TAU Ventures in the News

Forbes
XTEND: Teams Of IDF Drones Work Together In Gaza Combat Missions
Agfundernews
InnerPlant; bags $30m Series B led by its ‘ideal investors’: an alliance of North American farmers
Forbes
Cyabra: Going public on Nasdaq
calcalist
“השאלה המרכזית בכל סטארט אפ היא האם הוא יודע למנף את הטכנולוגיה של AI”
techcrunch.com
Xtend: leans into defense with new $40 million round
NBC news
Cyabra: watch the article on NBC News’ Today show most watched program in the United State
INNERPLANT
InnerPlant: Wins 2024 Impact 100 Award
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
The global connection podcast with Nimrod Cohen – How Startup Nation has fared since October 7th
Forbes
XTEND: Solves one of the big issues with current FPVs drones.
CTECH
TAU Ventures: Managing Partner Nimrod Cohen joined CTech to discuss VC trends in 2024 amid a variety of uncertainties.
calcalistech
TAU Ventures: About the difficulties faced by Israeli founders and the importance of sharing vulnerability.
fortune
Verobotics: AI-powered robots that could change the multibillion-dollar window-cleaning industry forever
calcalistech
Cyabra: The company announced the appointment of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to its Board of Directors
ZIM
Hoopo: The Deployment of hoopoSense Solar Cutting-Edge Puts ZIM at the Forefront of Technological Innovation in this Field
the wall street journal
XTEND: Small Drones Are Helping Israel Navigate the Urban Battlefield in Gaza
The Economist
XTEND: How Israel is using drones in Gaza
Forbes
XTEND: Small AI-Enabled Drones Could Be First Into Gaza Streets And Buildings
ISRAEL21C
VEROBOTICS: The robotic technology could be a gamechanger in building maintenance, a $30 billion industry.
INNERPLANT
INNERPLANT: The world’s first integrated precision platform to fight fungal diseases in soybeans
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Cyabra: The deluge of online propaganda and disinformation is larger than anything seen before
THE TIMES
Cyabra’s findings: 15% of the online conversation about the UK pro-Palestine protests came from fake accounts.
THE telegraph
Cyabra: How the social media app Telegram is being exploited by Hamas as a propaganda tool.
calcalistech
Cyabra: On the frontlines of disinformation
ynet
Cyabra checked 162,000 accounts that participated in the discourse promoting Hamas narratives and spreading false information and inauthentic images.
Mako
Hoopo: Stands among the 21most promising Israeli startups
Mako Business
TAU Ventures: “We were sure the company was doomed”; the story of TAU Ventures
THE JERUSALEM POST
Momentick: One of the most cutting-edge climate tech growth companies by UK’s climate ecosphere
AGNEWS
InnerPlant: Wins USDA/APHIS approval for flagship commerical product, a soy plant that communicates when under attack from fungus
techtime
Xtend: Will produce 1,000 drones – most of them for the US Department of Defense
Calcalist
TaTio: Transforming the future of performance-based hiring
finance.walla
The Israeli “Spider-Man” climbs the skyscrapers in Hong Kong
CALCALIST TECH
VCs have an active role in promoting founders’ mental wellness amidst market turmoil
calcalist tech
Ghost-busters: Has the tech crisis killed ghosting?
YAHOO! FINANCE
Asahi Kasei invests in Israeli startup Castor Technologies
calcalist tech
World’s largest brewery launching startup program in Tel Aviv
Yahoo! Finance
XTEND awarded an exclusive multi-year, $20M contract to develop and supply multi-drone operating system
The Times Of Israel
Meet the Israeli robot spiderman that will clean skyscraper facades in Hong Kong
Geektime
Buzzwords 2023: What to look out for
TheMarker
The Israeli startup that made Elon Musk realize that Twitter is not such a big bargain
Ctech
TAU Ventures: “2022 was a transition year” for the VC space
techcrunch
InnerPlant raised $16M and sealing their round A
Ctech
Hoopo raises $10 million Series A to digitize fleets
Ctech
Inbal Perlman appointed as Partner at TAU Ventures
Geektime
סגירת פיילוט תוך 24 שעות: יש מצב שהלקוח הבא שלכם יגיע מהספרינט הזה
JERUSALEM POST
TAU Ventures launches ‘GROW’: a leadership program for managers in startups
GEEKTIME
TAU Ventures launches a management development program for early startups in hypergrowth
GLOBES
Medorion’s new artificial intelligence platform will help healthcare organizations crack resistance to treatments
CTech
Nimrod Cohen, TAU Ventures: There is almost no field that is oversaturated in tech
CTech
TAU Ventures גייסה 50 מיליון דולר לטובת מיזמי הייטק ראשוניים
Times of Israel
Tel Aviv University’s VC arm raises $50m to invest in startups
CTech
XTEND raises $20 million Series A for drone operating system
TIME Magazine
InnerPlant named among best inventions of 2021
TechCrunch
Swimm nabs $27.6M Series A to include up-to-date documentation throughout coding process
TechCrunch
Cyabra gets $5.6M Series A to launch news disinformation detection analysis tools
CTech
Fintech startup Futora raises $6 million for personally customized investment platform
SD Times
SWIMM listed as Companies to Watch 2022 by SD Times
CTech
Medorion raises $6 million for its health insurer platform
JPost
InnerPlant acquires $5.65M funding with participation from TAU Ventures
Israel Hayom
Going swimmingly: Israel-based startup helps code developers
Techcrunch
Swimm raises $5.7M to help teams document their code
Calcalist
Amid a decline in early-stage funding, TAU Ventures invites tech startups to its campus community
Calcalist
Food For Mood: How myAir blends natural ingredients with artificial intelligence to manage stress
Forbes
AI Plus IoT Are Among The Most Important Ingredients In Pandemic Vaccine Cold-Chain
Yahoo! Finance
myAir Develops AI-Powered Personalized Nutrition to Help Consumers Manage Stress
Times of Israel
4 Israeli universities named among top 50 producers of entrepreneurs
DefenseNews
US Army signs deal with Israeli Startup, Xtend
Forbes
It’s Time To Start Talking To Plants
The Marker
Top 20 Israeli Startups by The Marker
Reuters
Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier
TechItForward
From a Professional Basketball Player to an Investor In Star Startups! Meet Nimrod Cohen, Managing Partner at TAU Ventures
N12
Operation Eagle: Xtend Drone Technology Saves Orphaned Chick
Globes
The app helping the Ministry of Health to identify COVID cases
CTech
Israeli Ministry of Health Partners With GlobeKeeper for Voluntary Civilian Monitoring App
3DPrint
Evonik Announces Additive Pricing Analysis Software – Castor3D
Calcalist
Prof. Manuel Trachtenberg joins the Treebute startup
Globes
Former Teva VP sets up foodtech startup – MyAir
CTech
Israel’s Shin Bet, Tel Aviv University Announce Third Accelerator Cohort
CTech
3D Printing Startup Castor Raises $2 Million
Calcalist
TAU Ventures invests in Globekeeper & Cyabra
The Marker
Hottest Startups of 2019
Geektime
Xtend develops solution for controlling devices remotely
Mako
Head of the Shabak visits TAU Ventures to launch the Xcelerator
JPost
Tel Aviv University fund leads $2m. investment round in Israeli start-ups Castor and Hoopo
Calcalist
Founders of Replay found Xtend, a startup in extended reality
Globes
Tel Aviv University sets up $20m VC fund
Globes
TAU Ventures makes first investment in Cyabra
Geektime
First in Israel: Tel Aviv University launches Venture Capital Fund
The Marker
Finding the next Mobileye: Tel Aviv University backs $20 million VC fund
CTech
Logistics operations startup, Hoopo, raises $3.5 Million

