How many investments has SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC made?

SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC has 34 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.

What stage does SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC invest at?

SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC invests at the Seed, Series A stages.

What is SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC's typical check size?

SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC typically writes checks of $3M – $10M.

Where is SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC located?

SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC is headquartered in Beer Sheva, IL.

Does SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC lead rounds?

Yes, SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC leads investment rounds.

Who does SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC co-invest with?

SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC most often shares deals with Excelerate Health Ventures, Forefront Venture, Peregrine Ventures, among 14 tracked co-investors.

SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC

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Beer Sheva · Seed–Series A · 23 people tracked

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Investment thesis

SIBF targets Israeli technology companies with strong teams, capital-efficient technology, proof of first revenue, and presence in high-value markets. The firm focuses on supporting companies in the critical 'death valley' between seed and Series A by combining financial investment with hands-on strategic guidance, business optimization, and operational infrastructure development. SIBF employs a unique model involving deep due diligence, active board participation, management of expert advisors, and gradual secondary stakes or exits.

Invests inAgTech AI & Machine Learning Biotech Cleantech Deep Tech Digital Health Energy Enterprise Software Healthtech Media & Entertainment Medical Devices Israel Tel Aviv

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Series A

Check

$3M – $10M

Beer Sheva, IL

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Team · 23 people

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Aviv Cohen· General Partner· Mishmar HaNegev, South District, Israelin

A co-founder of SIBF who previously served as treasurer of the municipalities of Dimona and Be'er Sheva and spent over 20 years in the SK Group. He has been CEO of Oshira Ltd since 2011 and held senior roles at the Baran Group.

Boaz Or-Shraga· General Partner | Portfolio Manager· Israelin

Over 20 years in the Israeli high-tech scene, having served as VP of business development at Elbit, head of sales at Motorola Israel, and leader of Motorola Ventures Israel. He chairs the boards of several startups and holds an EMBA from Northwestern Kellogg and degrees from Tel Aviv University and the Technion.

Eli Ben Simon· General Partner· Hatzerim, South District, Israelin

Held senior management positions at Netafim for many years, leading its M&A with Permira in 2012 and the merger with Mexichem (now Orbia) in 2018. He also managed the finance portfolio of a private fund worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Or Ben Shoshan· Managing Partner· Be'er Sheva, South District, Israelin

A co-founder of SIBF with 15 years of global experience managing capital and mentoring startups. He serves on the boards of several companies and organizations and was previously a partner at Sherpa InnoVentures VC fund.

Doron Eldar· Partner· Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australiain

A results-focused entrepreneur with over 10 years of senior leadership experience in new business models, channel expansion, and go-to-market strategy, having held various management roles in startups and companies.

Amir Ulu· VP Business Development· Jerusalem District, Israelin

A colonel (reserve) who served 29 years in the IDF in command and senior staff roles. Since leaving the military he has run a real estate company and a cannabis company, and holds a BA from the Hebrew University and a master's from Tel Aviv University.

Anat Atedgi· Business Development - US desk· Miami, Floridain

A former Wells Fargo private banker from Miami with 20 years as a senior sales representative in the US finance industry. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Hebrew.

Asaf Avidan· General Counselin

An engineer and lawyer who was previously a partner at TSMCL law firm and a marketing executive in the high-tech industry. He is a fellow researcher at the Center for Cyber Law & Policy at Haifa University.

Buky Katzman· Advisory Board

An expert in civil and commercial law with over 20 years as a senior partner at Herzog Fox & Neeman, now a consultant at Amir Reiter, Zhan & Co. He specializes in litigation, crisis management, and legal consulting for businesses.

Dr. Esther Luzzatto· Advisory Board

A managing partner at Luzzatto & Luzzatto with a doctorate in chemistry, she dedicates significant time to community work in Southern Israel, heading the Yachdav Foundation and serving on the board of Ben Gurion University.

Dr. Gideon Stein· Advisory Board

Joined Mobileye in 1999, serving as VP R&D and later chief research scientist, and helped make it a global leader in advanced driver assistance systems. He holds a PhD in computer vision from MIT and is a named inventor on more than 200 patents.

Hezi Kalo· Advisory Board· San Francisco Bay Areain

Served as General Director of the Bank of Israel from 2008 to 2020, leading national projects such as the Credit Data Registry and the bank's digital transformation. He previously worked in Clalit Health Services and the Israeli General Security Service.

Hodaya Cohen· PA to GP

Itzik Trabelsi· Business Development & Head of Switzerland desk

Meir Ben-Shabbat· Advisory Board

Former Israeli National Security Adviser and head of the Southern Region in the General Security Service. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies near Tel Aviv University.

