What Booster Ventures does

Booster Ventures is a privately held, Israel-based venture capital joint venture headquartered in Netanya that focuses exclusively on seed-stage technology startups. Founded in 2021, the firm operates with a small team of 1–10 operators (Semion, Ilya, Hadar, Alex, and MOTI) and positions itself as a hands-on lead investor that escorts portfolio companies from seed through growth by supplying infrastructure, operational support, and strategic guidance.

The firm's core offering is leading seed investment rounds in teams with "groundbreaking ideas and skills," supplemented by an end-to-end "value creation team" that handles operational heavy lifting. Booster does not build or license proprietary technology products; rather, its product is the deployment of capital, operator time, and network access. Sourcing is run through a hybrid community + scouter model: experienced scouters reportedly screen hundreds of startups annually for technical depth, while inbound flow is amplified by long-standing ties with elite Israeli Defense Forces technological units whose graduates often approach Booster directly.

Monetization follows standard seed-VC economics. Booster seeks returns through equity participation in portfolio companies (such as DeepDub.ai, Lavaa.health, Apono.io, Mesh.security, and Firedome.io), realizing gains at exit events. Pricing is deal-by-deal and not publicly disclosed. There is no disclosed fund size, AUM, or LP base in the source data, and customer/portfolio cohort is concentrated in early-stage Israeli and Israel-connected tech founders rather than enterprise SaaS buyers.

Name

Booster Ventures

Legal name

Booster Ventures

Website

https://booster.ventures

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Booster Ventures is a Netanya, Israel-based seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2021 that leads early investment rounds in cutting-edge tech startups, providing hands-on operational support and sourcing deal flow through its network of elite Israeli Defense Forces technological units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB), Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Seed stage investments
• Venture capital
• Startup funding
• Tech startup investment
• Early stage capital

Headquarters

HQ city

Netanya

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: Booster Ventures generates returns through equity investments in early-stage technology startups. The firm leads seed investment rounds and accompanies portfolio companies from seed stage through growth, realizing returns through exits, IPOs, or secondary transactions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Booster Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests early in exceptional technology startups. The firm leads seed investment rounds and provides end-to-end operational support through a value creation team, accompanying portfolio companies from seed stage through growth with hands-on guidance, infrastructure, and strategic expertise.

Product overview

Booster Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that provides end-to-end investment support and infrastructure to cutting-edge tech startups. The company offers investment services rather than a unified product platform, connecting startups with capital, operational expertise, and access to Israeli technology talent from elite IDF military units. Their portfolio includes DeepDub.ai, Lavaa.health, Apono.io, Mesh.security, and Firedome.io, but these are portfolio companies rather than Booster Ventures's own product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seed Investment Rounds
• Value Creation Team Support

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IDF Technological UnitscoreOthersBooster Ventures has forged strong ties with elite technological units in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces). Many military service graduates contact the firm to consult about their startup ideas, creating a primary deal sourcing channel.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• StageOne Ventures: Israeli seed- and early-stage investor that leads rounds in technology startups, often working alongside co-investors to build syndicates. Directly comparable to Booster in leading Israeli seed rounds with hands-on involvement.
• Magma Venture Partners: One of Israel's earliest seed-stage venture capital firms, focused on backing Israeli technology entrepreneurs from inception. Comparable to Booster in early-stage Israeli tech focus and operator-driven approach.
• TLV Partners: Israeli early- and growth-stage VC investing in technology companies with a strong operator network across the Israeli tech ecosystem. Directly comparable to Booster in targeting Israeli founders from elite tech backgrounds, though operating at meaningfully larger fund scale.
• Hetz Ventures: Israeli pre-seed and seed venture capital firm explicitly built around the IDF 8200 alumni network, providing strong founder support from inception. Closely comparable to Booster in both target stage and IDF-aligned deal sourcing.
• Cardumen Capital: Israeli early-stage VC targeting technology startups at seed and early stage, often leveraging the Israeli tech talent ecosystem. Comparable in stage, geography, and tech-only thesis.
• S Capital: Israeli early-stage technology VC investing in seed rounds with a thesis-driven approach to backing Israeli founders. Comparable in early-stage Israeli tech focus.
• Ibex Investors: Israel-focused early- and growth-stage VC backing technology companies with strong operational support. Comparable in targeting Israeli tech founders with active portfolio involvement.

Broad incumbents

• Pitango Venture Capital: Israel's largest local VC, investing across all stages of technology companies from seed to growth. Comparable as Israeli tech seed-stage competitor with broader fund mandates and larger cheque size.
• OurCrowd: Israel-based global venture investing platform with significant early-stage Israeli tech exposure. Comparable as a diversified Israel tech investor, though differentiated by a broader LP-driven and global model.
• Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP): One of Israel's largest established VCs with broad exposure across seed, growth, and late stages including cybersecurity and enterprise tech. Comparable in theme (Israeli tech, cybersecurity portfolio overlap) but operates at a much larger scale and broader stage focus than Booster.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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