, the ForeseeHome™ AMD Monitoring Program.

Brainsgate

Series F in 2020
BrainsGate, Ltd., a medical device company, develops therapies for patients suffering from central nervous system (CNS) diseases. It offers a technology platform that involves electrical stimulation of the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG), a nervous center known to increase cerebral blood flow. The company develops an ischemic stroke system that is based on an implantable electrode and is designed to deliver electrical stimulation to the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG). Its system augments cerebral blood flow by using an external system temporarily attached to the patient’s cheek. BrainsGate, Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Caesarea, Israel.

Cartiheal Ltd.

Venture Round in 2012
Cartiheal Ltd., a medical device company, develops implants for the regeneration of cartilage and bone disorders. The company offers Agili-C, an off the shelf and cell-free implant that regenerates hyaline cartilage and its underlying subchondral bone. Its implant is used for the treatment of focal articular cartilage and osteochondral defects. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Kfar Sava, Israel.

POCARED Diagnostics Ltd.

Series F in 2013
POCARED DiagnosticsTM is an in-vitro diagnostics company developing a next generation microbiology platform. POCAREDTM is revolutionizing infectious disease diagnosis with CULTURE-FREE MicrobiologyTM POCARED’sTM P-1000TM; a platform that is fully automated, reagent free, real time, and easy to operate. POCARED'TM saves several critical days in result reporting by providing multi-source detection, quantification and species identification results for bacteria and yeast in few minutes, directly from the specimen.

Notal Vision, Inc.

Series D in 2021
Notal Vision, Ltd. develops a home-based monitoring system for age-related macular degeneration patients. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel with an additional office and a distribution center in Manassas, Virginia.

Cartiheal Ltd.

Series D in 2015
Cartiheal Ltd., a medical device company, develops implants for the regeneration of cartilage and bone disorders. The company offers Agili-C, an off the shelf and cell-free implant that regenerates hyaline cartilage and its underlying subchondral bone. Its implant is used for the treatment of focal articular cartilage and osteochondral defects. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Kfar Sava, Israel.

Alcide.IO Ltd.

Seed Round in 2016
Alcide.IO Ltd. designs and develops security and management tools for hybrid, multi-cloud, and multi-compute data centers. The company offers End-to-end K8s security platform, Alcide Kuberneter Advisor, Alcide kAudit, and ART: Alcide runtime. The company offers security for Kubernetes, istio service-mesh, AWS, Azure, and google cloud platform. The company's solutions secures the data center against cyber-attacks, including malicious internal activity and data exfiltration. Alcide.IO Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Teledata Networks

Venture Round in 2005
Teledata Networks is a leading global provider of innovative Access Network solutions and products for telecom service providers. The company creates solutions that enable a smooth migration path to Next Generation Networks (NGN) and support a full Triple Play service portfolio.

Medingo Medical Solutions

Venture Round in 2007
Medingo develops and produces miniature medical devices for people with diabetes. The company's flagship product is the Solo MicroPump, a tiny insulin pump that allows people with diabetes to deliver insulin discreetly without tubing or needles. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Yoqneam Illit, Israel and the US Corporate Office is in Tampa, FL.

Enure Networks

Venture Round in 2007
Enure Networks, Ltd. provides home-network management and self healing software solutions. It offers solutions for the installation and maintenance of home/SOHO networked services, such as VoIP, IPTV, business-critical applications, and converged triple and quadruple play applications; High Speed Internet solution for home users' Internet connection; VoIP Solution to handle performance, connectivity, and polices in the home network; Security Solution, which continuously checks for security risks that can be corrected using off-the-shelf solutions; and IPTV Solution to handle various IPTV-specific challenges and shield the consumer from the networking complexities behind IPTV. The company also provides True Information & Control server to handle upstream and downstream data and action-related information from and into the home. Enure Networks, Ltd. was formerly known as Gaia Broadband Services Management, Ltd. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Herzeliya, Israel. It has operations in the United States and Europe.

Cartiheal Ltd.

Series C in 2011
Cartiheal Ltd., a medical device company, develops implants for the regeneration of cartilage and bone disorders. The company offers Agili-C, an off the shelf and cell-free implant that regenerates hyaline cartilage and its underlying subchondral bone. Its implant is used for the treatment of focal articular cartilage and osteochondral defects. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Kfar Sava, Israel.

BPT

Series A in 2007
BPT is developing and commercializing advanced membranes-based separation solutions addressing the unique needs of the water and wastewater treatment for key industrial processes. BPT patented chemically-stable membrane technology enable customers in the landfill, mining, chemical, biopharma and food industries to comply with the environmental regulations, reuse water and reduce production costs. BPT membranes are field proven to enable lowest cost reclamation of some of the most aggressive and vexing industrial waste water streams.

