Sanara Capital
Venture capitalRa'anana · Seed–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Sanara Capital is a dedicated health-tech fund established in 2023, focused on Series A and B financing rounds of Israeli-related startups both in Israel and abroad. Its investment areas span digital health, bio-convergence, and medical devices. As a follow-on fund to Sanara Ventures (a seed-stage platform founded in 2015 backed by Philips and Teva), the firm supports a diversified portfolio of nearly 20 companies across both funds. Sanara emphasizes hands-on, 360-degree value creation delivered through its core team, venture partners, and a large global advisory board of healthcare, life sciences, and technology experts and key opinion leaders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 16 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×8Medical Devices ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Digital Health ×5Biotech ×3Deep Tech ×2Hardware ×2Impact & Social Good ×1
HQs:Israel×3United States×2
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathActiveAging offers an AI-powered management platform for Medicare Advantage health plans that uses data insights and remote monitoring to tailor benefits to aging members' needs while reducing health deterioration and financial risk.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTech
BoardAssaf
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Co-investorsIsrael Innovation Authority
Computational real-time image analysis system for angiogram videos using AI-labeled Cath-Lab data.
CVAid develops an AI-powered stroke triage platform using standard smartphones and mobile applications to enable early diagnosis, in-hospital process management, and post-discharge follow-up.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
DiscureMD is developing a treatment focused on disc degeneration, a leading cause of back pain that affects most adults during their lifetime.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersSupernova InvestTSVC
Lydus Medical develops surgical devices for anastomosis procedures in microsurgery, combining clinical insight with engineering to make these operations faster and more reliable.
Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Prof. Dean Ad El(Co-Founder, Medical Director)Dr. Muhammad Mansour(Co-Founder)Kamaal Daas(Co-Founder)
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
NanoDrops develops an add-on platform for presbyopia correction that works with existing refractive lasers to provide vision correction.
Medical Devices
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
NovaSight builds eye-tracking-based vision care products for children, including CureSight, an FDA-cleared and CE-marked at-home treatment for amblyopia (lazy eye), and TrackSight, a software solution for myopia prevention and vision health monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Panacea-ml provides clinical development data analytics to pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations, helping them design and conduct clinical trials more efficiently by identifying optimal trial participants and predicting adverse outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Profility offers an AI-powered platform for managing patient transitions between hospitals and post-acute care providers, providing referral management, condensed patient records, analytics, and reimbursement automation.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Co-investorsICONYC labs
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Startup Nation Central is a nonprofit organization that supports and connects Israel's technology ecosystem, providing resources and building bridges between local entrepreneurs and global partners.
Impact & Social Good
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Co-investorsOcean Azul PartnersSunvest Capital Partners
TailorMed provides a platform that helps patients access, afford, and stay on their prescribed medications by connecting them to financial assistance and support programs.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Adam Siton(Founder)inIsrael (Srulik) Dvorsky(Founder)in
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelmed PartnersAllumia VenturesBallad VenturesBridges IsraelOSF VenturesSamsung Next+2 more
Ukko develops immuno-therapeutics for life-threatening food allergies using a computational protein design platform.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMountain View, US
Anat Binur(Executive Officer, Director)Yanay Ofran(Director)Judith Weiss Paltiel(PhD, VP Development)
BoardScott Brady(Director)Samir Kaul(Director)in
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Co-investorsIsrael Biotech FundKhosla VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentFall Line CapitalLeaps by BayerPeakBridge VC
VFlow21 develops next-generation vascular stents and a patent-protected delivery system for brain endovascular treatments across arterial and venous applications.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Xtrac Medical develops a sheathless, vibration-based technology for extracting implanted cardiac leads with improved safety and procedural efficiency.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRa'anana, IL
PartnerAssaf Barnea· solo GP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDiscure · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sanara Capital made?
- Sanara Capital has 16 tracked investments.
- What stage does Sanara Capital invest at?
- Sanara Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Sanara Capital focus on?
- Sanara Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is Sanara Capital located?
- Sanara Capital is headquartered in Ra'anana, IL.
- Who does Sanara Capital co-invest with?
- Sanara Capital most often shares deals with Bold Capital Partners, Khosla Ventures, Samsung Next, among 18 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamTHE HUMAN FOUNDER POD: EP. 82 With Assaf Barnea, Managing Partner of Sanara Capital & Ventures
Gali Bloch Liran · Assaf Barnea
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