What Welltech Ventures does

Welltech Ventures is a Tel Aviv-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Amir Alroy and Galit Horovitz, positioned as the first and only VC firm in Israel solely focused on the wellness technology sector. The firm invests Seed-to-Series A capital into founders reimagining wellness across prevention and personalized medicine, nutrition, mental health and sleep, longevity, physical activity, remote and self-care, and wellness sustainability. Its 12 disclosed portfolio companies span AI-powered virtual care (Antidote), wearable electrophysiological sensors (XTrodes), mental health analytics (Behavidence), Bio-AI drug discovery (Quris), AI pharmacology (MDI Health), drug-free anxiety devices (CalmiGO), software-only surgical guidance (Vuze Medical), AI fitness (amp, Sency), preventive longevity platforms (Longevity AI), and nutrition monitoring (MakeSense, Amai).

Welltech's core differentiator is domain specialization: an evidence-based, transdisciplinary investment thesis that fuses engineering, computer and data science, mathematics, and life sciences to back companies making health and wellness more personalized, affordable, and accessible. The firm does not develop proprietary technology but curates a portfolio across the wellness stack. Its go-to-market relies on direct founder outreach, network referrals, Global Wellness Summit participation, The Welltech Podcast, and structured competitions such as the WHIT/Lake Nona Institute Global Wellness and Health Innovation Competition (demo day November 13, 2023).

Revenue mechanics follow standard VC fund economics: management fees on committed capital and carry on realized exits, with no public disclosure of fund size, LP composition, or fee terms. The team operates leanly at 1-10 employees, supplemented by a senior advisory board that includes the 17th US Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona, former Mindbody CEO Rick Stollmeyer, ex-Gamida Cell CEO Dr. Yael Margolin, and Sheba neonatology director Prof. Tzipi Strauss, providing institutional-grade diligence and clinical network access.

Name

Welltech Ventures

Legal name

Welltech Ventures

Website

https://welltechventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Welltech Ventures is a Tel Aviv-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019, the first VC in Israel solely focused on wellness technology. It invests Seed-to-Series A capital into 12 portfolio companies spanning AI health, wearables, telehealth, biotech, and longevity, supported by a senior advisory bench.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wellness Technology Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital funding
• Wellness technology investing
• Early-stage investments
• Seed to series A
• Health tech ventures

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: Welltech Ventures generates returns through equity investments in early-stage wellness technology startups. Returns are realized through portfolio company exits via acquisitions or IPOs, consistent with standard venture capital fund economics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Welltech Ventures is a venture capital fund that deploys equity capital into early-stage (Seed to Series A) wellness technology startups, while providing focused mentorship, one-on-one guidance, and access to a global network of investors, government agencies, academic institutions, HMOs, and industry partners. The firm's 12-company portfolio spans prevention and personalized medicine, nutrition, mental health, longevity, physical activity, remote and self-care, wellness sustainability, and social wellness.

Product overview

Welltech Ventures is the first and leading venture capital firm in Israel solely focused on the wellness space. Rather than a unified product platform, the firm operates as an investment fund that provides capital, mentorship, and global network access to early-stage wellness technology startups. The firm partners with portfolio companies across multiple wellness sectors including Antidote (virtual HMO), XTrodes (wearable electrophysiological sensors), Amai (designer proteins for sugar reduction), Behavidence (AI-powered mental health monitoring), Quris (Bio-AI clinical prediction platform), CalmiGO (drug-free anxiety relief device), MDI Health (AI-powered medication management), Vuze Medical (software-only surgical guidance), amp (AI-powered strength training), Longevity AI (AI-driven preventive healthcare), MakeSense (AI-based nutrition monitoring), and Sency (AI motion tracking).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Welltech Ventures Early-Stage Investment Fund Venture capital fund that deploys equity capital into early-stage (Seed to Series A) wellness technology startups, providing focused mentorship, one-on-one guidance, access to a global network of investors, government agencies, academic institutions, HMOs, and industry partners, plus operational support through next-step funding rounds. Targeted at founders of wellness technology startups across prevention and personalized medicine, nutrition, mental health, longevity, physical activity, remote and self-care, wellness sustainability, and social wellness.
• Welltech Portfolio Company Mentorship and Network Program Active mentorship and strategic partnership program provided to portfolio companies, including focused one-on-one guidance, introductions to industry leaders and major partners, assistance with subsequent funding rounds, and access to Welltech's global network of government agencies, academic institutions, multinational companies, leading HMOs, thought leaders, and top hospitals. Targeted at founders of Welltech portfolio companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Initial investment decision made within 48 hours of initial contact
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WHIT (Wellness Home built on Innovation and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWelltech Ventures partnered with WHIT and Lake Nona Institute to host a Global Wellness and Health Innovation Competition aimed at showcasing innovative wellness and health solutions and fostering entrepreneurship. The competition seeks novel technologies/products addressing major wellness challenges. Winner receives installation at WHIT house, $10,000 cash prize, complimentary pass to LNIF 2024, and media exposure. Demo day was held on November 13, 2023.
• Lake Nona InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLake Nona Institute created WHIT, a first-of-its-kind home designed to activate health solutions and technologies and research their ability to measurably improve health and wellbeing. Located in Lake Nona, a smart, sustainable city of the future in Central Florida focused on optimizing health and wellbeing in the built environment. The partnership enables Welltech Ventures to source innovative technologies for the WHIT living laboratory.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Optum Ventures: Strategic CVC of Optum/UnitedHealth Group investing in digital health and wellness. Overlaps with Welltech in virtual care, mental health, and AI medication management; represents a likely strategic acquirer of portfolio companies.
• General Catalyst (Health): Multi-stage VC with a major health pillar investing across digital health, wellness, and care delivery. Overlaps with Welltech in mental health, virtual care, and AI-driven therapeutics thesis areas.
• Andreessen Horowitz (Bio/Health Fund): Mega-VC with a dedicated Bio/Health fund investing across digital health, bio, and wellness adjacencies at seed to growth. Represents a scaled competitor that increasingly targets the same wellness-AI convergence thesis.
• Khosla Ventures: Large US VC with deep health and wellness tech exposure, including consumer health, longevity, and digital therapeutics. Competes for the same founders at Seed/Series A with significantly larger check sizes.
• Rock Health: Pioneer digital health VC and advisory firm, investing seed-stage across health and wellness. Comparable thesis on tech-enabled health, with a much longer track record and broader portfolio — but does not focus narrowly on "wellness."

Direct peers

• Define Ventures: US-based early-stage VC exclusively focused on digital health and wellness. Comparable in vertical specialization, seed/Series A focus, and founder-friendly positioning, though larger AUM and US-headquartered.
• Triventures: Israel-based early-stage VC focused on digital health and connected medical devices. Most directly comparable to Welltech as an Israel-anchored, health-vertical specialist with overlapping deal flow in health-tech, medical devices, and consumer health.
• Sanara Ventures: Israel-based health-tech VC backed by Teva and Philips, investing in digital health, medical devices, and wellness adjacencies. Directly comparable in geography, vertical focus, and early-stage check sizing.

Regional players

• OurCrowd: Israel's most active VC platform, with broad exposure including health and wellness. Comparable in Israel-anchored deal flow and early-stage focus, but a generalist rather than a wellness specialist.

Emerging players

• Forerunner Ventures: Consumer-focused VC with growing exposure to wellness, longevity, and health-adjacent consumer brands. Partially overlaps with Welltech's consumer wellness and longevity bets (e.g., amp, Longevity AI) but skewed to brand/retail rather than deep tech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Welltech.Ventures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/welltechventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments14 records

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