TAU Ventures
Venture capitalTel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as TAU VENTURES, LLC
Investment thesis
TAU Ventures operates as an early-stage venture firm tied to Tel Aviv University, offering founders capital along with dedicated space, support and an active atmosphere for building companies. The firm leverages its strong connection to Tel Aviv University to generate deal flow, connect startups with potential customers, mentors and investors, and provide freedom to operate. It positions itself as a home for entrepreneurial teams looking to launch and scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 37 of 44 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×21SaaS ×16Enterprise Software ×11Healthtech ×9Digital Health ×8Fintech ×7Cybersecurity ×5Developer Tools ×4
HQs:United States×11Israel×4Brazil×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×6
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62025 · 52024 · 22023 · 316 dated
DtectVision develops deepfake detection technology using AI and deep learning to protect the financial sector against AI-generated fraud in digital transactions and communications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Co-investors10DAdara Ventures
Alaffia invests in and partners with African communities on development projects focused on education, maternal health, and environmental sustainability.
ConsumerImpact & Social Good
Olowo-n'djo Tchala(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew VoicesOssian CapitalTRANSFORMATION CAPITALTwine Ventures1984 Ventures Management, LlcAperture Venture Capital+3 more
AmplifyMD offers a virtual care platform with EHR integrations, automation, embedded AI tools, and a network of remote specialists that lets hospitals and health systems expand physician capacity and add specialty services.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSLos Gatos, US
Anand Nathan(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)inMeena Mallipeddi(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMohan Mallipeddi, MD(Chief Medical Officer)inNijay Patel(Chief Technology Officer)inKurt Blasena(Chief Commercial Officer)in
BoardStephen K. Klasko(Board of Directors)
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalForerunner VenturesGreylock PartnersTau Ventures
HealthtechMinneapolis, US
Christopher Olmanson(Executive Officer, Director)inMarissa Pittard(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJon Bassett(Director)in
Co-investorsDesigner FundFlare Capital PartnersMoai CapitalNextGen Venture PartnersTau VenturesDivergent Investments+1 more
Biotia develops infectious disease diagnostics using clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing paired with artificial intelligence, offering diagnostic tests and genomics software for patients, providers, and health systems managing challenging infections.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Chris Mason(Founder)Niamh O'Hara(Founder & CEO)Niamh B. O'Hara(Founder)in
Co-investorsCloquet Capital Partners, LLCDigitalDx VenturesEverywhere VenturesRed Bear VenturesSeedToBTau Ventures+5 more
CADY provides AI-powered schematic analysis that reviews Netlist and BOM files to detect design flaws, errors, and best-practice violations in high-density PCB designs within minutes.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRamat Hasharon
Or Shabtai(Director)Gilad Shapira(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTal Ben Porath(Director)Nimrod Cohen(Director)Avidan Aryeh Ross(Director)
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDCatapult VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlctoDay VenturesRoot Ventures
Cascala develops clinical intelligence tools that combine medicine, engineering, product design, and AI to deliver relevant data at the point of care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Matt A. Murphy(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersRedesign HealthTau VenturesEniac Ventures
Causal provides an extended planning and analysis (xP&A) platform for finance teams, offering budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and reporting that connects data across departments.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSClaymont, US
Taimur Abdaal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inLukas Koebis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAccelCoatue Management645 VenturesAmity VenturesFlex Capital PartnersGlasswing Ventures
Causely builds autonomous reliability software that helps engineering teams prevent incidents and reduce troubleshooting time in cloud-native environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Dr. Shmuel Kliger(Founder)
Co-investors2.12 Angels645 VenturesGlasswing VenturesTau VenturesAmity Ventures
Cyabra is a disinformation detection platform that identifies fake profiles, bots, and coordinated inauthentic networks across social media to help brands and organizations assess online conversations and threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSTel Aviv
Dan Brahmy(Chief Executive Officer)Yael Sandler(Chief Financial Officer)Yossef Daar(Chief Product Officer)Michael Richard Pompeo(Director)Sonny Vu(Director)James Flanagan(Director)
Co-investorsIneffable VenturesMaccabee VenturesOurCrowdVulpes Ventures
Decoded Health provides AI-powered clinical documentation and intake automation tools for healthcare providers, using natural language processing to capture patient data and generate structured clinical notes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcPerot JainSierra VenturesTau VenturesInflect Health
Deeto offers Listen, a product that gathers customer feedback from conversations, product usage, CRM, surveys, reviews, and support tools into one system, using an AI interview agent to collect qualitative insight.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Golan Raz(Founder)inYossi Gelman(Founder)
Co-investorsUpWestat.inc/Jump CapitalTal Ventures
Deeto is a platform that captures customer voice across conversations, feedback, and engagement, then organizes it into structured insights and proof (such as references, testimonials, and case studies) usable by marketing, sales, product, and customer success teams.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsTal VenturesJump CapitalUpWest
DeviceTotal offers an agentless, AI-powered SaaS platform that detects and prioritizes vulnerabilities and security risks across OT, IoT, network, and security devices.
