Last updated 2026-07-20
Portfolio
2
in our dataset
Rounds participated
2
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$750K
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
—
About
The Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation was established by the U.S. and Israeli governments in 1977 to encourage cooperation between U.S. and Israeli companies across a wide range of technology sectors. It provides funding and assistance to facilitate strategic partnerships for developing joint products or technologies, offering conditional grants of up to 50% of a project's budget, with repayment only if the project achieves revenue. BIRD supports projects without receiving any equity or intellectual property rights in the participating companies or technologies. The foundation also manages specialized programs like BIRD Energy, BIRD Homeland Security, and BIRD Cyber.
Portfolio · 2
Investment activity
Portfolio by sector
Health Tech & Life Sciences1
Education & Knowledge Technologies1
Q&A
- What is the primary focus of BIRD Program's investments?
- BIRD Program has invested in companies within the Health Tech & Life Sciences and Education & Knowledge Technologies sectors.
- Can you name some of BIRD Program's portfolio companies?
- BIRD Program's portfolio includes Asymmetric Medical, which focuses on fiber-optic laser surgery.
- What stage of companies does BIRD Program typically invest in?
- BIRD Program has participated in Seed stage funding rounds.
- When was BIRD Program most active in making new investments?
- BIRD Program made new portfolio investments in June 2013.
- What was a notable investment made by BIRD Program?
- In June 2013, BIRD Program invested $750K in Semantic Medical Simulations, a company focused on natural-language interfaces for medical simulations.
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Identifiers & details
| Legal name | Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977-5 |