Hanaco Ventures

Hanaco Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York. The firm specializes in early-stage investments and focuses on emerging startups led by Israeli entrepreneurs worldwide, emphasizing the Israeli ecosystem. Hanaco Ventures invests across various sectors, including consumer products and services, agricultural technology, digital healthcare, financial technology, and information technology. The firm's founders, Alon Lifshitz, Lior Prosor, and Pasha Romanovski, are committed to supporting bold and visionary entrepreneurs, aiming to foster innovation and growth in the technology landscape.

Oren Charnoff

vice_president

David Frankel

vice_president

Gabi Heller

Chief Financial Officer & Partner

Gabriela Heller

Partner and CFO

Itai Hoffman

Vice President

Alon Lifshitz

Co-Founder & General Partner

Lior Prosor

Co-Founder & General Partner

Pasha Romanovski

Co-Founder & General Partner

Allison Stoloff

Senior Associate

Past deals in Africa and Middle East

Chain Reaction

Series C in 2023
Chain Reaction is engineering the future of disruptive blockchain and privacy technologies. They accelerate compute performance, enabling companies to adopt and scale solutions to the world’s most complex problems. EL3CTRUM is their Blockchain product line, starting with the most efficient hashing ASIC on the market, optimized for high-performance, high efficiency, and low-power, and is the heart of their hashboards and systems. EL3CTRUM delivers optimal payback time. 3PU™ is their Privacy product, dramatically accelerating real-time operations of Privacy Enhancing Technologies on encrypted data, transforming the cloud into a trusted environment, and enabling new verticals to adopt the cloud at scale, including financial institutions, healthcare & big pharma, defense & government, oil & gas, and more. Purpose-built and custom-designed, their solutions power the next generation of secure, scalable, green computing to help protect people, privacy, and the planet.

SpotitEarly

Seed Round in 2022
SpotitEarly creates a scent-based multi-cancer early detection screening test by combining bio detectors with a proprietary AI stack in order to save people's lives.

Sayata

Series A in 2022
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.

Redefine Meat

Venture Round in 2022
Redefine Meat Ltd. specializes in producing meat alternative products that mimic the appearance, texture, and flavor of traditional animal meat. Founded in 2015 and based in Ness Ziona, Israel, the company employs innovative proprietary technologies, including 3D meat modeling and food printing, to create animal-free meat from natural and sustainable ingredients. Redefine Meat focuses on delivering beef alternative products that offer a complex matrix, aiming to provide a cost-effective and scalable solution in the growing market for plant-based meats.

Remilk

Series B in 2022
Remilk Ltd., founded in 2019 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is a food-tech company that specializes in producing dairy products through innovative microbial technology. The company is focused on developing a milk substitute that closely resembles cow's milk in flavor, nutritional composition, and functionality. By utilizing microbes to create key ingredients found in traditional milk, Remilk aims to offer an alternative that meets the demands of consumers seeking sustainable and dairy-free options.

EasySend

Series B in 2021
EasySend is a technology company based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, founded in 2016, that specializes in transforming paper forms and PDFs into digital experiences for banks and insurance companies. It offers a no-code application builder designed to meet the specific needs of global financial institutions and insurance carriers. EasySend provides pre-built components for various use cases, including digital mortgages, lending, policy renewals, claims processing, and customer onboarding. Its solutions feature an advanced analytics and optimization engine that enables clients to enhance digital workflows, identify and address issues that may lead to customer churn, optimize processes, and boost revenue growth. The intelligent eForms developed by EasySend integrate seamlessly with existing legacy systems and third-party services, including major CRM platforms. Since its inception, EasySend has captured a significant share of the Israeli market and is expanding internationally, serving over forty enterprise clients, including prominent financial institutions and insurance companies in the United States, Germany, Japan, and Israel.

