Giza Venture Capital

Giza Venture Capital, established in 1992, is a pioneering venture capital firm headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Singapore and Poland. It specializes in early-stage investments, typically ranging from $0.3 million to $10 million, in technology companies across Israel, Asia, and other regions. Giza focuses on sectors such as information technology, software, internet, mobile, media, semiconductors, cleantech, life sciences, and communications. The firm seeks minority stakes and board seats in its portfolio companies, aiming to support their growth and success. Giza has managed multiple funds totaling over $600 million and has facilitated over 30 successful exits. It also runs a seed-stage investment program called the Ofek Program to invest in high-quality early-stage opportunities.

Zvi Schechter

Managing Director, Co-Founder

Ezer Soref

Venture Partner

Past deals in Taiwan

Applied Optoelectronics

Series F in 2012
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. is a company that designs, manufactures, and sells a variety of fiber-optic networking products globally. Its offerings include optical modules, lasers, transmitters, transceivers, and complete turnkey equipment, serving markets such as internet data centers, cable television, telecommunications, and fiber-to-the-home. The company targets internet data center operators, cable television and telecommunications equipment manufacturers, and internet service providers through both direct and indirect sales channels. With a vertically integrated structure, Applied Optoelectronics manages its production and supply chain effectively, ensuring quality and performance in its product offerings. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, the company has significant operations in Taiwan, which is a key source of its revenue. The demand for its products is closely linked to the increasing need for bandwidth across its target markets.

Aleees

Venture Round in 2010
Aleees (TWSE:5227), founded in 2005 with main office and factory located in Taiwan, is a lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery material manufacturer with longest history as well as an IP licensor in the world, and is also one of the few companies outside China with LFP battery material manufacturing technology and patents. Aleees Taiwan owns more than 120 exclusive patents worldwide, with customers including world-renowned energy storage battery and EV battery customers across Europe, U.S., Japan, Korea, and Asia. At present Aleees co-develops various types of LFP, LFMP products with more than 40 global customers, and produces high-quality, low-cost, and long-life cycle LFP cathode materials. In the 17 years since its establishment, it has accumulated more than 15,000 tons of LFP product shipments totally from Taiwan facility.

Solapoint

Seed Round in 2007
Solapoint Corp. is a company based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, specializing in the development and manufacture of solar cells and components for the High Concentration Photovoltaics (HCPV) industry in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2007, Solapoint offers standard III-V solar cells and epitaxial wafers designed for use in spacecraft, as well as packaged chips mounted on lead frames or various substrate materials. The company also provides custom-designed epitaxial wafers to meet specific customer needs. Through its focus on customer-oriented technology, Solapoint aims to advance the use of solar power for commercial applications on terrestrial platforms.
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