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Hanaco Venture Capital

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Herzliya · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The firm prioritizes working with decisive, action-oriented founders who prioritize building over discussion. They invest across the spectrum from early-stage visionaries to growth-stage leaders, seeking to identify and develop exceptional potential into sustainable success.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
Check
$2M – $20M
HQ
Herzliya, NY, IL
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
AUM
$120M
Tracked investments
57

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Israel Talpaz

Listed as an investor at Hanaco.

What they invest in

from 27 of 57 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×7Cybersecurity ×5Fintech ×5Cloud Computing ×4Consumer ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3

HQs:United States×9Israel×3United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies
43%
solo founders
6 of 14 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×2

Investments · 57 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12020 · 12 dated

American WellinNYSE: AMWL

Enabling telemedicine and digital health

HealthtechBoston, US

Ido Schoenberg(Executive Officer, Director)Roy Schoenberg(Executive Officer, Director)James Malone(Executive Officer)Bradford F. Gay(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsMartin VenturesSV Health Investors

DigitalOceandigitalocean.comin𝕏NYSE: DOCN

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure and AI tools for developers and builders, offering services including virtual machines (Droplets), Kubernetes, managed databases, and serverless functions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Moisey Uretsky(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Uretsky(Executive Officer, Director)inMitchell Wainer(Executive Officer)Karl Alomar(Executive Officer)

BoardPueo Keffer(Director)inJason Seats(Director)

PartnerLior Prosor· led

Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArkin CapitalBalaji SrinivasanCrunchFundJunipero+6 more

Strigostrigo.ioin𝕏Jul 2020

Strigo provides an AI-powered platform for hands-on software training, offering isolated cloud-based lab environments, embeddable labs, virtual classrooms, and automated assessments.

Cloud ComputingEdTechSaaSTel-Aviv

Board seatPasha Romanovski· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsVelvet Sea Ventures

Blingsblings.ioin

Blings builds a platform for creating self-adapting, personalized video that renders in real time for each viewer, with interactive elements, branching paths, and live data pulled from CRM systems.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsVertex Ventures

BrainQ

Breakthrough therapies for neurorecovery

Co-investorsIT-Farm CorporationPeregrine Ventures

Candid

Direct-to-consumer orthodontics and teeth-straightening service.

Co-investorsA-Rod Corp

Carbynecarbyne.comin𝕏

Carbyne builds cloud-native, all-in-one call-handling and emergency data coordination software for public safety agencies and emergency call centers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingGovTechSaaSNew York, US

Amir ElichaiAlex DizengofYony Yatsun

Co-investorsSocium Ventures

Castorecastore.com

British premium sportswear brand and end-to-end digital retailing platform for professional sports teams.

Philip Beahon(Founder)inThomas Beahon(Founder)in

Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALRedrice VenturesBNP Paribas

Chain Reactionchain-reaction.ioin𝕏

Chain Reaction designs processors, including its 3PU FHE processor, that make fully homomorphic encryption practical for large-scale computation on encrypted data.

CybersecurityHardwareSemiconductors

Alon Webman(Founder)

Co-investorsMorgan Creek Capital

Cheetah

Powering restaurants with wholesale food supplies

CHEQ
Cnvrg Io
Creature Comforts

Revolutionizing the vet experience for pets and their owners

Cross River

Technology-led bank providing embedded banking, payments, and lending infrastructure to leading fintechs.

Co-investorsInvestXLaunchBay Capital

Curvecurve.comin𝕏Acquired

Curve Pay is a digital wallet that combines multiple bank cards into one, letting users switch which card paid for a purchase after the fact, avoid foreign exchange fees, and earn cashback on top of existing card rewards.