Meni Maor· VP Business Development· Tel Aviv District, Israelin

An executive active in venture capital since 2001 with experience in energy, mobility, and industrial innovation. He founded and led Horizon GreenTech Ventures and has served as active chairman or director in over 12 startups.

Ophir Kuperszmidt· Business Development & Head of Latin America Desk

A business angel bridging Israel and Brazil who made Aliyah from Sao Paulo in 2015 after two successful exits. He supports SIBF portfolio companies with business development, especially in the Latin America market.

Prof. Ariel Shamir· Advisory Board

Dean of the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science at the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel, specializing in AI, computer graphics, and machine learning. He has consulted for companies including Disney Research and PrimeSense (now Apple).

Sefi Dahan· Finance Managerin

Shaul Shani· Business Development & Head of Germany desk

Tomer Segal· Associate Lawyer· Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Associate lawyer on SIBF's professional team.

Dong Won Lee· Member of the Advisory Board at SIBFin

VC Fellow; PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab.

Guy Engel· Associate· Tel Aviv, Israelin

What they invest in

from 25 of 34 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×6Cleantech ×6Enterprise Software ×6Deep Tech ×5Energy ×5Hardware ×5Medical Devices ×5SaaS ×5

HQs:Israel×10Australia×1Germany×1United States×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies

54%

solo founders

7 of 13 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×4

Investments · 34 tracked

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Bonusbiogroupbonusbiogroup.com in 𝕏

Bonus Biogroup is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing tissue engineering and cell therapy products for unmet medical needs related to tissue damage, inflammation, and immune response.

BiotechLongevityMedical Devices

Dr. Shai Meretzki(CEO and Founder)

Bridgerpaybridgerpay.com in 𝕏

BridgerPay provides a payment orchestration platform that connects over 1,000 payment service providers across 185 countries to reduce payment failures and improve approvals for merchants in retail, e-commerce, travel, gaming, and SaaS.

E-commerceFintechSaaS

Ran Cohen(Founder)in

Deafinitelydeafinitely.co.il

DEAFinitely offers a free mobile app that translates between text and sign language using video, aiming to make communication accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing users.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerImpact & Social Good

Dotzdotz.tech in 𝕏

Dotz Earth develops carbon and graphene quantum dot technologies derived from Rice University research to address environmental and industrial challenges, including brand security, supply chain accountability, and carbon capture solutions.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsSydney, AU

Dr. Michael SteinAri Harpaz(CEO)Themis Stephou(Chief Commercial Officer)Oren Malka(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardIan Brookes(Chairman)Christodoulos Stephou

Electriqelectriq.com in 𝕏

Electriq Global develops a patented hydrogen carrier technology that enables safe, compact storage and transport of hydrogen for long-term energy storage and off-grid applications.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

Baruch Halpertin

Co-investorsGreensoil PropTech Ventures

EVR Motorsevr-motors.com in

EVR Motors designs and manufactures electric motors with a modular assembly approach that enables multiple motor variants from a single production line.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationPetah Tikva, IL

Eli Rozinsky(President, COO & Co-Founder)inVictor Kislev(CTO & Co-Founder)Ruslan Shabinski(VP R&D & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsVarana

Evrideoevrideo.com in 𝕏

Evrideo's Outpost is a software-based SRT gateway that receives, routes, and transforms broadcast-quality live video streams across multiple destinations and environments.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Avi Zenou inEran Tal(CTO)Oren Jack Maurice in

Fbclawyersfbclawyers.com in

FBC Lawyers is a law firm providing legal services.

LegalTechTel Aviv, IL

Isachar Fischer

Fortephestfortephest.com in

FortePhest is a biotechnology company developing crop protection products, including its development-stage herbicide H-Forte, which uses a new mechanism of action targeting the enzyme Phenylalanine tRNA Synthetase to control both regular and herbicide-resistant weeds.

AgTechBiotechClimate Tech

Dr. Alex Kozak(CEO & Co-Founder)Professor Mark Safro(Co-Founder & Discovery Director)Dr. Israel Shapiro(Co-Founder & Head of Chemistry)Rony Eizenshtein(CFO)

Co-investorsOrbia Ventures

Gadfingadfin.com in

Gadfin develops hybrid hydrogen-electric unmanned aircraft with patented folding-wing technology for long-range autonomous delivery and infrastructure inspection.

