Agrinnovation

Venture Capital Jerusalem, Israel Est. 2015
Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
4
in our dataset
Rounds participated
6
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$4.3M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, Pre-Seed

About

Agrinnovation is an agricultural venture capital fund and part of Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University. The fund has exclusive access and first commercial rights to invest in IP developed in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Israels elite academic institution, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This exclusive status grants it extra time to perform a deeper probe into the new technologies and to bring them from lab to market more swiftly, securely and freely. Backed by an experienced Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), Agrinnovation works closely with HU scientists and researchers to thoroughly test the technological applicability, scalability, and patentability of each breakthrough. Once the technology has proven viable, together with its accomplished Commercial Advisory Board, Agrinnovation meticulously researches and tests the commercial feasibility of the project before investing and turning it into commercial start-up. Agrinnovation's shareholders include VBS Agri Ventures Pty Ltd, Provident Fund of the Employees of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd, and Kingenta Livnat Agriscience Development.

Portfolio · 4

Investment activity

Portfolio by sector

Agriculture & Food Technologies4
Health Tech & Life Sciences1

Q&A

What is Agrinnovation's primary investment focus?
Agrinnovation is an agricultural venture capital fund that focuses on IP developed in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It has exclusive access and first commercial rights to invest in these technologies.
Which investment stages does Agrinnovation typically target?
Agrinnovation primarily invests in Seed and Pre-Seed stage companies.
Can you name some of Agrinnovation's portfolio companies?
Agrinnovation's portfolio includes companies such as Believer Meats, which focuses on animal-free meat, and ChickP Protein, a plant-based pure protein isolate company.
What is Agrinnovation's most recent investment activity?
Agrinnovation participated in an investment round in June 2023, following another investment round in August 2022.
What is the sector concentration of Agrinnovation's portfolio?
The majority of Agrinnovation's portfolio companies, four out of five, are in the Agriculture & Food Technologies sector. One company is in Health Tech & Life Sciences.
Who are the shareholders of Agrinnovation?
Agrinnovation's shareholders include VBS Agri Ventures Pty Ltd, Provident Fund of the Employees of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd, and Kingenta Livnat Agriscience Development.
Who is the CEO of Agrinnovation?
Ido Schechter serves as the CEO of Agrinnovation.
When was Agrinnovation founded?
Agrinnovation was founded in 2015.
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