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Venture capitalDenver · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Varana Capital backs pre-seed through Series A technology companies with a focus on asset-light deep-tech. The firm runs a highly concentrated portfolio and typically sits on or advises the boards of its companies, working closely with management on strategy, operations, and financial planning. Beyond capital, Varana emphasizes bringing experience, expertise, and networks to help solve problems facing its partner companies. Its core values are character, cooperation, and opportunity, prioritizing investment in exceptional leaders with subject-matter expertise. The firm also runs the Chai 10X Fund and a parallel fund dedicated to supporting Israeli technology companies, plus co-investment opportunities for existing investors through Varana Capital Select.
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Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 20 of 27 portfolio companiesHardware ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×6Deep Tech ×4AgTech ×3Cleantech ×3Consumer ×3Energy ×3
HQs:United States×7Israel×5
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 22019 · 14 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
authID provides biometric authentication and identity verification solutions for investment banking and financial services institutions to prevent account takeover, fraud, and unauthorized transactions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechDenver, US
Thomas Szoke(Executive Officer)inErick Soto(Executive Officer)inEdward Sellitto(Executive Officer)Rhoniel Daguro(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Solomon(Chairman, COO and Director)Charles D. Albanese(Chief Financial Officer)
REE develops software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology built around a zonal electronic architecture with full by-wire control, integrating with legacy vehicle systems and adding functional safety, cybersecurity, and over-the-air updates.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & TransportationKibbutz Glil-Yam
Daniel Barel(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inAhishay Sardes(Chief Technology Officer and Director)inMichal Marom-Brikman(Director)Tali Miller(Chief Business Officer)inLimor Raz(Chief People Officer)inKeren Shemesh(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investorsJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
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.Next Gear Ventures+3 more
Arcuro Medical develops all-suture soft-tissue repair technologies for orthopedic surgeons, with its flagship SuperBall® System providing knotless fixation for meniscal and rotator cuff procedures.
HealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsTrendlines GroupConsensus Business Group
BeeHero applies data science to pollination management in agriculture, helping farmers protect pollinator populations to secure food supply resilience.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoT
Itai Kanot(Chief Growth Officer)inOmer Davidi(Chief Executive Officer)inYuval Regev(Chief Product & Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPEntrée CapitalGeneral MillsJ-VenturesMS&AD VenturesRabo Corporate Venturing+5 more
Clear Cannabis Inc. is an investment-focused cannabis company.
AgTechConsumerDenver, US
Richard M. Batenburg, Jr.(Chairman of the Board, President and Secretary)John Cushman(Chief Executive Officer)inRichard Batenburg, III(Chief Investment Officer)Jason Mashburn(Chief Operations Officer)
Craft.io offers an end-to-end product management platform with built-in best practices to help product teams strategize, plan, and communicate their product story.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsJAL Ventures Ltd.
CustoMED develops an AI-powered platform for personalized surgery that enables hospitals and 3D labs to scale surgical customization with reduced manual labor and cost.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Co-investorsLongevity Venture Partners
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-investorsSIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC
Freightos is a global freight booking and payment platform that connects carriers, freight forwarders, importers and exporters for air, ocean and trucking freight pricing, booking and shipment management.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Zvi Schreiber(Founder)
Co-investorsAlephMoreVCSaints CapitalOurCrowd
NeuReality builds software and networking infrastructure that helps AI teams improve GPU and XPU utilization, throughput, and cost per token for production AI inference.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductors
Moshe Tanach(Co-founder & CEO)inTzvika Shmueli(Co-Founder & COO)inYossi Kasus(Co-Founder & VP VLSI)inLior Khermosh(CTO)inItay Avilevich(VP R&D)inGaurav Shah(VP Business Development)in
Co-investorsCardumen CapitalCleveland AvenueGefen CapitalMarketX VenturesOurCrowdXT Venture Capital+5 more
Nimble is a consumer beauty company that developed a device to automatically paint and dry nails at home in minutes.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHardware
Omri Moran(Founder)in
Co-investorsAristagoraEntrée CapitalIBI Tech FundLionBirdSquad CapitalTarget Global+1 more
ROCA manufactures cannabis products using proprietary technology to enable brands to create personalized, precisely dosed offerings for consumers and medical patients.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerHardware
Stämm is a biomanufacturing company founded in 2016 that builds the Bioprocessor, a continuous, bubble-free bioreactor using single-use 3D-printed cartridges for producing monoclonal antibodies, biosimilars, and cell and gene therapies.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsAIR CapitalDraper AssociatesDraper CygnusGRIDXMayfield Fund
Galileo Wheel designs and manufactures specialized tires for agricultural and construction machinery that reduce soil compaction, improve traction, and increase fuel efficiency compared to conventional tires.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechHardwareRaleigh, US
Avishay Novoplanski(CTO, Designer, Co-Founder)
Raft develops a satellite-based global network using Skywave technology to deliver high-speed connectivity.
Deep TechFintechHardwareSpace TechTel Aviv, IL
Moshe David(Chief Executive Officer)inYuval Rozen(Chief Financial Officer)inLior Katz(Chief Revenue Officer)inYaniv Maman(VP Operations)inRoni Chen(Head of HR)inElad Segalis(VP R&D)in
Sakuu manufactures commercial-scale dry-process printing equipment and technologies for producing batteries and supercapacitors, serving AI data centers and electric vehicle industries.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsSan Jose, US
Robert Bagheri(CEO)
Co-investorsCandou VenturesCSVE Venture Partners
SuperMeat develops cultivated meat products, specifically chicken, using cellular agriculture technology to create animal protein.
BiotechFoodTech
Ido Savir(Founder)Koby Barak(Founder)Shir Friedman(Founder)
Co-investorsAgronomicsBlue Horizon CorporationGood Seed VenturesSeier CapitalStray Dog CapitalUnovis Asset Management+5 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 CapitalNext Gear VenturesGrove VenturesPorsche Ventures
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Ipsidy Inc.GoBeyond GroupMarconi TradingStamm BioStämm BiotechVarana Capital NakAiVarana Capital Terrestrial Energy
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 3
3 IPOsArbeNASDAQ: ARBEauthIDNASDAQ: AUIDREE AutomotiveOTC: REEAF
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Varana made?
- Varana has 27 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- What stage does Varana invest at?
- Varana invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Varana focus on?
- Varana focuses on Deep Tech.
- Where is Varana located?
- Varana is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Varana lead rounds?
- Yes, Varana leads investment rounds.
- Who does Varana co-invest with?
- Varana most often shares deals with Next Gear Ventures, Catalyst Investments, L.P., Deep Insight, among 54 tracked co-investors.
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