iAngels

We are an Israeli-American investment group. Our specialty is in innovative ventures, commercial companies, and real estate opportunities in Israel and around the world. After more than a decade and more than 10,000 members from the Israeli market, Besadno launched InvestiNation for accredited U.S. investors. The Meaning of Besadno "Besadno" is an acronym for the Aramaic phrase, "bsiyata dishmaya, na'aseh v'natzliach". It means, “with G-d’s help, we will succeed”. These words reflect our understanding that we merit G-d's assistance when we engage in ethical behavior. As a commitment to these values, all of our early-stage investment opportunities are selected by our Investment Committee and approved by the Jerusalem Badatz Finance Committee, to ensure that they meet ethical and halachic standards. With G-d's assistance, Besadno identifies investment opportunities that provide high potential for profit.

Since its inception in 2008, ISF has offered tailor-made liquidity solutions to investors in funds and private technology companies. With the growth of Israel’s venture and technology eco-system the demand for liquidity – from the start-up founder & employees, angel investors & VC’s as well as Limited Partners, has increased. ISF provides innovative liquidity solutions supporting the growth of technology companies and addressing the capital needs of their investors and enabling long term stakeholder alignment. Our values ISF strives to be a professional, trusted and creative equity partner to technology companies and funds. This strategy has created strong long-term relationships with hundreds of investors, funds, entrepreneurs, and executives. TRIPLE WIN APPROACH: We firmly believe in our “Triple Win” approach through all our secondary transactions. We aim to create an alignment and synergy between all parties involved and do so in a manner that is straightforward and discrete. Focus: Focus exclusively on the Israeli Technology eco-system. Process: We commit to a highly efficient process with short response time. Discretion: Confidentiality is our second nature. Long Term Partner: Continue to offer additional liquidity to shareholders and incentives to founders & employees.

Our first fund, ION Crossover Partners LP was launched that year, and our second fund, ION Crossover Partners II LP, was launched in early 2021. We have a multidisciplinary team with executive, operational and investment experience in technology companies across their life cycle. ICP partners with leading entrepreneurs and managers in the next growth chapter of their business as they strive to become market leaders. Investment philosophy ICP is focused on executives with growth appetite and businesses with an untapped growth opportunity. We look to invest when the business is in its global expansion mode and has a substantial customer and revenue base. We aspire to support management teams in scaling their business and utilize a strategic toolkit that includes IPO preparation. We have a long term investment horizon and willingness to be patient when the right team finds the right market opportunity.

We have a unique setup that combines venture creation and tech investments within a single organization. This advantage enables us to identify new research and deep tech opportunities with both commercial and impact potential, all within Chalmers’ entrepreneurial ecosystem. We are experts in starting up companies based on deep tech and research in the most effective manner possible. This process allows us to cultivate our own high-quality deal flow in which we invest and become active owners. Throughout the entire journey, we function as investors and venture builders until exit. Profits are reinvested through our evergreen model and allocated to Chalmers to support new, groundbreaking research. Our investment processWe identify market potential in research-based tech We match the team We invest in and startup the company We attract competent capital with external VCs We have active ownership until exit Our deal flow criteriaDeep tech / research based tech University spinouts Global commercial and impact potential Our process: from lab to market We use our long experience to create conditions required for a growth company to start up correctly and with the right structural capital. We are then involved in the startup through competence and capital until exit. Simply put: we take groundbreaking research from lab to market. IDENTIFY: We attract, seek out and evaluate research and technology ideas. The technologies with the greatest potential are matched with entrepreneurs. SHAPE AND START: Create the basic conditions to shape companies correctly and build structural capital. We are involved in starting up the companies and provides additional benefits during that first critical period. VALIDATE & VERIFY: Validating business model, working for paying customers and unlocking the business model. Find the right proof points to validate and verify the company’s unique idea to both the market and investors. SCALE: Becoming sustainable growth companies reaching out to an international market. Chalmers Ventures works with its skills as active owners, provides professional governance and syndicates the right growth capital. EXIT: Chalmers Ventures pursues a positive exit strategy at what it feels is the right time. We can focus our resources on those companies with the greatest potential and positive impact on the portfolio.

Our mission is to build an efficient investment infrastructure for individuals and institutions working together to source, vet, finance and grow innovative European technology companies at all stages. We are innovating tech investing by breaking down barriers through lower minimums, a data-driven digital platform, a unique secondary market, and the ecosystem of co-investors such as venture capital firms and business angels. The vision is driven by our desire to shape tech innovation in Europe by building a financing infrastructure that allows investors, founders and partners access to the opportunities, tools and services for equity investments.

TLV is 100% committed to partnering with the best Israeli startups and going the distance together. TLV provides significant capital resources to support the process of building category-defining companies. We strive to be your true partners, through thick and thin, for whatever it takes to help your business thrive. At what stage/s do you typically invest? We invest in early-stage companies. We’ve invested in teams with little more than an idea as well as companies with initial traction. In more traditional VC terminology, we invest in seed and A rounds. As a fund we’re focused on helping companies reach product market fit, and love the work that goes into getting there. What is your average check size? Our typical investment ranges between $2-$8M. Since our portfolio is concentrated, we reserve up to $15M to invest over each company’s lifetime and have various tools to support late-stage rounds. What is it like to work with TLVP? First and foremost, our founders are best positioned to answer this question. So feel free to reach out to any of our incredible founders and ask them! More specifically, we believe that entrepreneurs are the ones who run their businesses, not us. They are immersed in their markets 24/7 and we rely on them to make good decisions. That said, we have LOTS of experience when it comes to early-stage companies, and extensive resources. So in addition to financial support, we provide good advice, networking assistance, and wisdom born of experience. Our portfolio companies value our honest perspective and choose to consult with us often. They count on us to challenge them to be the best they can be but never attempt to step into a management role. Who are your LPs? Our LP base primarily comprises US-based institutional investors. Among them are some of the best-performing institutional investors worldwide and we are proud to have them as our partners. What does a typical due diligence process with TLVP entail? First and foremost, we strive to be respectful of entrepreneurs’ time as we know it’s their most precious resource. In that vein, our diligence processes are quick, yet thorough. Our focus surrounds getting to know the team and idea, and the goal of the process is to develop joint conviction with the founders that our involvement in each company will serve as a force multiplier for the business going forward. Do you focus on specific sectors? Each investment team member has their own areas of expertise, and that information can be found on the team page. That said, we love investing in breakthrough technologies and trends that are not yet mainstream. At the end of the day, we strive to invest in companies that we are passionate about, which is why you might see certain areas of concentrations within our portfolio. Please feel free to view our “companies” page to view our current portfolio and their sectors of operation. Do you lead rounds? Yes. We are high conviction investors who rely on our own judgment for investment decisions. As such, we exclusively lead or co-lead rounds Do you participate in follow on rounds? Yes. We reserve up to $15m of capital for each portfolio company in order to participate and even lead follow on rounds. Additionally, our Opportunity Fund is a separate investment vehicle dedicated solely to doubling and tripling down in existing portfolio companies that have reached the growth stage. What’s the best way to contact TLVP? The best way to contact the fund is to reach out directly to the individual you feel is most relevant for your ask. We are a boutique firm, so all of our emails are simply: firstname@tlv.partners. We look forward to hearing from you! Do you invest solely in Israeli companies? Our mandate is simple: help the best Israeli entrepreneurs succeed. As such, we require at least one member of the founding team to be Israeli. There is no geographic restriction however, and our portfolio already consists of many companies based completely out of Israel.