Lightricks

Series D in 2021
Lightricks Ltd. is a mobile application developer based in Jerusalem, Israel, specializing in image processing and editing tools. Founded in January 2013 by a team of five entrepreneurs with extensive backgrounds in computer graphics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, the company aims to bridge the gap between advanced academic algorithms and user-friendly mobile applications. Lightricks offers a range of products, including Facetune, a popular portrait editing app; Enlight, a versatile photo editing platform; and Beatleap, which facilitates audio-driven video editing. The company also provides tools for small businesses through its BoostApps suite, enhancing consumer engagement. Leveraging expertise in software engineering, UX/UI design, and analytical marketing, Lightricks continues to innovate in the mobile image editing space, catering to both individual users and brands globally.

BrainQ

Venture Round in 2021
BrainQ Technolgies Ltd, a clinical-stage medtech company, develops brain-machine induction technologies to provide personalized, safe, and noninvasive treatments for neuro-disorders including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. It offers a cloud-based medical device that utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze patients’ EEG sensor data. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Jerusalem, Israel.

Vesttoo

Series A in 2021
Vesttoo Ltd is a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven financial risk management solutions. Founded in 2018, it offers a comprehensive platform designed for insurers, reinsurers, and pension funds, focusing on the transfer of various risks, including general insurance, mortality, and longevity risks, to capital markets. Vesttoo employs advanced proprietary algorithms to create precise risk models and forecasts, facilitating the structuring and placement of deals. By integrating technology into risk transfer processes, the company provides clients with affordable and strategic options for managing their risk exposure, while offering investors opportunities for high-yield investments with low correlation to traditional market risks. This innovative approach aims to enhance liquidity and streamline the interaction between insurance and capital markets, creating a more accessible and efficient risk management landscape.

MDI Health

Seed Round in 2021
MDI Health Technologies Ltd, founded in 2018 and based in Shoham, Israel, develops an AI-powered platform aimed at enhancing personalized medication treatment. The company's system collects and analyzes patient data to predict risks and medication efficacy, while also identifying potential adverse reactions. It offers decision support tools that assist patients, doctors, and clinical pharmacologists in managing medication treatments effectively. By utilizing advanced algorithms and big data, MDI Health's platform facilitates the early detection of Medication-Related Problems (MRPs), ensuring a balance between treatment efficacy and safety. The technology is designed to continuously improve its predictions and recommendations, thereby optimizing the overall treatment process.

Carbyne

Convertible Note in 2021
Carbyne is a global innovation leader in public safety technology. Our company unifies the flow of life saving information to emergency call centers onto one simple platform. By using Carbyne’s innovative cloud native tools (live video, instant chat, dynamic location , and more), emergency call centers (ECC) can now fully connect to an incident, share the information with the emergency units, and ultimately save lives. Carbyne is available in seven countries around the world in collaboration with over 70 agencies and currently serving more than 210 Million people in USA, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

EDocate

Seed Round in 2021
EDocate provides a platform for simulation-based learning in which medical professionals can learn to care for long-term diseases. The platform offers virtual patient simulations, gamification, mobile and client access, and interaction through social networks. It tailors it to the learning habits and busy lifestyle of adult learners, with a focus on practice skills and optimized quality of care.

EDocate

Seed Round in 2021
EDocate provides a platform for simulation-based learning in which medical professionals can learn to care for long-term diseases. The platform offers virtual patient simulations, gamification, mobile and client access, and interaction through social networks. It tailors it to the learning habits and busy lifestyle of adult learners, with a focus on practice skills and optimized quality of care.

Redefine Meat

Series A in 2021
Redefine Meat Ltd. specializes in producing meat alternative products that mimic the appearance, texture, and flavor of traditional animal meat. Founded in 2015 and based in Ness Ziona, Israel, the company employs innovative proprietary technologies, including 3D meat modeling and food printing, to create animal-free meat from natural and sustainable ingredients. Redefine Meat focuses on delivering beef alternative products that offer a complex matrix, aiming to provide a cost-effective and scalable solution in the growing market for plant-based meats.

