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Tel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Growth · 15 people tracked
Also known as Next Gear
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Investment thesis
Next Gear Ventures backs startups building the future of mobility and energy, with an emphasis on autonomous vehicles, electrification, alternative and clean energy, fleets, smart cities, in-cabin technologies and efficient manufacturing. The firm places primary weight on founding teams, forging close relationships with portfolio founders built on trust and mutual understanding to guide companies through their growth. It invests across stages spanning pre-seed, seed, Series A and growth, and its portfolio reflects a strong focus on automotive sensing, battery and charging technology, GPS and positioning, and AI-driven transportation software.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 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 36 of 61 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18Deep Tech ×18Hardware ×15Mobility & Transportation ×15Cleantech ×11Energy ×11IoT ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×3
HQs:Israel×12United States×5France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×33 founders×64+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Tel Aviv University ×8Reichman University ×4Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×3Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering ×2Bar-Ilan University ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×9Computer Science ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×3Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 18 founders with career history
Unit 8200 - Israeli Intelligence Corps ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 61 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 32023 · 32021 · 22020 · 12019 · 22017 · 112 dated
Arbe Robotics develops ultra-high-resolution 4D imaging radar for autonomous vehicles and advanced sensing applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Kobi Marenko(Founder)Noam Arkind(Founder)Oz Fixman(Founder)
Co-investors360 CapitalCatalyst Investments, L.P.iAngelsiAngels CapitalLoftyInc CapitalManiv Mobility+5 more
Lear designs and manufactures automotive seating, electrical systems, and interior components for vehicle manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Ray ScottinRaymond E. Scott(President and CEO)inJason M. Cardew(Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)inHarry A. Kemp(Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer)in
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 VenturesQ FundStage 1 VenturesVolvo Cars Tech Fund
Addionics manufactures Smart 3D Porous Current Collectors made of copper and aluminum that replace conventional flat metal foils in battery cells, improving energy density, charging speed, and cycle life.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareNew Materials
Moshiel Biton(Founder)inFarid Tariq(Founder)Vladimir Yufit(Founder)
Co-investorsBridges IsraelCatalyst Investments, L.P.Deep InsightDoon CapitalGiTV, Inc.Union Tech Ventures+3 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)inEran Mimon(CTO & Co-founder)Eran Maimon(CTO, Co-Founder)in
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 is a fleet management technology company that provides operational optimization software to help fleet operators and mobility businesses improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and enhance sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsFujitsu VenturesGoodyear VenturesManiv MobilityMizMaa Ventures
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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
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
Clearly is an online platform that matches users with verified psychologists and provides tools to support therapy between sessions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesMental Health
Dima Kovalenko(Founder)in
Co-investorsPragmatechPurple VenturesArgon VenturesBasis Set VenturesCrosspoint Capital PartnersM1720+4 more
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-investorsGoodyear VenturesNextLeap 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
Verification and validation platform for automotive safety.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
Ziv Binyamini(Founder)Gil Amid(Founder)inYoav Hollander(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthOurCrowdReshapeSynapse PartnersV1 VCVolvo Group Venture Capital AB+6 more
Hailo builds AI processors, including AI accelerators and AI vision processors, that run deep learning inference on edge devices.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Orr Danon(Founder)inAvi Baum(Founder)Gary Jackson(Founder)Hadar Zeitlin(Founder)Jay Bregman(Founder)Rami Feig(Founder)
Co-investorsChanger ClubManiv MobilityOurCrowdAtomicoGlory Ventures InvestmentsLocalGlobe+1 more
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
Omer Sharar(Founder)in
Co-investorsVentureIsrael
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 VenturesOurCrowdTechstarsKorea Investment Partners
Lidwave develops 3D sensing technology based on its patented Finite Coherence Ranging (FCR) architecture as an alternative to conventional LiDAR, aiming to provide a scalable, cost-effective platform for industrial applications.
Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductorsJerusalem, IL
Co-investorsSapir Venture PartnersB Capital GroupIsrael Innovation AuthorityJumpspeed VenturesOurCrowd
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MagnusMetal develops a digital casting system that applies Industry 4.0 technology to traditional metal casting processes.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Boaz Vinogradov(CEO & Co-Founder)Gil Lavi(CTO & Co-Founder)Moshe Frenkel(Chief Scientist & Co-Founder)Itay Roded(VP Process & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAwz VenturesDeep InsightEntrée CapitalLIP Ventures BoutiqueLumir 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.TechstarsChevron Technology Ventures
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 VenturesPM Equity PartnerToyota Ventures
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
Tal Kreisler(Co-Founder & CEO)inUriel Katz(Co-Founder & CTO)inOr Sela(Co-Founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsLool VenturesNorth First VenturesVektor PartnersGrove VenturesPSG EquityViola Ventures
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)in
BoardUzi Yemin(Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyJ-ImpactEast InnovateGrantham FoundationOurCrowd
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)inDamir(VP of R&D)in
Co-investorsIN VentureMaven VenturesMizMaa VenturesGlory Ventures InvestmentsShift4Good
Port Power provides charging infrastructure planning and deployment solutions for fleet operators and real estate owners transitioning to electric vehicles.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationOakland, US
SafeFields develops electromagnetic emissions reduction technology for electrified vehicles to protect public health from unhealthy emissions.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMobility & TransportationHerzliya, IL
Oded EinatShaul Shulmanin
Co-investorsAristagora
SaiFlow provides cybersecurity for distributed energy infrastructure, using unified cyber and energy data with AI to protect it in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnergyIoT
Or Shwartz(Founder)in
Software-controlled optics and novel optical infrastructures for imaging systems using nanotechnology.
Co-investorsVolvo Cars Tech Fund
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)inGuy Ramon(Chief Technology Officer)inYehuda Agnon(Chief Scientific Officer)inNir Halup(Vice President of R&D)in
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 & TransportationTeaneck, US
Amir Hever(Co-Founder & CEO)inOhad Hever(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsHanaco Venture CapitalLumir VenturesSeedIL VenturesUMC CapitalWoven CapitalTrinity Capital+1 more
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 InsightIntel CapitalVaranaGrove VenturesPorsche Ventures
Vocai develops AI-powered on-chip multi-gas sensing technology for battery safety, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyHardware
Shai Gepshtein(CEO, Co-founder)inYehuda Shen-Bahar(CTO, Co-founder)William Kopelovich(CSO, Co-founder)in
Co-investorsMeron Capital
Voyage81 is a technology company founded by veterans of Israel's defense technology sector, developing multidisciplinary R&D-driven technological systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsManiv Mobility
Waycare Technologies was a Tel Aviv-based startup using AI and predictive analytics to help transportation agencies optimize traffic management and reduce crashes and congestion.
Tel-Aviv
Idan Hahn(Executive Officer, Director)Noam Maital(Executive Officer, Director)Shai Suzan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBranislav Zlaty(Director)
Co-investorsSJF VenturesSpider CapitalUpWest
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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ActasisAddyonicApolloAutofleetAxilion Smart MobilityCaaresysCorractionDeeyokExoExo TechnologiesHalioJoinsensaMagnusMidnightMidnight RoboticsnT-Tao Compact Fusion PowerNugenOmnia ProtocolSafe FieldSensaSpectralis
Exits · 5
2 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 3ArbeNASDAQ: ARBELearNYSE: LEAExo Technologiesacq. by Lear
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLear · prnewswire.com · Jul 31, 2026
Make My Day · makemydayapp.com · Mar 29, 2026
Foretellix · prnewswire.com · May 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Next Gear Ventures made?
- Next Gear Ventures has 61 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Next Gear Ventures invest at?
- Next Gear Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- 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.
- Does Next Gear Ventures lead rounds?
- Next Gear Ventures has led 3 of the 5 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Next Gear Ventures co-invest with?
- Next Gear Ventures most often shares deals with Maniv Mobility, OurCrowd, Techstars, among 62 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Next Gear Ventures back?
- Across 7 deals with disclosed amounts, Next Gear Ventures has joined rounds of $1.6M – $85M (median $5M).
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEp727: Tal Cohen | Founding Partner, Drive and Next Gear Ventures
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