Due to our flexible group structure, Ofer Hi-Tech invests in companies at all stages of development - from entrepreneurial ideas to select public companies. Ofer Hi Tech activities can be categorized into four main sectors: healthcare ventures, IT, pre-seed and private equity.
Healthcare Ventures
Ofer Hi Tech is recognized within the Israeli entrepreneurial community as the country’s leading partner for launching healthcare start-ups. As a result of its intense activities in the field, the Ofer HT management team has acquired a wealth of experience dealing with the unique challenges and hurdles faced by early stage life science companies such as milestone driven R&D plans; regulatory and reimbursement strategies; recruitment of specialized personnel. The team has built invaluable, door-opening relationships with a large pool of prominent companies, consultants and investors active in this area, both in Israel and abroad. Ofer HT enjoys strong partnerships with leading medical, scientific, and technological R&D institutions in Israel.
IT
Since 1997, Ofer HT has recognized the extraordinary technological opportunities that exist in Israel and operates in the broad IT (communications, software, and semiconductors) early-stage arena. We invest directly in IT start-up companies alongside leading Israeli and international venture capital groups. The companies greatly benefit from a syndicated investment approach as each partner provides various facets of the operational, financial and managerial expertise to ensure success and lower the risk in early stage IT investments.
Venture Accelerator
Pre-seed and seed investing is conducted through the Company’s wholly owned venture accelerator, Naiot (www.naiot.com). Naiot has seeded 35 companies in the last seven years, which have gone on to raise more than $150 million from venture capital firms and strategic partners in Israel and the international community. More than 50% of the graduates now operate as independent companies.
Private Equity
Ofer Hi-Tech's private equity investment arm provides extensive financial capabilities and powerful management sponsorship to lead and co-invest in mezzanine, private investments in public companies, leveraged buy-outs, management buyouts, and other late stage opportunities. Ofer Hi-Tech focuses mainly on high technology industries, but also invests in wide variety of business sectors, benefiting and building on the vast experience of its parent company, Ofer.
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