ConsumerFintech

Shachar Bialick(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsCohen CircleFuel Venture CapitalLifeX VenturesMouro CapitalOutward VCSamsung Next+7 more

Divvy

The #1 corporate card & expense management platform

EasySendeasysend.ioin𝕏

EasySend offers a low-code Digital Experience Platform for digitizing paper-based processes, with products including Journeys, DynamicDoc, and EasySign that connect to a company's business software to manage personalized customer interactions and self-service.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaS

Tal Daskal(Founder)in

Co-investorsIntel CapitalOak HC/FT

Edocate

Virtual Patient Simulation for Healthcare Professionals

Firefly

Cloud asset management and IaC control

Flex

Financial solutions for property managers and residents

Fondue

Helps brands drive profitable growth

Fundboxfundbox.comin𝕏

Fundbox provides fast, flexible capital access to small businesses through technology-driven lending solutions.

Fintech

Prashant Fuloria(Chief Executive Officer)inRina Jariwala(Chief Operations Officer)inAnchit Singh(Chief Business Officer)inRenuka Nayani(Chief Financial Officer)inTodd Hamblet(Chief Legal Officer)inOfer Karp(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAllianz XAmplo VenturesArbor VenturesBlumberg CapitalCathay InnovationEntrée Capital+9 more

GoPerfect Match

AI recruiting platform for smarter hiring

Grain
Guardzguardz.comin𝕏

Guardz offers a unified, AI-powered cybersecurity platform with 24/7 managed detection and response (MDR) that consolidates security controls across identities, endpoints, email, cloud, and data.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsAtento CapitalBRM CapitalClearSkyGlilot Capital PartnersLumir VenturesS Ventures

Hyrohyro.ai

Plug-and-play conversational AI platform enabling voice and chat interactions with information across digital channels.

Israel Krush(Founder & CEO)Rom Cohen(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlack Opal VenturesDorm RoomEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Healthier CapitalK20 FundMindset Venture+7 more

Lightrickslightricks.comin𝕏

Lightricks develops AI video generation models and a creative platform (LTX Studio) that enable creators to produce high-quality videos efficiently on consumer hardware.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment

Zeev Farbman(Co-founder and CEO)Nir Pochter(Founder)in

Co-investorsClaltechFusionGreycroftInsight PartnersLeft Lane CapitalViola Ventures+1 more

Livez

The Future of Autonomous Preventive Medicine

lobby-pastinv-amount@2xamount.com

Enterprise SaaS company enabling financial institutions to deliver digital banking products including verification, fraud protection, lending, and deposit services.

Chicago, US

Co-investorsAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAnsa CapitalAugust CapitalHaymaker VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersLobby Capital+4 more

MDI

Digital transformation for medication management system

Milestone
Moovitmoovitapp.com

Moovit is a mobile application that provides real-time public transit information, including schedules, maps, and step-by-step directions for buses, trains, trams, and subways across multiple countries.

Mobility & Transportation

Co-investorsJerusalem Global VenturesNGP CapitalSequoia Capital

Muvan AI

AI copilot for property management teams

Overseeoversee.bizin𝕏

Oversee provides AI-driven automation and analytics tools for travel management companies (TMCs) to optimize corporate travel programs, including like-for-like rebooking, savings tracking, and spend insights.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalChesterfield FundStart CapitalTal VenturesWorld Trade Ventures (WTV)Oak Hill Capital

Ponterapontera.com

Pontera provides infrastructure that lets financial advisors connect to, manage, and report on clients' workplace retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

David Weisz(Founder)inYoav Zurel(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalHyperwise VenturesICONIQMaccabee VenturesThirdstream PartnersCollaborative Fund+2 more

Pulspuls.comin𝕏

Puls is a home services platform that matches U.S. homeowners with vetted, background-checked local technicians for over 30 services including appliance repair, plumbing, electrical work, TV mounting, and handyman projects, often with same-day or next-day availability.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsMaverick Ventures IsraelMaverick VenturesRed Dot Capital PartnersSamsung NextTemasekTemasek Holdings (Private) Limited

Quack

The next OS for Customer Support

Rainbow
Redefine Meatredefinemeat.comin

Redefine Meat produces plant-based meat alternatives, including whole cuts and minced products such as flank steak, burgers, sausages, lamb kofta, and pulled beef/pork.

