Participated · Series B · Sep 2021

Fieldin provides an agricultural operating system (AgOS) that evaluates and manages the entire growing cycle from planning to execution, including equipment, workers and materials. The company installs sensors on tractors, machines and farm implements, turning operational equipment into connected ‘smart’ machines and transmitting operator and field data in real time to its platform. Aggregated data and dashboards create visibility and insight for key farm decision-makers, strengthening accountability, precision, practices and results. The AgOS leverages machine learning and AI to provide custom recommendations for the management of key work processes, supporting crop health and yields, improving sustainability, and boosting overall efficiency and profits. The technology is already deployed in 5 of the 10 largest farms in California and supports more than 20% of global almond production. Fieldin has operations in San Jose and Fresno, California, an R&D center in Yoqneam, Israel, and an office in Mildura, Australia; it intends to use funding to continue to expand operations and its business reach. Fieldin offers a one-stop data analytics and decision platform focused on the $25+ billion specialty crop market (fruits, nuts and vegetables). It captures IoT data from tractors, sprayers and harvesters, combines weather, satellite and manual inputs, and applies machine learning to present actionable recommendations through a single dashboard. The product suite includes an award-winning smart spraying module and a smart harvesting app and enables growers to compare equipment, operators and blocks to find efficiencies. Fieldin launched in 2013 and now has presence on over 300,000 acres; customers report quick ROI (as fast as two weeks) and the company experienced zero churn in the prior 12 months. The platform has driven measurable savings—for example, one almond grower reduced labor and harvest operation costs by more than 30%—which has supported rapid customer adoption. Fieldin plans to use new capital to triple its US sales, grower support and technical teams, and to expand R&D and product development at its engineering and data science headquarters in Israel. FieldIn provides an IoT-enabled analytics platform for AgPest management, combining sensor data with advanced analytics and AI to deliver real-time management of pesticide usage, patterns, and efficacy. The platform computes geospatial, chemical, biological, weather and other parameters to help growers improve yields, adapt to pest resistance and reduce costs. FieldIn serves the full AgPest supply chain, from growers to retailers, and offers data software services for operational control. The company is led by Founder and CEO Boaz Bachar and Chief Agronomist Officer Iftach Birger, and employs 25 team members in Ramat-Yishai with sales and support staff in Salinas, California and South Africa. FieldIn recently closed a $4M funding round to expand its global customer base and enhance its AgPest dataset.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2021

Arugga builds autonomous robots that monitor individual plants in indoor settings and perform non-contact pollination using cameras, AI flower detection and an air-nozzle ‘buzz’ pulse. The robots run on a pipe-rail cart and can operate under artificial lighting and extreme temperatures. The company offers its technology on a leasing model, charging growers a monthly fee per hectare plus tech support. Pilot trials in Israel, Australia and the US have shown yields 1%–5% higher than bee-based pollination and up to 15% higher than manual pollination. Arugga has a distribution agreement with investor Biobest to serve the US and Canada and is developing a second “beyond pollination” module. The startup plans additional trials in North America and will use its recent funding to hire R&D, marketing and customer-support staff.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2020

Cybersixgill provides real-time, fully automatic threat intelligence solutions that collect and extract data from social media, instant messaging, and the clear, deep and dark web. Its platform creates contextual threat and risk intelligence to help organizations proactively detect and protect against phishing, data leaks, fraud, malware, and vulnerability exploitation. The company says its solutions enable preemptive security responses that enhance cyber resilience and minimize risk exposure in real time. Cybersixgill serves hundreds of customers across North America, EMEA, and APAC, including global enterprises, financial institutions, MSSPs, government and law enforcement agencies. It raised $35M in a Series B and plans to use the funds to continue product innovation, expand its global footprint, and grow sales and marketing. The company has raised a total of $56M to date. Sixgill develops a platform that automatically monitors deep and dark web forums and marketplaces to identify threats relevant to its clients. The company offers access via a SaaS platform or on-premises deployments and also provides access to its internal analysts for customers without in-house staff. Sixgill’s technology uses advanced automation and artificial intelligence to deliver contextual intelligence and integrates with security orchestration tools. Its current customer base mostly comprises large enterprises, law enforcement and other government agencies, and other security providers. The company plans to expand its geographic footprint across North America, EMEA, and APAC and to broaden product capabilities, including a Dynamic CVE Rating. According to Crunchbase, Sixgill has raised $21 million in total funding to date. Sixgill offers a cyber-intelligence platform that crawls the Dark Web and uses proprietary algorithms and big-data analysis to create profiles and patterns of hidden users and social networks. The platform claims to identify sensitive data leaks, illegal marketplaces, and to warn of potential physical attacks on organizations and individuals. Sixgill provides real-time alerts intended to give clients a heads-up before attacks or leaks occur. Typical clients include banks, government defence departments, and intelligence agencies. Key members of the team are former officials from Israel’s intelligence unit. The company announced a public launch alongside a new funding round to further develop its technology.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2017

