What NetZero Tech Ventures does

NetZero Tech Ventures is an Israeli climate and energy deep-tech venture capital firm and venture builder headquartered at the Bar-Ilan University campus in Ramat Gan. Founded in 2022 and operating with 1–10 employees, the firm identifies hard-science technologies originating in Israeli academic labs and converts them into investable companies by pairing founders with pre-seed capital, prototyping infrastructure, and corporate design-partner introductions. Its three operating pillars are Strategic Capital Deployment (pre-seed equity investments made under the Israel Innovation Authority's Incubator Track 4 program, which unlocks public co-funding per deal), a Venture Studio that scouts and forms new companies, and Prototyping Labs that include wet chemistry labs, R&D facilities, dry rooms, and dedicated workspaces built with Bar-Ilan University and the National Energy Storage Institute.

Name

NetZero Tech Ventures

Legal name

NetZero Tech Ventures

Website

https://net-zero.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NetZero Tech Ventures is an Israel-based climate and energy deep-tech venture builder and pre-seed investor, deploying capital via an Israel Innovation Authority incubator and operating prototyping labs with Bar-Ilan University to commercialize academic hard-science technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Tech Venture Capital

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM), Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

Keywords

• Climate tech venture capital
• Deep tech investing
• Energy tech incubation
• Pre-seed venture funding
• Technology venture building

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramat Gan

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Returns: NetZero generates returns through equity investment in pre-seed and early-stage climate and energy deep tech companies. They invest through the IIA Incubator Track 4 program with potential follow-ons and introductions to their network of global investors as ventures grow.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NetZero Tech Ventures is Israel's most active climate and energy deep-tech investor and venture builder. It deploys strategic capital into pre-seed ventures through the Israel Innovation Authority Incubator Track 4 program, identifies hard science technologies from academic labs and builds them into scalable companies, and operates Prototyping Labs with wet chemistry labs, R&D facilities, and workspaces in partnership with Bar-Ilan University and the National Energy Storage Institute.

Product overview

NetZero Tech Ventures operates as Israel's most active investor and venture builder in climate and energy deep-tech. The company offers a three-pronged platform: Strategic Capital Deployment for pre-seed equity investments through the Israel Innovation Authority Incubator Track 4 program; a Venture Studio that identifies hard science technologies from academic labs and builds them into scalable companies; and Prototyping Labs providing end-to-end R&D infrastructure including wet chemistry labs, dry rooms, and workspaces in partnership with Bar-Ilan University and the National Energy Storage Institute. The portfolio includes eight portfolio companies focused on: WatAirGy (thermal clean energy), Chiral Energies (electron spin alignment for computing), DataPond (AI-based water contamination management), Fast Sense (hydrogen/methane detection), SolidT (solid-state cooling for data centers), GreenTidio (green TiO2 production), Starstone (energy-independent cement), and CatAmmon (non-rare earth catalytic converters).

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Capital Deployment Significant equity investment in pre-seed climate and energy deep-tech ventures as part of the Israel Innovation Authority Incubator Track 4 program, with potential follow-on capital and introductions to the firm's global investor network. Targeted at founders and early-stage companies developing hard science climate technologies.
• Venture Studio Identifies promising hard science technologies from leading academic labs and develops them into scalable companies, connecting technologies with entrepreneurs and providing initial capital. Targeted at academic researchers and entrepreneurs seeking commercialization support for climate and energy technologies.
• Energy Prototype Labs End-to-end prototyping and venture building infrastructure featuring advanced wet chemistry labs, dry rooms, state-of-the-art R&D facilities, and dedicated workspaces supporting fuel cells, hydrogen solutions, and next-generation battery prototypes. Built in partnership with Bar-Ilan University and the National Energy Storage Institute. Available to portfolio companies, academic researchers, startups, and industrial partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Global climate tech investment expected to rise from $31.7 billion in 2025 to approximately $39.6 billion in 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bar-Ilan UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration for the Energy Prototype Labs and venture building activities. NetZero has built wet chemistry labs, state-of-the-art R&D facilities, dedicated workspaces at Bar-Ilan University Campus to help scale breakthrough technologies up the Technology Readiness Level.
• National Energy Storage InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Energy Prototype Labs creating Israel's first end-to-end ecosystem for energy and climate innovation. The institute supports prototyping development from fuel cells and hydrogen solutions to next-generation battery prototypes.
• Israeli Energy Ecosystem PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partners including IsraeliEnergy, ScienceAbroad, and Blue e Logo providing network access and industry connections in the Israeli energy ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OurCrowd: Israel-based venture investing platform with multiple sector funds including climate, and a similar mix of strategic corporate LPs and Israeli academic/industry deal flow. Broader portfolio scope makes it an incumbent rather than a direct pre-seed peer.
• Khosla Ventures: Large US deep-tech and climate-tech investor with a long track record of pre-seed/seed bets in energy, materials, and industrial biotech. Competes for similar founder profiles and follow-on capital, though at vastly greater scale.
• Breakthrough Energy Ventures: Bill Gates-backed climate-tech fund investing globally in deep-tech ventures across the same verticals NetZero targets (energy storage, hydrogen, materials, industrial decarbonization). A larger, better-capitalized incumbent competing for the same founders and follow-on rounds.
• JVP (Jerusalem Venture Partners): One of Israel's largest and longest-running VCs, with a dedicated climate and new-energy pillar and deep relationships with Israeli multinationals. Operates across stages and sectors, so a broader incumbent rather than a direct specialist.
• Prelude Ventures: US-based early-stage venture fund focused exclusively on climate tech, investing across energy, mobility, food/agri, and industrial decarbonization. Comparable thesis and stage, though a substantially larger incumbent operating globally.

Direct peers

• Sarona Ventures: Climate-tech focused seed/early-stage VC investing from Israel with global reach, overlapping target verticals (energy storage, materials, industrial decarbonization) and similar stage focus to NetZero.
• Climatech Global Ventures (CGV): Israel-based climate-tech early-stage VC. CGV's General Partner Dr. Barak Ben-Avinoam sits on NetZero's board, evidencing direct overlap in thesis, geography, and stage focus on Israeli climate deep tech.
• Innegev: Israeli early-stage venture investor and accelerator. Sarit Soccary Ben Yochanan, advisor to NetZero, is Chairperson of Innegev, evidencing direct overlap in thesis, geography, and pre-seed climate/deep-tech deal flow.
• Terra Venture Partners: Israel-based early-stage VC focused on clean energy, environmental, and water technologies. Closest comparable in pure Israeli climate-tech early-stage investing, although now less active.

Emerging players

• DCVC (Data Collective): Deep-tech focused US VC investing in computational and materials science, including energy and climate. Comparable on the deep-tech orientation and willingness to invest at the science-to-prototype interface that NetZero targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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