Gemini Israel Ventures

What Gemini Israel Ventures does

Gemini Israel Ventures is a Herzliya-based venture capital firm founded in 1993 as one of the pioneers of the Israeli VC industry. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments in Israeli technology companies across mobile, digital media, enterprise software, online services, and semiconductors, managing five funds with cumulative assets under management above $750 million. It is led by two Managing Partners — Yossi Sela, a founder of the firm since 1993, and Menashe Ezra, who joined in 2008 with semiconductor and wireless domain expertise — alongside Partner/CFO Shalom Nahum and a small finance team. The firm has produced 30 portfolio exits through M&A and IPOs, including NASDAQ listings (Allot Communications, Saifun Semiconductors, Commtouch, Precise) and high-profile strategic acquisitions (PrimeSense to Apple, Adap.tv to AOL, Passave to PMC Sierra for $300M, Oplus to Intel for $100M).

The firm's offering is two-fold: capital deployment through its seed and early-stage funds, and active portfolio support in the form of board representation, strategic guidance, and operational assistance through M&A and IPO processes. Gemini typically takes board seats at the companies it backs — the Managing Partners collectively sit on the boards of more than a dozen active portfolio companies, including JFrog, Weka.io, Outbrain, Minute Media, Altair Semiconductor, ColorChip, Sckipio, and Autotalks.

Gemini's revenue model follows standard venture capital economics. Management fees are charged on committed and deployed capital across its five funds, while carried interest is earned on realized exits. The firm does not charge portfolio companies for investment, and its marketing is essentially zero-cost: deal sourcing is driven by founder referrals, board networks, and the firm's reputation within the Israeli startup ecosystem, including a Forbes Israel Midas #1 ranking for Yossi Sela in 2006. The firm operates from a single headquarters in Herzliya and is independently owned, with no disclosed parent company or institutional LP backing in the available data.

Name

Gemini Israel Ventures

Legal name

Gemini Israel Ventures

Website

https://gemini.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gemini Israel Ventures is a Herzliya-based venture capital firm founded in 1993 that invests seed and early-stage capital in Israeli technology companies across semiconductors, enterprise software, digital media, mobile, and online services, managing $750M+ across 5 funds.

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Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

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SIC

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akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital funding
• Seed stage investing
• Early stage technology
• Portfolio management
• Growth equity investments

Headquarters

HQ city

Herzliya

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns (Carried Interest): VC firm generates returns through carried interest on successful portfolio company exits (M&A and IPOs). The firm has achieved 30 M&A and IPO exits.
2. Management Fees: VC firm collects management fees from its 5 funds managing $750M+ in assets under management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gemini Israel Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests early and seed-stage capital in Israeli technology companies across mobile, digital media, enterprise software, online services, and semiconductors. The firm manages 5 funds with $750M+ in assets under management, has achieved 30 M&A and IPO exits, and provides portfolio companies with strategic guidance, operational support, and board-level involvement from experienced partners.

Product overview

Gemini Israel Ventures operates as a unified venture capital investment platform offering fund management services and portfolio company support. The firm manages multiple venture funds (5 funds, $750M+ AUM) focused on early and seed stage investments in Israeli technology companies across mobile, digital media, enterprise software, online services, and semiconductors sectors. The investment services are supported by operational expertise to assist portfolio companies through growth, M&A, and IPO processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gemini Israel Ventures Fund Management Venture capital fund management services investing in early and seed-stage technology companies across mobile, digital media, enterprise software, online services, and semiconductors sectors. Manages 5 funds with $750M+ in assets under management.
• Portfolio Company Support Services Operational and strategic support services for portfolio companies including strategic guidance, investment lifecycle management, board-level involvement, and assistance with M&A and IPO processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 M&A and IPO exits across portfolio companies
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• JVP (Jerusalem Venture Partners): One of Israel's largest and most established venture capital firms, with comparable early-to-growth stage focus on Israeli technology, enterprise software, and cybersecurity companies. Direct competitor for Israeli seed and Series A deal flow.
• Pitango Venture Capital: Israel's largest independent venture capital firm investing across early and growth stages in Israeli technology. Competes head-to-head with Gemini for Israeli seed deals and shares a similar multi-fund structure with hundreds of millions in AUM.
• Insight Partners: Israeli-founded global venture capital firm with deep Israeli portfolio exposure across software, internet, and data infrastructure. Comparable as both an Israeli-rooted investor and a major participant in the same Israeli enterprise software ecosystem.
• Aleph VC: Israeli early-stage venture capital firm focused on seed and Series A Israeli tech companies, including enterprise software and digital media. Direct competitor in the Israeli seed market where Gemini operates.
• Viola Ventures: Leading Israeli venture capital firm investing from seed through growth stages in technology companies. Overlapping deal sourcing, similar AUM scale, and similar portfolio focus on enterprise software and Israeli tech.

Broad incumbents

• Bessemer Venture Partners: Global venture capital firm with a long history of early-stage tech investing. While much larger and broader, it invests in similar enterprise software and infrastructure categories and has invested in Israeli companies, making it a partial competitive overlap.
• Sequoia Capital: Premier global venture capital firm investing across stages in technology companies. While not Israel-specialized, Sequoia participates in later rounds of Israeli startups and competes for allocation in breakout Israeli enterprise software companies like those in Gemini's portfolio.
• Battery Ventures: Global venture capital firm with strong early-stage focus on enterprise software, semiconductors, and digital media. Comparable category exposure and stage, though it operates globally rather than Israel-only.
• Accel: Global venture capital firm with a long-standing focus on early-stage enterprise software and internet companies. Similar stage and sector overlap with Gemini's portfolio focus, with Israel being one of its investment geographies.

Others

• BRM Capital: Israeli venture capital firm where Managing Partner Menashe Ezra was previously a Managing Partner. Operates in the same Israeli early-stage ecosystem and shares a talent lineage with Gemini, making it a thematically related peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GeminiVC
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments140 records

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