Since 2017, ZORA has been a leader in Israel’s impact space as an early-stage deep tech investor based in Tel Aviv.
We are:
- Pragmatists who see partnership between innovators and corporates as the fastest path to a cleaner and healthier future;
- Seekers of rare opportunities for game-changing global impact;
- Hands-on investors and operators who work intimately with our teams as they bring innovations from lab to field;
- Voracious learners who derive endless energy from the world-class scientists and teams we have the honor to back.
Our community of changemakers extends to our investors who put their capital to work in pursuit of a brighter tomorrow.
Vision & mission
Israel’s deeptech ecosystem offers unparalleled R&D capable ofaddressing our planet’s largest challenge — managing climate change while ensuring a sustainable food supply for a growing population. Leveraging this research into deployable products for the world’s largest economic actors — global corporations — presents opportunity to effect meaningful change at unprecedented scale.
We partner with Israel’s leading scientists and technologists to convert lab-scale innovations into mainstream food, agriculture and climate solutions that transform the way global business is done -- healthfully, sustainably and resource-efficiently.
Leadership
ZORA was founded by Vanessa Bartram in 2017. Vanessa is an impact entrepreneur turned impact investor. She began her career in investment banking in Mexico City, advising middle-market companies on M&A and restructuring. She later founded the Miami-based impact HR company WorkSquare, which she grew to over $25M in revenue. Vanessa holds an MBA from Harvard, a BA from Princeton, and is a Heritage Fellow with the Wexner Foundation.