CybersecurityIoTSaaS
Futora develops technology for structured financial products, originally spun off from Modelity Technologies.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Asaf Seri(CEO & Co-Founder)inAyal Leibowitz(President & Co-Founder)Roiy Gabzo(Chief Commercial Officer)Ido Moneta(Chief Product Officer)Vangelis Sakelliou(Head of Sales and Marketing)
Co-investorsNorth First VenturesJ-Ventures
Gaviti offers an AI-driven, autonomous invoice-to-cash platform that automates accounts receivable processes for B2B businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Yan Lazarev(Founder)inAlex Komarovsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsLeta CapitalMoneta VCNorth First Ventures
Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeLT Capital
Hoopo offers a tracking and asset-intelligence platform that provides real-time visibility into fleet assets such as containers, chassis, and ground support equipment, including location history, dwell times, door status, and condition alerts.
IoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Ittay Hayut(Founder)in
Co-investorsFusion VCGiTV, Inc.theDOCK
Acquired by PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) in 2024
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDLool Ventures
InnerPlant develops living sensor technology that enables farmers to detect plant stress in real-time, allowing targeted application of treatments to reduce chemical use and increase crop yields.
AgTechBiotechIoTCalifornia, US
RodinShely Aronov(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Schaefer(Chief Commercial Officer)in
Co-investorsBison VenturesCultiv8 Funds ManagementKokopelli CapitalMS&AD VenturesPlum Alley InvestmentsSystemiq Capital+3 more
Journey.io helps founders, marketers, and salespeople deliver value; the company is operated by its CEO and co-founders who also acquire and operate SaaS companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Peter Clark(Founder)inAnil Sevim(Founder)inBrendan Weitz(Founder)inDanny(CEO)John Sutton(Founder)inpeter clark(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorChemistryFirst Round CapitalGTMfundLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Ventures+1 more
Keebler Health, founded in 2023, is a healthcare company focused on improving efficiency and efficacy in the healthcare industry.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Isaac Park(CEO)inAndrew Stickney(COO)inKevin Hill(CTO)inTerrell Bacchus(CMO)in
Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersHypothesisNew Stack VenturesPrimordial VenturesTau VenturesEverywhere Ventures+7 more
Healthcare company that raised a $24M Series A
HealthtechFrisco, US
Avish Bhama(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardIlya Golubovich(Director)inDaniel Goldsmith(Director)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesSeedToBTau VenturesI2BF Global VenturesProofpoint CapitalUpstream Ventures
Co-investors10DGandyr InvestmentsJ-Impact
Momentick provides satellite-based methane detection and quantification for oil and gas operators, converting hyperspectral and multispectral satellite data into source attribution and quantified emission rates without on-site hardware.