CleantechDeep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Eyal Regev(Founder & CEO)in Ben Raviv(Co-founder)inIzhar

Getpackagegetpackage.com in

Package (Jet Package) operates a same-day courier and delivery service across Israel, letting businesses order deliveries via an app or website with automatic pricing and real-time notifications to sender and recipient.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Liviamylivia.com 𝕏

Livia manufactures a wearable menstrual pain relief device using patented micro-pulse technology as a drug-free alternative to pain medication.

ConsumerFemTechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Mappomappo.world in

Mappo builds a location-based in-car app for automotive infotainment systems that delivers travel content such as stories, music, trivia games, fun facts, and riddles.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentMobility & Transportation

Nucleoncybernucleoncyber.com in 𝕏

Nucleon Cyber operates an Adversary-Generated Threat Intelligence (AGTI) platform that uses patented polymorphic deception sensors to engage live threat actors and produce real-time intelligence mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

CybersecurityDefense TechGovTech

octopai_octopai.com 𝕏acquired by Cloudera

Cloudera Data Lineage (formerly Octopai) is a SaaS platform that automatically captures and visualizes data lineage across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid data environments with native integrations and universal connectors.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Gal Ziton(Founder)in

Co-investorsForefront Venture Gefen Capital Moneta VC North First Ventures Perot Jain iAngels +1 more

Picodyapicodya.com

Picodya develops microfluidic diagnostic technology designed to increase access to diagnostic testing worldwide.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesKibbutz Hatzerim, IL

Tzvika Barkai(Co-Founder and CEO)in Yehuda Yavets-Chen(Founder)in

BoardOpher Shapira(Chairman of the Board)

SerVCservc.co.il in

Servc provides financial and administrative services to venture capital, private equity, and real estate investment funds, including fund administration, controller and CFO services, and accounting support.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSHerzliya, IL

Co-investorsState of Mind Ventures

Shiratechshiratech.ai in

Shiratech is a Germany-based software engineering partner that develops embedded systems, safety-critical applications, AI-powered solutions, and multi-sensor data fusion.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechKarlsruhe, DE

Sigasecsigasec.com

SIGA provides operational technology (OT) cybersecurity solutions for oil and gas infrastructure, monitoring raw electrical signals from industrial control systems to detect cyberattacks and malicious manipulation of critical assets before processes are compromised.

CybersecurityEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Co-investorsAwz Ventures Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures PureTerra Ventures

SixAIsixai.tech in 𝕏

SIXAI is a system integration company that embeds advanced technologies and artificial intelligence into legacy industrial sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Co-investorsVelocity Digital

Solight Energysolight-energy.com

Solight Energy develops industrial sunlight collection systems that concentrate and transport natural light over long distances for indoor illumination.

CleantechConstruction TechEnergyHardware

Stargostargo.co in

Stargo builds StarDox, an agentic AI platform that converts unstructured business data from emails, documents, and spreadsheets into clean, validated transactions for enterprise systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Joel Sellam(CEO)inGilad(Chief Technology Officer)Sona(VP Engineering)Jochum(Chief Revenue Officer)David(VP Platform Architecture)Michael(VP Operations)

Synvertecsynvertec.com

Synvertec develops technology to integrate renewable energy and distributed energy resources into electricity grids while maintaining grid stability.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareTel Aviv, IL

Qing-Chang Zhong(Inventor)George Weiss(Inventor)

USARADnanox.vision in 𝕏Acquired

Nanox.AI develops an AI algorithm that analyzes CT scans to detect and measure fatty liver disease by assessing liver density, enabling radiologists to identify patients at risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and associated cardiovascular complications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDigital HealthMedical DevicesIsrael, IL

Erez Meltzer(CEO & Acting Chairman of the Board)in

Co-investorsExcelerate Health Ventures

Xerientxerient.net

Xerient is a biopharmaceutical company developing oncology treatments, with expertise in clinical trial design, radiation oncology, and translational cancer research for gastrointestinal malignancies.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Guy Yachin(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Michael Shtein(Co-Founder & CSO)Prof. Cullen Taniguchi(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsPeregrine Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AltooroEneriqsFunatix ClubMaclocksNav InPDP-TechTelicommVitaltech

Exits · 2

2 acquisitions · showing 1

octopai_acq. by Cloudera

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC made?: SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC has 34 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
What stage does SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC invest at?: SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC's typical check size?: SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC typically writes checks of $3M – $10M.
What sectors does SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC focus on?: SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Energy, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices.
Where is SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC located?: SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC is headquartered in Beer Sheva, IL.
Does SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC lead rounds?: Yes, SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC leads investment rounds.
Who does SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC co-invest with?: SIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC most often shares deals with Excelerate Health Ventures, Forefront Venture, Peregrine Ventures, among 14 tracked co-investors.

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