Augmedics develops an AR-based navigation platform (branded Xvision) combining custom hardware and software to display digitized CT scans from a surgeon’s perspective. Its system, FDA-cleared in 2019 and commercially deployed in 2020, has been used in over 4,000 procedures and is installed in more than 70 U.S. hospitals. The platform can replace fluoroscopy in some non-invasive procedures and provides continuous intraoperative spine visualization in more invasive operations. The company emphasizes purpose-built hardware optimized for surgical use rather than off-the-shelf AR gear. Management plans to use new funding to build the next generation of the platform and accelerate commercial development while remaining focused on spinal applications. It has also received inbound interest for extensions into other musculoskeletal and cranial procedures that use CT/MRI imaging. Augmedics develops the xvision Spine System, the first and only FDA‑cleared augmented reality surgical image guidance system that lets surgeons visualize 3D spinal anatomy and navigate instruments while looking directly at the patient. The company received FDA 510(k) clearance in December 2019 and began U.S. sales in the second half of 2020. By year-end 2020 the system had been used in over 250 spinal surgeries. Augmedics plans to commercialize more broadly across the U.S. and into OUS markets, pursue CE certification for Europe, develop next‑generation products, and expand to new indications. Financially, the company has raised $63 million to date following a recent $36 million Series C and an earlier $21 million Series B. Augmedics develops the xvision Spine (XVS), an augmented reality surgical image-guidance system that enables surgeons to visualize a patient’s 3D spinal anatomy during surgery. XVS is designed to let surgeons accurately navigate instruments and implants while looking directly at the patient rather than a remote screen. The company received FDA 510(k) clearance and launched XVS in the U.S. in December 2019. The system is being used in renowned hospitals and surgical centers in the U.S. In June 2020 Augmedics completed a $15M Series B round that included staff investment and SAFE conversions. Leadership cited in the article includes founder and CEO Nissan Elimelech and President and CCO Tim Murawski. Augmedics develops the ViZOR, an augmented-reality surgical visualization system that projects a 3D image of a patient’s spine onto a surgeon’s retina in real time using proprietary see-through AR optics. The ViZOR is intended initially for minimally invasive spine surgeries to reduce operative time, radiation exposure and unnecessary repeat operations or hospitalizations. Augmedics plans to complete R&D and conduct pre-clinical and clinical trials of The ViZOR, and to pursue 510(k) clearance from the U.S. FDA. Future product development includes integrating sensors to collect surgical data and applying deep learning to provide suggestions, alerts and other intraoperative assistance. The company has received industry honors and previously raised seed financing from the TerraLab incubator (an incubator of the Israeli Innovation Authority). Financially, it recently secured an $8.3 million Series A to advance regulatory and commercialization efforts.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2017

Intuition Robotics develops ElliQ, a desktop home robot designed to act as a conversational companion for older adults. The company targets institutional partners and government agencies for go-to-market, pursuing large contracts in markets like Japan and the U.S. Current clients include the New York State Office for the Aging, the Area Agency on Aging of Broward County, the Olympic Area Agency on Aging and California’s Agency on Aging in Area 4. Intuition has been integrating large language models to deepen ElliQ’s conversational abilities and uses tools like DALLE2 to enable creative experiences, with guardrails and algorithmic controls. The company previously teamed with Toyota Research Institute on tech for the LQ concept vehicle, and Toyota-related funds have been active investors. Intuition says the new funding will be used to fulfill existing partnerships and strengthen its market approach. The product officially launched in March of last year. Intuition Robotics is best known for ElliQ, a proactive digital companion designed to create emotional bonds with older adults; the company also adapts the same Q platform for automotive applications. The team collected more than 10,000 days of in-home data from users aged roughly 78–97, finding average engagement of eight interactions per day lasting about six minutes and roughly 50% acceptance of proactive suggestions. The company is working with the Toyota Research Institute to bring its assistant (called “Yui” in Toyota’s LQ concept) to cars and says it is partnering with at least one other automaker. Intuition Robotics plans to use the new funding to expand research, improve design tools, and boost the runtime engine and agent performance. The company doubled its team over the past year to about 85 employees, most of whom are engineers, and maintains offices in Israel and San Francisco. Leadership says it will continue gathering data to demonstrate improvements in users’ quality of life while building out automotive integrations. Intuition Robotics builds ElliQ, a non-humanoid “funky lamp” companion robot that converses with and expresses emotion to older adults using position, sound, light, and voice. ElliQ is designed as proactive social companion technology that adapts over time to its owner’s needs. The company has conducted rigorous tests with older adults and is launching a U.S. beta program deploying ElliQ into homes across California and Florida to study longer-term integration with seniors and their families. Intuition Robotics was founded in 2015 and is based in Israel. The company expects a full commercial launch of ElliQ sometime in 2018. Financially, it had raised around $16 million prior to the latest tranche and disclosed a new $6 million raise. Intuition Robotics builds ElliQ, an “active aging companion” consisting of an interactive robot attached to a tablet. ElliQ is designed to help older adults age in place by enabling family video chat, suggesting activities, and reminding users to take medication. The company has entered initial testing with users in the Bay Area and opened a San Francisco office as it hires staff to ramp up testing and development. Hardware development challenges prompted the company to seek additional funding and expertise. Toyota Research Institute invested $14 million and provided technical help, including replacing some motors in the ElliQ prototype. Earlier financing included a recent $6 million from investors such as iRobot, Terra Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta and Maniv Mobility, and the company has also raised funds via crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. Intuition Robotics develops ElliQ, what the company calls an "autonomous active aging companion": an interactive robot attached to a tablet designed to help older adults age in place. ElliQ facilitates family contact via video chat, suggests activities, and reminds users to take medicine while using cognitive computing to proactively monitor wellness rather than relying solely on voice commands. The device was industrially designed by Yves Behar to be highly interactive and emotive, with gestures that can show happiness or signal confusion. Intuition Robotics is Jerusalem-based and plans to open a Bay Area office and begin testing ElliQ with senior citizens in San Francisco. To grow its team and advance user testing, the company has raised a total of $6 million in funding. Investors include iRobot, Terra Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, Maniv Mobility and equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.