NitiNotes

Seed Round in 2016
Nitinotes has developed the EndoZipTM, a fully automated, operator independent gastroscopic suturing system, allowing gastroenterologists as well as surgeons to bring a durable solution to their patients. The procedure creates an effect of stomach volume restriction and motility impair - both are needed to help obese patients reducing weight.

Chip Express

Venture Round in 2002
Fit the CHIP Express™ digital diesel tuning box for more torque too. You'll immediately notice better acceleration from low down in the rev range and when using taller gears. And that means more pulling power - precisely what you need if you tow a caravan, a horse box, a boat or if you drive a heavily laden vehicle like a van or pickup.

Sixgill Ltd

Series B in 2022
Sixgill Ltd provides Web cyber security services. The company offers software as a service (SaaS) based delivery platform for secure cloud infrastructure. It provides solutions, such as Web threat intelligence ON PREMISE platform. The company also offers a platform with analyst support. Sixgill Ltd was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Safend

Series B in 2006
Safend provides Data Leakage Prevention solutions for enterprise endpoints. The company's DLP solution “Safend Data Protection Suite” protects enterprises against endpoint data loss, misuse and theft through its single server, single management console, single agent architecture Its modular components can transparently encrypt internal hard drives (Safend Encryptor); granularly control ports and devices and encrypt external media (Safend Protector); inspect, classify and block leakage of sensitive content through email, web, external storage and other channels (Safend Inspector); map, classify and locate sensitive data stored on organizational endpoints (Safend Discoverer); Generate detailed graphical reports for compliance assessment (Safend Reporter); quickly and non intrusively audit endpoints for past and present connected devices and WiFi networks (Safend Auditor). Safend's solution is deployed by security aware enterprises, governmental agencies and SMBs. The company serves Federal, State and Local Government, Healthcare, Finance and retail organizations across the globe and helps them comply with industry and national regulations such as HIPAA, PCI, SOX and multiple privacy regulations. It sells its products internationally through resellers and partners.

POCARED Diagnostics Ltd.

Venture Round in 2015
POCARED DiagnosticsTM is an in-vitro diagnostics company developing a next generation microbiology platform. POCAREDTM is revolutionizing infectious disease diagnosis with CULTURE-FREE MicrobiologyTM POCARED’sTM P-1000TM; a platform that is fully automated, reagent free, real time, and easy to operate. POCARED'TM saves several critical days in result reporting by providing multi-source detection, quantification and species identification results for bacteria and yeast in few minutes, directly from the specimen.

Brainsgate

Venture Round in 2005
BrainsGate, Ltd., a medical device company, develops therapies for patients suffering from central nervous system (CNS) diseases. It offers a technology platform that involves electrical stimulation of the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG), a nervous center known to increase cerebral blood flow. The company develops an ischemic stroke system that is based on an implantable electrode and is designed to deliver electrical stimulation to the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG). Its system augments cerebral blood flow by using an external system temporarily attached to the patient’s cheek. BrainsGate, Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Caesarea, Israel.

Sayata Labs

Series A in 2021
Sayata Labs offers best-in-class cyber analytics to empower the insurance industry in assessing cyber risk. Sayata Labs’ proprietary information provides meaningful, data-driven insights that allow for better risk differentiation and superior aggregation management. Furthermore, Sayata Labs’ solutions help businesses mitigate their risks, while enabling Sayata's partners from the insurance industry to grow their cyber book profitably.

Cartiheal Ltd.

Series A in 2009
Cartiheal Ltd., a medical device company, develops implants for the regeneration of cartilage and bone disorders. The company offers Agili-C, an off the shelf and cell-free implant that regenerates hyaline cartilage and its underlying subchondral bone. Its implant is used for the treatment of focal articular cartilage and osteochondral defects. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Kfar Sava, Israel.

Mediagate

Venture Round in 2000
mediagate develops and sells iPost Universal Messaging, a carrier-class universal messaging solution. iPost Universal Messaging is comprised of iPost application software and carrier-grade, third-party hardware. iPost Universal Messaging enables subscribers to manage multi-media messages, voice, fax, email and page, from within a single mailbox using any email client (Outlook, Hotmail, Netscape Mail, Eudora, etc.), from anywhere in the world, any time of the day or week. Subscribers can use any telephone, mobile phone, PDA, computer, laptop, fax machine, and WAP and SMS-enabled device to manage their messages.

BPT

Series B in 2009
BPT is developing and commercializing advanced membranes-based separation solutions addressing the unique needs of the water and wastewater treatment for key industrial processes. BPT patented chemically-stable membrane technology enable customers in the landfill, mining, chemical, biopharma and food industries to comply with the environmental regulations, reuse water and reduce production costs. BPT membranes are field proven to enable lowest cost reclamation of some of the most aggressive and vexing industrial waste water streams.

