Tel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 15 people tracked
Investment thesis
Next Gear Ventures backs early-stage founders tackling major sustainability and mobility challenges. It seeks innovations spanning sustainable and smart cities, clean electric propulsion, and efficient manufacturing, aiming to build an interconnected ecosystem where portfolio companies complement one another. The firm selects entrepreneurs whose ideas combine strong market impact with a commitment to a smarter, more sustainable, and safer mobility future, and provides an ecosystem designed to help these ventures achieve enduring growth and innovation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Next Gear Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 34 of 48 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Deep Tech ×16Mobility & Transportation ×15Hardware ×13Cleantech ×10Energy ×10IoT ×5New Materials ×3
HQs:Israel×11United States×4France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×23 founders×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 48 tracked
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Actasys develops ActaJet air-jet cooling technology that provides spot-on thermal management for high-density data center server racks and components such as Network Interface Cards, Data Processing Units, and Switches.
CleantechDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsIneffable VenturesStage 1 VenturesVolvo Cars Tech Fund
Addionics develops porous 3D current collectors ("Smart Metals") that can be integrated into existing battery production lines to improve energy density, lifetime, charging speed, and cost.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Co-investorsBridges IsraelCatalyst Investments, L.P.Deep InsightDoon CapitalGiTV, Inc.Union Tech Ventures+2 more
Apollo Power develops and manufactures flexible, high-efficiency solar cells and film for applications such as commercial and industrial solar roofs, embedded automotive solar, heavy-duty vehicle and RV kits, and portable energy products.
CleantechEnergyHardwareNew Materials
Oded Rozenberg(CEO, Co-Founder)Eran Mimon(CTO & Co-founder)Eran Maimon(CTO, Co-Founder)
Develops 4D ultra high-resolution imaging radar chipset technology for automotive sensing and autonomous driving safety.
Co-investors360 CapitalCatalyst Investments, L.P.
Arbell Energy develops quantum-dot NanoCrystal thin-film solar technology, printing solar inks into lightweight, flexible, and transparent panels for applications such as utility-scale PV farms, building-integrated facades, agriculture, and retrofits of existing panels.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyRa'anana, IL
Autofleet provides an AI-driven platform for fleet and mobility operators to optimize passenger transport, last-mile delivery, fleet management, planning simulation, and EV electrification through real-time coordination of vehicles, drivers, routes, and demand.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsFujitsu VenturesManiv MobilityMizMaa Ventures
Bib Batteries develops technology to standardize and certify battery health assessments for electric vehicles, enabling transparent condition evaluation across the second-hand EV market and value chain.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationParis, FR
Martin Vaz(CTO)inPierre-Amans Lapeyre(CEO)in
Co-investorsSuper Capital VCTechstars
Non-contact, camera-free RF-based passenger monitoring system for safer vehicle cabins.
Carrar is a battery technology company that develops battery modules and systems using a proprietary two-phase immersion architecture to improve battery performance and longevity across cell types and climates.
CleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & Transportation
Erez Freibach(Co-Founder & Chairman)inEitam Friedman(Co-founder & CEO)inYael Wilf-Shoham(CFO)in
Co-investorsNextLeap Ventures
Co-investorsPace Ventures
CorrActions develops NeuroMonitor, a software-only system that detects driver and passenger cognitive states such as alcohol impairment, fatigue, and inattention using data already available in vehicles, deployed via over-the-air updates without hardware changes.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsNextLeap Ventures
Deontic builds generative AI tools and intelligent agents for validation and verification of ADAS and autonomous driving systems, including AI-driven scenario generation that converts natural language into OpenDRIVE/OpenSCENARIO formats.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMobility & Transportation
Software-based GPS solutions enhancing receiver accuracy; acquired by Lear.
Verification and validation platform for automotive safety.
Yoav Hollander(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthOurCrowdWoven Capital
Hailo designs AI processors and accelerators for edge devices, supporting deep learning inference, generative AI, and vision tasks with low power consumption.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsChanger ClubManiv MobilityOurCrowdPoalim Equity
infiniDome builds GNSS/GPS anti-jamming and protection systems that detect, filter, and suppress radio-frequency interference to keep satellite navigation reliable.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechHardwareCaesarea, IL
Co-investorsMS&AD VenturesUnion Tech Ventures
Spatial voice technology for speaker identification and tracking on edge devices.
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDOurCrowd
Kardome develops voice user interface technology using edge AI and distributed intelligence models, combining spatial hearing and cognition capabilities to enable voice systems with human-level contextual awareness.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsIoTTel Aviv, IL
Dani Cherkassky(Founder)in
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDGiTV, Inc.Honeystone VenturesTechstars
Magnus Metal develops a digital metal casting technology ("Digital Casting") that produces metal parts without tooling, using solid customer alloys in an automated process from R&D through volume production.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsAwz VenturesDeep InsightEntrée CapitalLumir VenturesTal Ventures
Make My Day provides technology to help companies and fleet operators transition their vehicle fleets to electric vehicles.