The Xcelerator was founded in 2018 by TAU Ventures and the Israeli Security Agency (Shabak), one of the leading, technological & operational organizations in Israel and worldwide.
The program is designed for outstanding teams developing a unique technology that may have a multi use application, that are seeking to gain traction at an early stage via an exclusive POC-oriented program. Contrary to the initial instinct, this is a program designed for civilian and commercial companies in various verticals (not just Homeland security), that can benefit from various tech experts, unique databases, technology validation, and more.

In addition to an exclusive opportunity for validation and POC with the Shabak, the 4-month program offers $50K grant (no equity), alongside tailor-made business support from TAU Ventures team, access to industry experts and mentors, various networking opportunities, cloud credits, and free office space at the TAU Ventures 1,000m co-working space.

Recombinate was founded by TAU Ventures and AB-InBev, the world’s largest brewer. The program is designed to de-risk many of the failure points of venture development, Both from the perspective of the client (MNC), and from the perspective of the startup; As part of the program, up to 6 startups will be selected to embark on a joint R&D and/or pilot activity with AB-InBev. Both joint R&D and piloting activities will be entitled to funding from the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA).

The program aims to produce innovative solutions for AB-InBev’s business needs, based on participating startups’ proprietary technology, focusing on a multi use approach enabling companies to explore further use cases than the ones they are already targeting. Potential outcomes include procurement, the forming of a joint venture, a co-selling agreement, or a form of technology licensing with AB-InBev.

Participating startups will be selected by project champions from within AB-InBev, who will closely work with the startups and have a vested interest in their success. As part of the program, companies will receive curated support from TAU Ventures global ecosystem, including industry & academia experts and service providers, and will work closely with AB-InBev’s champions.