TAU Ventures
Venture capitalTel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as TAU VENTURES, LLC
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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 websiteWhat they invest in
from 46 of 54 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×28SaaS ×17Enterprise Software ×14Healthtech ×13Digital Health ×12Fintech ×7Cybersecurity ×6Deep Tech ×5
HQs:United States×16Israel×4Brazil×1Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×73 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Tel Aviv University ×8The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×3The Open University of Israel ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Computer Science ×4Economics ×2Humanities ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
Cornerstone OnDemand ×2Intel Corporation ×2Israeli Air Force ×2
1 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 82025 · 72024 · 52023 · 32022 · 32021 · 32020 · 22019 · 12018 · 234 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
Alaffia builds AI agents for health plans that automate and support the claims lifecycle, including utilization management, payment integrity, and appeals, by ingesting medical records and cross-referencing clinical facts against a plan's policies.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthInsurTech
TJ Ademiluyi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAperture Venture Capital1984 Ventures Management, LlcFirstMark CapitalGingerbread CapitalRemarkable VenturesTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL+1 more
Alaffia offers Autodor, an AI platform that pre-processes prior authorization requests for health plan utilization management teams by extracting clinical data, applying policy-based logic, and generating human-reviewed case summaries.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
TJ Ademiluyi(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)FirstMark CapitalGingerbread CapitalRemarkable VenturesTau Ventures+5 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
Assort provides voice AI agents for healthcare that use deep patient interaction data to proactively guide patients through their care journey, orchestrating tasks from intake and scheduling to billing and care gap closure.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Jeffery Liu(Founder & co-CEO)inJon Wang(Founder & co-CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCoho DeeptechCold Start VenturesCollective LiquidityFelicis VenturesFirst Round Capital+8 more
Banjo Health builds AI-driven software to automate and streamline the prior authorization process for health plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWashington, US
Saaransh Mahna(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardGregory Epstein(Director)
Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundEpsilon Health InvestorsTau 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)inNiamh O'Hara(Founder & CEO)inNiamh B. O'Hara(Founder)in
Co-investorsCloquet Capital Partners, LLCConvergent VenturesDigitalDx VenturesEverywhere VenturesRed Bear VenturesSand Hill Angels+10 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)inGilad Shapira(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTal Ben Porath(Director)Nimrod Cohen(Director)inAvidan 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(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inHimanshu Chaudhary(Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder)inJoe Jasser, MD(Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder)
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's Authenticity Analysis product detects fake accounts and AI-generated content in social conversations using proprietary algorithms and behavioral analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTel 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 operates an AI-powered platform that helps companies collect, manage, and activate authentic customer voices—such as testimonials and success stories—as proof to build trust and support sales and go-to-market efforts.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Golan Raz(Founder)inYossi Gelman(Founder)in
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 a centralized SaaS platform for attack surface management of connected devices, giving organizations visibility into their devices while predicting, assessing, prioritizing, and mitigating potential cyber threats.
CybersecurityIoTSaaS
Dr. Carmit Yadin(Founder & CEO)inMeital Arik(COO)in
Fourier Optics builds Fourier AR, an angular and wavelength-selective metasurface optical combiner embedded invisibly inside ophthalmic lenses that reflects RGB light from a µLED projector to the eye for all-day augmented-reality glasses.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Dr. Omri Barlev(Founder & CEO)Shoam Shwartz(Founder & CTO)inAsaf Carmel(Founder & VP R&D)in
BoardJoe O'keeffe(Chairman)
Co-investorsMaverick Ventures IsraelLam Capitalfresh.fundInnospark VenturesLasagnaNextGen Venture Partners+1 more
Futora provides an end-to-end platform that lets banks issue personalised, bespoke structured investment products to mass and affluent clients, not just high-net-worth individuals.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Asaf Seri(CEO & Co-Founder)inAyal Leibowitz(President & Co-Founder)inRoiy Gabzo(Chief Commercial Officer)inIdo Moneta(Chief Product Officer)inVangelis Sakelliou(Head of Sales and Marketing)in
Co-investorsNorth First VenturesJ-VenturesNazca
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
Ghost builds AI agents that perform security operations and incident response work autonomously within enterprise environments, designed to investigate, contain, and resolve security events while maintaining full auditability and human oversight.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsLytical Ventures468 CapitalDnx VenturesSecure Octane
