Last updated 2026-07-20
- Raised $4M Seed round led by Victor Smorgon Group
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Rounds participated
1
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$2.5M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, Pre-Seed
About
Agrinnovation is an investment fund established by Yissum Research and Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focusing on agricultural inventions. The fund aims to advance agritech technologies and support the establishment of new agricultural startups, utilizing promising applied technologies from the Hebrew University's Faculty of Agriculture.
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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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