Nir Kalkstein

An Israeli entrepreneur and researcher known for founding companies in algorithmic trading and computational health.

Angel Investor Active Herzliya, Israel Est. 2019
Last updated 2026-07-20
Portfolio
2
in our dataset
Rounds participated
3
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$32.2M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages

About

Nir Kalkstein is an Israeli entrepreneur and researcher. He founded KI Research Institute in 2019, an independent, self-funded, non-profit organization focusing on big data academic research in computational health, primarily analyzing electronic health record (EHR) data. [3, 9] Prior to KI, he founded the algo-trading company Final in 2001, Medial Research in 2009, and Medial EarlySign in 2013, where he developed machine learning-based decision support tools for healthcare. [3, 4, 7]

Portfolio · 2

Investment activity

Portfolio by sector

Health Tech & Life Sciences3

Q&A

What is Nir Kalkstein's primary investment focus by sector?
Nir Kalkstein primarily focuses on the Health Tech & Life Sciences sector, with all three of his known portfolio companies operating in this area.
Can you name some of Nir Kalkstein's portfolio companies?
Nir Kalkstein's portfolio includes GistMD, a personalized patient education platform, and Nucleai, a spatial biology software platform for precision medicine.
What is Nir Kalkstein's investment stage preference?
Nir Kalkstein has invested in Seed and B Round stages, as well as convertible debt rounds.
When did Nir Kalkstein make his most recent known investment?
Nir Kalkstein's most recent known investment round occurred in January 2021.
What is the typical investment range for Nir Kalkstein?
Nir Kalkstein's investment range is between $520K and $30M.
Has Nir Kalkstein had any exits from his portfolio companies?
According to startupim data, Nir Kalkstein has not recorded any exits from his portfolio companies.
When did Nir Kalkstein make his earliest known investments?
Nir Kalkstein made his earliest known investments in March 2018, with two new portfolio companies added that month.
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Founded2019-3

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EPO5