Hoopo builds tracking hardware and software for unpowered assets such as containers, trailers, and ground support equipment, giving shipping lines and logistics operators location and event-based visibility over their fleets.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Ittay Hayut(Founder)inGil Lehmann(SVP of Operations)in
Co-investorsFusion VCGiTV, Inc.theDOCK
Acquired by PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) in 2024
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDLool Ventures
InCredi offers a data-driven platform that speeds up underwriting and funding for businesses seeking capital and for the capital providers financing them.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Yaron Traiband(Founder)in
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.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechIoTRoboticsCalifornia, US
RodinShely Aronov(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Berolzheimer(Founder & Managing Partner)inGary Schaefer(Chief Commercial Officer)inJocelyne Cooke(CFO)in
Co-investorsBee PartnersBison VenturesCultiv8 Funds ManagementKokopelli CapitalMS&AD VenturesNimble Partners+5 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 CapitalGTMfundInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners+3 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+8 more
Healthcare company that raised a $24M Series A
HealthtechFrisco, US
Avish Bhama(Executive Officer, Director)in
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)in
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)inJoe Freudenthal(Co-founder & COO)inJeremy Gordon(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.Tau VenturesTechstarsArkitekt VenturesCannage CapitalIndustry Ventures
Qore provides a digital banking platform and operating system that enables financial institutions to digitize and automate their operations.
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-investorsAGGIR VenturesNorte 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)inWallace C. Hollowell, III(President, Corporate Secretary, and Director of the Issuer)Amy Kazmierczak(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid S. Jones(Director)inWilliam Georges(Director)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBull City Venture PartnersEarly Light VenturesTau VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures
Somethings connects teenagers with peer mentorship support to address gaps in mental health access in the United States.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Patrick Gilligan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsTau VenturesBehind Genius VenturesCatalio Capital ManagementGaingelsGeneral Catalyst+2 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 provides agentic software modernization as a product-enabled service, combining a proprietary engine that maps code dependencies and data flows, AI agents that apply verified patterns at scale, and subject-matter experts who validate the output.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Oren Toledano(CEO)inOmer Rosenbaum(Founder)inGilad(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
Transcera is a biotech company developing a new class of therapeutics that use lipid trafficking pathways to direct extracellular proteins into lysosomes for degradation, aimed at treating chronic diseases.
BiotechDeep TechBoston, US
Wayne Lencer(Co-Founder & SAB Chair)Hunter Goble(Co-Founder & CEO)inJustin Wolfe(Co-Founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsPortal InnovationsTau VenturesDigitalis VenturesKdT VenturesPear VCXora Innovation Pte Ltd
Trustible provides an AI governance platform designed to help enterprises manage the full lifecycle of AI systems—from intake and risk assessment through monitoring and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechWashington, US
Gerald Kierce(CEO & Co-Founder)inAndrew Gamino-Cheong(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsInner Loop CapitalTau VenturesVamosVenturesAlumni VenturesFoundersXHarlem Capital Partners+3 more
Untapped is a recruiting platform that connects job candidates with tech and finance companies, offering a more equitable hiring process by looking beyond traditional filters like school and work experience.
HR TechSaaS
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersOwl VenturesCameron VenturesMensch Capital PartnersRethink ImpactTechstars+1 more
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+7 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)inMatteo Shapira(Founder)in
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 an AI agent for reverse engineering that analyzes entire binaries to help security researchers understand complex code faster and with fewer manual reconstruction tasks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsMindset Venture
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
3DcastorAmplifairGlobekeeperLoolaProposal Software
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1ikidoacq. by PTC
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
CADY · kalkine.ca · Aug 14, 2026

Causal · causalens.com · Jul 28, 2026
Olli Health · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Xtend · washingtonpost.com · Jul 13, 2026
Klinic · finsmes.com · Jul 8, 2026

Assort Health · healthcareittoday.com · Jul 6, 2026
Journey · pulse2.com · Jun 24, 2026
Untapped · spectrumnews1.com · Jun 22, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has TAU Ventures made?
- TAU Ventures has 54 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 15 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.
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