Climate TechEnergySpace TechRamat HaSharon, IL
Lev Oren(Founder)
Co-investorsFinTLV Ventures
Olli Health develops clinical AI technology for home health agencies.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US
Eric Steege(Co-founder & CEO)Joe Freudenthal(Co-founder & COO)Jeremy Gordon(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.Tau VenturesTechstarsArkitekt VenturesCannage CapitalIndustry Ventures
Qore provides multi-tenant core banking infrastructure and related technology, including automated lending, cloud-based API integrations, account management, card services, analytics, and white-label solutions.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS
Co-investorsLateral CapitalGreen Visor CapitalSilverton Partners
Salú provides occupational health and workplace safety (SST) management for companies, handling legal compliance obligations, exam scheduling, health programs, training, and reporting through a technology platform with dashboards of occupational indicators.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsNorte VenturesTau Ventures
Siftwell is a healthcare technology company founded by former health plan operators and clinicians that applies data analytics and operational expertise to improve managed care organization (MCO) operations and member outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechCharlotte, US
Charles G. Sutten, III(CEO, Treasurer, and Director of the Issuer)Eben Esterhuizen(Chief Technology Officer of the Issuer)Wallace C. Hollowell, III(President, Corporate Secretary, and Director of the Issuer)Amy Kazmierczak(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid S. Jones(Director)William Georges(Director)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBull City Venture PartnersEarly Light VenturesTau VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures
Somethings is a mobile app that connects teens with Certified Peer Specialists who have overcome their own mental health challenges and provide chat and call support supervised by clinicians.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsTau VenturesCatalio Capital ManagementGaingelsGeneral CatalystMVP Ventures+1 more
Spektion is a vulnerability management platform that analyzes software in an organization's environment to determine what is actually exploitable, factoring in whether software is running, its privileges, network exposure, and blast radius.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsDauntless VenturesTau VenturesLiveOak Ventures
Swimm is a product-enabled service company that executes legacy software modernization for its clients, combining deterministic code analysis, AI, and subject-matter experts to deliver scoped, verifiable changes.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Oren Toledano(CEO)inOmer Rosenbaum(Founder)Gilad(CTO)
Co-investorsDawn CapitalInsight Partners
TaTiO provides AI-powered job simulations that assess candidate skills through real job tasks rather than resumes, serving staffing firms, RPO, and enterprise hiring teams integrated into their existing applicant tracking systems.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSTel Aviv, IL
Efrat Dagan(CEO)Ran Gishri(VP Marketing)
Co-investorsMensch Capital PartnersTechstars
Uptiq builds pre-built, domain-trained AI agents that automate operational work in banking and lending—covering prospecting, onboarding, underwriting, credit decisioning, risk monitoring, and client engagement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMckinney, US
Snehal Fulzele(Executive Officer, Director)inGanapathi Palanipandian(Director)
BoardNnamdi Okike(Director)inMichael Walsh(Director)
Co-investorsCota CapitalCurql Collective, LLCEPIC VENTURESEvolution VenturesHourglass Venture PartnersSilverton Partners+6 more
Vero Robotics builds robots for the exterior upkeep of buildings, letting a single trained operator deploy multiple units to clean facades and track and resolve facade issues.
HardwarePropTechRobotics
Ido G.(Founder)in
Co-investorsOurCrowd
XTEND develops AI-powered operating systems and mission platforms for unmanned aerial and ground systems, enabling single operators to command and autonomously coordinate multiple assets across military and defense operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsTel Aviv, IL
Aviv Shapira(Founder)Matteo Shapira(Founder)
Co-investorsCadron Capital PartnersClaltechi3 PartnersLool VenturesMD One VenturesTal Ventures+1 more
Youtiligent provides AI-driven analytics software that helps large-scale food retailers optimize their refrigeration systems and reduce operational costs.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRetail TechSaaS
Vadim Hashansky(Founder)in
Co-investorsCornerstone Venture Partners
Zenyard builds AI agents that analyze entire binaries end-to-end to help security researchers understand unfamiliar code, reconstruct structs and readable source, and map attack surfaces for vulnerability research and reverse engineering.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsMindset Venture
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioikidoacq. by PTC
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
CADY · kalkine.ca · Aug 14, 2026
Causal · causalens.com · Jul 28, 2026
Xtend · washingtonpost.com · Jul 13, 2026
Klinic · finsmes.com · Jul 8, 2026
Journey · pulse2.com · Jun 24, 2026
Keebler Health · flarecapital.com · Apr 21, 2026
Zenyard · fintech.global · Feb 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has TAU Ventures made?
- TAU Ventures has 25 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does TAU Ventures invest at?
- TAU Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is TAU Ventures's typical check size?
- TAU Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $28M.
- What sectors does TAU Ventures focus on?
- TAU Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is TAU Ventures located?
- TAU Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
- Who does TAU Ventures co-invest with?
- TAU Ventures most often shares deals with ATOORO FUND, Fusion VC, Lool Ventures, among 44 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEp327: Nimrod Cohen | Managing Partner at TAU Ventures
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Nimrod Cohen · facebook.com
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