MuseStorm

Series A in 2007
MuseStorm provides a platform for authoring, distributing, analyzing, and monetizing widgets. The platform is made available to large marketing clients that pay on a CPM or pre-paid campaign basis. It has the ability to produce variations of widgets for different environments, such as [MySpace](http://www.crunchbase/organization/myspace), [Facebook](http://www.crunchbase/organization/facebook), iGoogle, [Netvibes](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/netvibes), and [PageFlakes](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pageflakes). There is also limited support for desktop environments. MuseStorm's analytics gives marketers insight into how many times their widgets have been viewed, how users have interacted with them, and where. Competitors include [Widgetbox](http://crunchbase.com/organization/widgetbox), [Clearspring](http://crunchbase.com/organization/clearspring), and [Sprout](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sprout), although these companies provide their platforms for free and operate as ad networks of sorts. MuseStorm clients include Simon & Schuster (BookVideos), CBS (The ShowBuzz), and [Microsoft](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/microsoft), which launched a Halo 3 [Facebook](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/facebook) application with the service. MuseStorm distributes its widgets with [Gigya](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/musestorm). Its business development is conducted in San Francisco, but engineering efforts take place in Israel.

Sixgill Ltd

Series B in 2020
Sixgill Ltd provides Web cyber security services. The company offers software as a service (SaaS) based delivery platform for secure cloud infrastructure. It provides solutions, such as Web threat intelligence ON PREMISE platform. The company also offers a platform with analyst support. Sixgill Ltd was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Brainsgate

Venture Round in 2015
BrainsGate, Ltd., a medical device company, develops therapies for patients suffering from central nervous system (CNS) diseases. It offers a technology platform that involves electrical stimulation of the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG), a nervous center known to increase cerebral blood flow. The company develops an ischemic stroke system that is based on an implantable electrode and is designed to deliver electrical stimulation to the spheno-palatine ganglion (SPG). Its system augments cerebral blood flow by using an external system temporarily attached to the patient’s cheek. BrainsGate, Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Caesarea, Israel.

Aqwise

Venture Round in 2008
Aqwise - Wise Water Technologies Ltd. is a world leader in the development and implementation of innovative wastewater treatment solutions for the industrial and municipal markets. Aqwise's family of solutions increases BOD and nutrient removal capacity in wastewater treatment plants, offering enhanced utilization of existing reactors and unique efficiencies in the implementation of new ones. From process design through project supervision and all the way to full turn-key and financing solutions, Aqwise provides wastewater treatment professionals with a variety of solutions for every need.

Safend

Series C in 2008
Safend provides Data Leakage Prevention solutions for enterprise endpoints. The company's DLP solution “Safend Data Protection Suite” protects enterprises against endpoint data loss, misuse and theft through its single server, single management console, single agent architecture Its modular components can transparently encrypt internal hard drives (Safend Encryptor); granularly control ports and devices and encrypt external media (Safend Protector); inspect, classify and block leakage of sensitive content through email, web, external storage and other channels (Safend Inspector); map, classify and locate sensitive data stored on organizational endpoints (Safend Discoverer); Generate detailed graphical reports for compliance assessment (Safend Reporter); quickly and non intrusively audit endpoints for past and present connected devices and WiFi networks (Safend Auditor). Safend's solution is deployed by security aware enterprises, governmental agencies and SMBs. The company serves Federal, State and Local Government, Healthcare, Finance and retail organizations across the globe and helps them comply with industry and national regulations such as HIPAA, PCI, SOX and multiple privacy regulations. It sells its products internationally through resellers and partners.

ChipX

Series B in 2008
ChipX, Inc. is a Mixed-Signal ASIC company with the broadest offering of value-added ASIC solutions, including Standard Cell, Structured ASIC and Hybrid ASIC technology. ChipX has unique expertise in PCI Express, USB 2.0, DDR/DDR2 and data conversion mixed-signal cores; all are silicon proven and certified and they can be integrated in customers’ ASICs with a record first-time to market success. ChipX products are widely used in industrial applications, medical equipment and military/aerospace systems. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, ChipX is a privately held corporation, with a Research and Development subsidiary in Israel.

Journeys

Seed Round in 2007
Journeys, based in Israel, is a both a virtual world and MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game). Journeys is a participant at the 2008 IsraelWebTour.

Sayata Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Sayata Labs offers best-in-class cyber analytics to empower the insurance industry in assessing cyber risk. Sayata Labs’ proprietary information provides meaningful, data-driven insights that allow for better risk differentiation and superior aggregation management. Furthermore, Sayata Labs’ solutions help businesses mitigate their risks, while enabling Sayata's partners from the insurance industry to grow their cyber book profitably.

RADLIVE

Series A in 2007
Founded in 2005, RADLIVE develops high definition telephony technologies, products and applications. RADLIVE's innovative solutions and unique technology will transform the way users and organizations all over the world communicate and collaborate with each other. RADLIVE is a member of the RAD Group, a collection of independent companies that develop, manufacture and market solutions for diverse segments of the networking and telecommunications industry. Closed February 2010.