We Catch The Stars
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." - Norman Vincent PealeBacked by Reichman University, with exceptional access to Israeli entrepreneurs, we invest in outstanding Israeli tech founders and provide them with unique resources to accelerate and scale.
We invest in exceptional Israeli founders, both Reichman University alumni and non-alumni, at the earliest stage of their journey – pre-seed and seed.
Reichman University (RUNI) is Israel’s first and only private university and one of the world’s top entrepreneurship schools founded by Prof. Uriel Reichman. Ranked in the *top 10 universities worldwide for producing entrepreneurs, its alumni have launched 700+ startups, achieved 200+ exits, and built 22 unicorns.
*According to Pitchbook report. Universities under 15,000 students
Built by founders, for founders. Prof. Uriel Reichman founded Reichman University, Prof. Yossi Maaravi created Israel’s first academic school of entrepreneurship and co-founded RUNI Ventures, and Managing Partner Hila Goldman-Aslan is a three-time entrepreneur and exited founder. We’ve been where you are.
RUNI Ventures is deeply rooted in the Israeli tech ecosystem through its founding managing partners and Reichman University’s unique access to elite industry leaders, unicorn founders, and post-exit entrepreneurs.
Meet The Team
Meet the RUNI Ventures team backing early stage startups and committed to supporting founders every step of the way.
Hila Goldman-Aslan
Managing Partner
Gil Rifkin
Associate
Yossi Maaravi
Co-Founder & Chairman
Sara Kalowski
Head of Value CreationHila Goldman-Aslan
Managing PartnerYossi Maaravi
Co-Founder & ChairmanGil Rifkin
AssociateSara Kalowski
Head of Value CreationOur Focus
Early Stage – Investing at pre-seed and seed stages.
Israeli Founders – Partnering with outstanding Israeli founders around the world.
Sector Agnostic – Actively looking for bold and disruptive ideas across all sectors and technologies.
Our VENTURE FELLOWS
We’ve built a community of Reichman University Alumni Venture Fellows consisting of post-exit entrepreneurs, unicorn founders, VC partners and investors. Our Venture Fellows actively share deal flow, co-invest alongside us, and support our founders with their expertise and networks.
200+
Exited founders
26
Unicorn founders
Top 8
Universities Worldwide by Number of Startup Founders
(*universities<15K students)
Co-founder @ Abbi.io
Acquired by WalkMe
Co-founder @ OrthoSpin
Acquired by J&J
Co-founder @ Crazy Labs
Unicorn Company
Co-founder @ Segoma
Acquired by R2NET Inc.
Co-founder @ Novaremed AG
IPO (NASDAQ)
Co-founder @invi Labs
Acquired by Google
Founder @ ZooZ
Acquired by PayU
Founder @ Verbit
Unicorn Company
Co-founder @ Dig Security
Acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Co-founder @ Profitect
Acquired by Zebra Technologies
Co-Founder @SafeDK
Acquired by AppLovin
Co-founder @ Spetz
Acquired by Paradox
Co-founder & CEO @MyCheck
Acquired by Shiji Group
Founder @ Redash
Acquired by Databricks.
Co-founder & CEO @DiA Imaging Analysis
Acquired by Philips
Co-founder @ eToro
IPO (NASDAQ)
Founder & CEO @Carbyne
Acquired by NASDAQ: AXON
RUNI VENTURES ADVANTAGES
RUNI Ventures benefits from deep integration within the Israeli ecosystem and the broad infrastructure of Reichman University, extending its capabilities far beyond a typical early-stage fund, delivering unique deal flow and far more than just capital to its portfolio companies.