Climate TechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSHerzliya, IL
Co-investorsCapital Nature Ltd.Techstars
Foretellix provides a Physical AI toolchain for autonomous vehicle developers, using real-world data curation, verification & validation, and synthetic data generation to accelerate training, validation, and safety evaluation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
Ziv Binyamini(CEO & Co-Founder)Yoav Hollander(CTO & Founder)Gil Amid(Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, VP Operations & Co-founder)
Co-investors83NorthReshapeSynapse PartnersV1 VCVolvo Group Venture Capital ABWoven Capital+5 more
Plug-and-play retrofit autonomy kits for outdoor material handling machinery in geofenced areas.
Moodify builds an AI-driven "autonomous digital perfumer" that uses Artificial Olfactive Intelligence to translate brand briefs into fragrance formulations, encoding scent perception into smell vectors and generating ranked formulas that account for cost, IFRA compliance, and sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Yigal Sharon(Founder)inAdam Shahafin
Co-investorsLalotte VenturesNon Sibi VenturesToyota Ventures
Cloud correction service and on-device positioning engine improving GNSS accuracy for micro-mobility.
Nemodata provides a data-driven predictive maintenance platform for commercial vehicle fleets, using proprietary virtual sensors and machine learning models that connect to existing telematics data to detect vehicle risks and optimize maintenance planning.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationDurham, US
Co-investorsTal Ventures
NoTraffic develops an AI-powered mobility platform that optimizes signalized intersections in cities to improve traffic efficiency, safety, and infrastructure utilization.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & TransportationTucson, US
Co-investorsLool VenturesNorth First VenturesVektor PartnersGrove VenturesPSG Equity
nT-Tao develops compact 20 MWe fusion systems, marketed as Tao Energy Boxes, designed to provide distributed, 24/7 firm on-site power on or off the grid.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Oded Gour-Lavie(CEO & Co-founder)Doron Weinfeld(Chief Scientist & Co-founder)Boaz Weinfeld(CTO & Co-founder)
BoardUzi Yemin(Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyJ-Impact
Off-grid, solid-state-hydrogen chargers for EV charging that activate with water.
Nugen Power Systems offers a tool for organizing, tracking, and sharing work in a single place, aimed at teams and solo users.
SaaS
Ottopia develops teleoperation software for remote driving in complex, real-time environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechRoboticsTel Aviv, IL
Amit Rosenzweig(Founder)Damir(VP of R&D)in
Co-investorsIN VentureMaven VenturesMizMaa VenturesShift4Good
SafeFields develops active magnetic field cancelation technology that reduces low-frequency electromagnetic fields generated by electric and hybrid vehicles to safe levels for drivers and passengers.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationHerzliya, IL
Co-investorsAristagora
Formerly MDGo; provides accident impact insights and operates as an insurance MGA in the US.
Software-controlled optics and novel optical infrastructures for imaging systems using nanotechnology.
Thermagix develops patented Phase-Change Thermoacoustic technology to capture and convert industrial low-grade waste heat that was previously unrecoverable.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Gil Aginsky(Chief Executive Officer)Guy Ramon(Chief Technology Officer)Yehuda Agnon(Chief Scientific Officer)Nir Halup(Vice President of R&D)
Co-investorsIntel CapitalVarana
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-investorsHanaco Venture CapitalLumir VenturesUMC CapitalWoven Capital
Israeli developer of 4D imaging radar chipsets for ADAS and autonomous driving, listed on Nasdaq as ARBE.
Co-investorsCatalyst Investments, L.P.LoftyInc CapitalManiv MobilityTexas VenturesVarana
TriEye develops SWIR (short-wave infrared) sensing technology for mass-market applications, providing imaging and 3D ranging information across all weather and lighting conditions.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsTel Aviv, IL
Omer Kapach(Founder)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Deep InsightVarana
Vocai develops a patented CMOS-based multi-gas sensing chip paired with AI software that detects gases emitted from batteries to predict degradation, failures, and thermal runaway for battery lifecycle management.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechHardware
Co-investorsMeron Capital
Voyage81 develops hyperspectral imaging technology.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Niv Price(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsManiv Mobility
Whilx Technologies builds an automotive platform with autonomous tire pressure optimization systems that provide real-time tire intelligence to improve vehicle safety and efficiency.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsEarth and beyond ventures
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioLearNYSE: LEAExo Technologiesacq. by Lear
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Hailo · thelec.net · Aug 19, 2026
Make My Day · makemydayapp.com · Mar 29, 2026
NoTraffic · finsmes.com · Mar 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Next Gear Ventures made?
- Next Gear Ventures has 48 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Next Gear Ventures invest at?
- Next Gear Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What is Next Gear Ventures's typical check size?
- Next Gear Ventures typically writes checks of $1.6M – $74M.
- What sectors does Next Gear Ventures focus on?
- Next Gear Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, InsurTech, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Next Gear Ventures located?
- Next Gear Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
- Who does Next Gear Ventures co-invest with?
- Next Gear Ventures most often shares deals with Maniv Mobility, Varana, Deep Insight, among 51 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEp727: Tal Cohen | Founding Partner, Drive and Next Gear Ventures
20MinuteLeaders · Tal Cohen
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