Agate
Agate Medical Investments:
Agate Medical Investments LP is one of Israel's leading investors in advanced stage healthcare companies.
The Fund invested primarily in Israeli and Israel-related, medical device companies and in specialized healthcare services clinics. The fund is led by prominent and highly-experienced investments professionals with extensive medical investments knowledge and healthcare track record.
Founded in 2007, and since has been successfully implementing its strategy of mitigated risk profile investments. The fund is invested in 3 companies and exited 2.
Team:
Dani Naveh- Founder
Agate’s founder brings impressive track record of 30 years in government and the business sector.
Mr. Naveh is the founder of Agate's Venture-capital group. Former Israel's Health minister and Member of Parliament. Former Government secretary and head of the negotiations team with the Palestinians.
Former key business manager of Israel's largest Health funds (HMO), Chairman of the Board of Directors, CLAL Insurance, one of the top Israeli insurance and long-term savings companies.
Mr. Naveh served as chairman of the fund's investment committee, and managing partner and led his team in scouting, analyzing and executing investments in the portfolio companies. Due to Clal insurance previous investment in Agate, the regulation required Mr. Naveh to limit his involvement to managing the portfolio in Agate in June 2013.
Mr. Naveh established Agate as one of the leading healthcare VC funds in Israel with access to the best deal flow and investment opportunities in the market.
Ariel Moses- Managing Partner
Managing partner, CFO and investment committee member of the Agate Venture capital group.
B.A. economics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and L.L.B.
Extensive experience in healthcare investments, corporate finance and Fund management. Expert in scouting, analyzing and approving investments. Experience in managing portfolio investments.
Board member in healthcare companies: 'MST ‘– Surgery Robotics; 'Tulip‘ – Obesity control, 'Sensimed‘ a Swiss MEMs company in the Ophthalmic area and RDD Pharma and Mitos – surgery optronic
Former board member in 'Iscare’ European healthcare services company active in IVF, plastic surgery, IBD treatments and general surgery Exited 2017.
Former Founder & CEO of a FinTech startup company, developing a multinational ESOP and tax IT system.
Vast experience in Corporate Finance as former Analyst in leading Israeli Banking and Insurance corporations, VP Marketing and Analyses in leading asset based corporate finance company.
Contact Us:
Rubinshtein Tower
Menachem Begin St. 37
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Tel: +972 3 565 2285
agate@agate-invest.com