A new independent fund, managed by Dvash Group in strategic cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Yissum, will invest in breakthrough technologies emerging from the University and Israel’s broader innovation ecosystem. The fund will initially focus on deep tech, quantum technologies, dual-use technologies, and cybersecurity.
Dvash Group, led by Mr. Yoram Dvash, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of the world’s leading research institutions and home to Nobel Prize-winning scholars, today announced a strategic partnership to establish a new independent venture capital fund connected to the University and its research and innovation ecosystem. Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University, will represent the University in all matters related to the fund. The fund aims to raise $50 million.
Managed independently by Dvash Group The fund will initially focus on deep tech, quantum technologies, dual-use technologies, and cybersecurity – fields in which scientific innovation can generate significant commercial and societal impact.
The fund will invest in external deep-tech ventures with significant potential, technologies originating from the Hebrew University, and startups founded by Hebrew University alumni.
Dvash Group will lead the establishment and management of the fund, bringing its investment and business capabilities, proven venture investment experience, expertise in building international partnerships, and extensive global network. The group’s role will be to connect promising opportunities with the investment perspective, business expertise, and strategic relationships needed to help build globally competitive companies.
Through Yissum, the fund is expected to gain access to the Hebrew University’s research and innovation ecosystem, including early exposure to commercially promising researchers, opportunities to evaluate early-stage technologies, and connections with faculty, laboratories, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and alumni in Israel and around the world.
The partnership is designed to address one of the central challenges in deep-tech innovation: bridging the gap between promising scientific discoveries and the capital, commercial expertise, and industry connections required to turn them into successful companies. It combines Dvash Group’s investment leadership and international business capabilities with the Hebrew University’s scientific excellence, entrepreneurial talent, and Yissum’s expertise in technology transfer and commercialization.