Climate TechConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsClaltechK3 VenturesSynthesis CapitalCPT CapitalHappiness Capital

Remilkremilk.comin𝕏

Remilk produces animal-free dairy by using microbial fermentation to recreate milk proteins identical to those in traditional dairy, without cholesterol, lactose, hormones, or antibiotics.

BiotechFoodTech

Co-investorsAtento CapitalBloom8fresh.fundTal VenturesYaday

Revealsecurityreveal.securityin𝕏

Reveal Security offers a platform that monitors the behavior of AI agents and human identities across SaaS, IAM, cloud, and developer tools to detect insider threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRamat Gan, IL

David Movshovitz(Founder)inKevin Hanes(CEO)

Co-investorsSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcWorld Trade Ventures (WTV)

Route
Sayata

The winning model for SMB insurance

Seemore Dataseemoredata.ioin

Seemore provides autonomous cost optimization for Snowflake, continuously analyzing workloads, right-sizing warehouses, mapping data lineage, and enforcing budget controls.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsState of Mind Ventures

Seetreeseetree.ai

End-to-end AI/ML and IoT platform using drone imagery to help farmers optimize management of permanent crops.

Co-investorsAtento CapitalBridges Fund Management Ltd.EBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeMindset VentureOrbia Ventures

Sepiosepiocyber.comin

Platform using physical-layer fingerprinting and machine learning plus threat intelligence for hardware infrastructure visibility and enforcement.

Co-investorsBeacon VCMindset VentureUS Venture PartnersWorld Trade Ventures (WTV)Citi VenturesMerlin Ventures

Solidus Labssoliduslabs.com

Solidus Labs provides compliance and market monitoring software for cryptocurrency and traditional finance.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Asaf Meir(Executive Officer, Director)inChen Arad(Director)Praveen Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Praveen K. Dosodia(Founder)

BoardProsor Lior(Director)Shimon Mazor(Director)

Co-investors645 VenturesBeacon VCDeclaration PartnersEvolution Equity PartnersF-Prime CapitalEvolution Technology+2 more

Speedataspeedata.ioin𝕏

Speedata develops an Analytics Processing Unit (APU), a purpose-built semiconductor chip designed to accelerate database analytics and AI workloads for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductors

Dan Charash(Chairman and Co-Founder)Jonathan Friedmann(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)Yoav Etsion(Chief Technologist and Co-Founder)Dani Voitsechov(VP R&D and Co-Founder)inItai Incze(Chief Software Architect and Co-Founder)Rafi Shalom(CTO, Chief Architect and Co-Founder)in

Co-investors83NorthKoch Disruptive TechnologiesViola VenturesWalden Catalyst

SpotItEarlyspotitearly.comin𝕏Jul 2025

SpotitEarly develops an at-home, non-invasive cancer pre-screening test that analyzes volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath samples using trained canines combined with its LUCID AI platform of biosensors and data analysis.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechEnglewood, US

Roi Ophir(Director, Promoter)Shlomi Madar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shai Lankry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Assaf Ruf(Executive Officer)J. Leonard Lichtenfeld(Executive Officer)Ariel Ben Dayan(Director)

Sqreamsqream.comin𝕏

SQream provides a GPU-accelerated data and analytics platform that runs SQL, data preparation, in-database model training, and inference across petabyte-scale datasets.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Liam Galin(CEO)

Co-investorsAtento CapitalBlumberg CapitalWorld Trade Ventures (WTV)

UVeyeuveye.comin

UVeye builds automated vehicle inspection systems that scan cars to detect damage, tire wear, and alignment issues, documenting vehicle condition at check-in.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & Transportation

Amir HeverOhad Hever

Co-investorsLumir VenturesNext Gear VenturesUMC CapitalWoven Capital

Wandz.ai (Formerly Namogoo)
Yotpoyotpo.comin𝕏

Yotpo offers loyalty and retention software for eCommerce brands, letting them build points-based, tiered, and VIP rewards programs with digital wallet passes, integrations, and analytics.