SeeTree

Series B in 2020
SeeTree Systems Ltd. provides technology solutions for farming. The company provides artificial intelligence based data and intelligence network for trees. It enables farmers to access and analyze health records and productivity of any individual trees. SeeTree Systems Ltd. collects data through multi dimensional sensing imagery utilizing drones and sensors. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Strigo

Series A in 2020
Strigo Ltd is a technology training platform based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, incorporated in 2017. The company specializes in customer training management by providing a cloud-based virtual classroom platform that facilitates the creation, management, and delivery of hands-on training. Strigo's solution features browser-based training environments equipped with built-in virtual labs, enabling organizations to conduct efficient and effective training sessions for both internal staff and customers. The platform includes a centralized environment for training materials, instructional tools, and live classes, allowing for a mix of lectures and interactive components. Additionally, Strigo offers support from training assistants to monitor student progress, ensuring participants gain a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter through collaborative one-on-one sessions for troubleshooting.

EasySend

Series A in 2020
EasySend is a technology company based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, founded in 2016, that specializes in transforming paper forms and PDFs into digital experiences for banks and insurance companies. It offers a no-code application builder designed to meet the specific needs of global financial institutions and insurance carriers. EasySend provides pre-built components for various use cases, including digital mortgages, lending, policy renewals, claims processing, and customer onboarding. Its solutions feature an advanced analytics and optimization engine that enables clients to enhance digital workflows, identify and address issues that may lead to customer churn, optimize processes, and boost revenue growth. The intelligent eForms developed by EasySend integrate seamlessly with existing legacy systems and third-party services, including major CRM platforms. Since its inception, EasySend has captured a significant share of the Israeli market and is expanding internationally, serving over forty enterprise clients, including prominent financial institutions and insurance companies in the United States, Germany, Japan, and Israel.

Sepio

Series A in 2020
Cyber Sepio Systems, LTD. develops and delivers Rogue Device Mitigation security suite that protects organizations from hardware-based attacks and threats by leveraging a combination of physical fingerprinting technology together with device behavior analytics. Its SaaS-based security suite can be deployed on any physical or virtual environment in any combination of on-premises, private, and public cloud. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Rockville, Maryland with operations in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; and Tel Aviv, Israel.

Sepio

Series A in 2019
Cyber Sepio Systems, LTD. develops and delivers Rogue Device Mitigation security suite that protects organizations from hardware-based attacks and threats by leveraging a combination of physical fingerprinting technology together with device behavior analytics. Its SaaS-based security suite can be deployed on any physical or virtual environment in any combination of on-premises, private, and public cloud. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Rockville, Maryland with operations in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; and Tel Aviv, Israel.

Namogoo

Series C in 2019
Namogoo protects the customer journey and user privacy for online enterprises, powering superior digital experiences and business results. The first company to discover and solve Customer Journey Hijacking, Namogoo’s client-side platform prevents unauthorized ad injections from hijacking online customers to competitors and mitigates against privacy and compliance risks emanating from 3rd and 4th party vendors. Analyzing over 500 million web sessions weekly, Namogoo’s self-learning solutions empower enterprises with a new generation of visibility, efficiency, and governance of their website ecosystem. Leading online brands rely on Namogoo’s solutions to gain control over their online customer experience and consistently improve business results. Namogoo has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor for creating a new space in the digital ecosystem and was ranked by Dun & Bradstreet as the Best Israeli Startup to Work For in 2019.

Strigo

Seed Round in 2019
Strigo Ltd is a technology training platform based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, incorporated in 2017. The company specializes in customer training management by providing a cloud-based virtual classroom platform that facilitates the creation, management, and delivery of hands-on training. Strigo's solution features browser-based training environments equipped with built-in virtual labs, enabling organizations to conduct efficient and effective training sessions for both internal staff and customers. The platform includes a centralized environment for training materials, instructional tools, and live classes, allowing for a mix of lectures and interactive components. Additionally, Strigo offers support from training assistants to monitor student progress, ensuring participants gain a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter through collaborative one-on-one sessions for troubleshooting.