E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Tomer Tagrin(Co-founder)

Co-investors2B.VCBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg CapitalClaltechGandyr InvestmentsMarker+3 more

Zeno Powerzenopower.comin𝕏

Zeno develops nuclear batteries that convert heat from decaying radioisotopes into electricity for extended-duration applications in space and deep-sea environments where conventional power sources are inadequate.

Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareSpace Tech

Tyler Bernstein(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesAIN VenturesBalerion Space VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC Partners+9 more

Zest
ZEST Securityzestsecurity.ioin

ZEST is a cloud security platform that prioritizes exploitable risks and generates remediation fixes, including Terraform code, to close the gap between DevOps and security teams.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsSilvertech Ventures

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

American WellNYSE: AMWLDigitalOceanNYSE: DOCN

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hanaco Venture Capital made?
Hanaco Venture Capital has 57 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Hanaco Venture Capital invest at?
Hanaco Venture Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What is Hanaco Venture Capital's typical check size?
Hanaco Venture Capital typically writes checks of $2M – $20M.
What sectors does Hanaco Venture Capital focus on?
Hanaco Venture Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketing Tech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Hanaco Venture Capital located?
Hanaco Venture Capital is headquartered in Herzliya, IL.
Who does Hanaco Venture Capital co-invest with?
Hanaco Venture Capital most often shares deals with Blumberg Capital, World Trade Ventures (WTV), Atento Capital, among 125 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 32

Blumberg Capital

Blumberg Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1991, with offices in Miami, San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv.

$500K – $5M
Atento Capital

Atento Capital is a Tulsa-based investment firm that backs founders by providing strategic guidance, connecting them to capital and networks, and helping build Tulsa's entrepreneurial ecosystem, with a flagship Latam to Tulsa program that helps Latin American founders establish US headquarters in Tulsa.

$500K – $1M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $100M
Oak HC/FT

Oak HC/FT is a growth equity firm that partners with founders building companies in healthcare and financial services, leveraging sector expertise and networks.

Both backed · 1
Intel Capital

Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $20M
Left Lane Capital

Left Lane Capital is an investment firm focused on hyper-growth consumer and technology businesses that have enduring customer relationships, applying a data-driven, specialized approach to help companies scale.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $75M
Mouro Capital

Mouro Capital is a venture capital investor backing early to growth stage companies, leveraging its expertise and global network across multiple regions.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $15M
Torch Capital

Torch Capital is a venture capital firm that combines investing, operating, and business-building experience to help entrepreneurs build category-leading companies.

Both backed · 1
$750K – $1.5M
Glilot Capital Partners

Glilot Capital Partners is an Israel-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity and AI, supporting founders from seed through growth via a multi-program framework (G-Seed, G+, Mach5, G-Club).

Both backed · 1
$1.5M – $70M
Morgan Creek Capital

Morgan Creek Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering investment management services to institutions and high-net-worth families, including customized and discretionary strategies based on the University Endowment Model.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $5M
Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc

SYN Ventures is a venture capital firm backing early-stage companies in cybersecurity, industrial security, national defense, privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance.

Both backed · 1
fresh.fund

A pre-seed focused fund that provides catalytic capital and support to ambitious Israeli founders.

Both backed · 1
20 more co-investors

AtomicoMayfield FundMS&AD VenturesTarget GlobalUpside PartnershipTeam8137 VenturesVertex Ventures IsraelsequelXSeed CapitalPatronEarth and beyond venturesBoost Capital PartnersPICO Venture PartnersPrime VenturesStarframeiAngels CapitalEngieJoule VenturesTouch Capital

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