Redefine Meat

Seed Round in 2019
Redefine Meat Ltd. specializes in producing meat alternative products that mimic the appearance, texture, and flavor of traditional animal meat. Founded in 2015 and based in Ness Ziona, Israel, the company employs innovative proprietary technologies, including 3D meat modeling and food printing, to create animal-free meat from natural and sustainable ingredients. Redefine Meat focuses on delivering beef alternative products that offer a complex matrix, aiming to provide a cost-effective and scalable solution in the growing market for plant-based meats.

Carbyne

Series B in 2019
Carbyne is a global innovation leader in public safety technology. Our company unifies the flow of life saving information to emergency call centers onto one simple platform. By using Carbyne’s innovative cloud native tools (live video, instant chat, dynamic location , and more), emergency call centers (ECC) can now fully connect to an incident, share the information with the emergency units, and ultimately save lives. Carbyne is available in seven countries around the world in collaboration with over 70 agencies and currently serving more than 210 Million people in USA, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

SeeTree

Series A in 2019
SeeTree Systems Ltd. provides technology solutions for farming. The company provides artificial intelligence based data and intelligence network for trees. It enables farmers to access and analyze health records and productivity of any individual trees. SeeTree Systems Ltd. collects data through multi dimensional sensing imagery utilizing drones and sensors. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Chain Reaction

Series A in 2019
Chain Reaction is engineering the future of disruptive blockchain and privacy technologies. They accelerate compute performance, enabling companies to adopt and scale solutions to the world’s most complex problems. EL3CTRUM is their Blockchain product line, starting with the most efficient hashing ASIC on the market, optimized for high-performance, high efficiency, and low-power, and is the heart of their hashboards and systems. EL3CTRUM delivers optimal payback time. 3PU™ is their Privacy product, dramatically accelerating real-time operations of Privacy Enhancing Technologies on encrypted data, transforming the cloud into a trusted environment, and enabling new verticals to adopt the cloud at scale, including financial institutions, healthcare & big pharma, defense & government, oil & gas, and more. Purpose-built and custom-designed, their solutions power the next generation of secure, scalable, green computing to help protect people, privacy, and the planet.

Darillium

Seed Round in 2018
Darillium develops a platform for multi-cloud management for applicative workloads. Its flagship product, Galaxy, allows users to design and release new business services across multiple platforms and clouds. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Namogoo

Series B in 2018
Namogoo protects the customer journey and user privacy for online enterprises, powering superior digital experiences and business results. The first company to discover and solve Customer Journey Hijacking, Namogoo’s client-side platform prevents unauthorized ad injections from hijacking online customers to competitors and mitigates against privacy and compliance risks emanating from 3rd and 4th party vendors. Analyzing over 500 million web sessions weekly, Namogoo’s self-learning solutions empower enterprises with a new generation of visibility, efficiency, and governance of their website ecosystem. Leading online brands rely on Namogoo’s solutions to gain control over their online customer experience and consistently improve business results. Namogoo has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor for creating a new space in the digital ecosystem and was ranked by Dun & Bradstreet as the Best Israeli Startup to Work For in 2019.

Moovit

Series D in 2018
Moovit is a leading Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider and the world's foremost transit application, facilitating urban mobility in over 2,700 cities globally. With more than 300 million users, it integrates data from public transit operators and user-generated insights to offer real-time information on routes and travel conditions. Users contribute their experiences, reporting on aspects such as bus congestion and cleanliness, which enriches the app's functionality. Moovit collects up to four billion anonymous data points daily, creating a comprehensive repository of transit data supported by a network of over 500,000 local contributors who help maintain accurate transit information. The application is accessible for free on iOS, Android, and the web, available in 44 languages across 86 countries.