Funds of Israel — Invest in Israeli innovation

Invest in Israeli innovation, Take part in shaping Israel’s future.

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is an investment platform providing access to Israel’s leading startups and venture capital funds through two core investment channels: a Fund of Funds and an exclusive international Investor Club.

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Why Israel, Why Now?

Invest in Israeli innovation,Create financial value with meaning.

Israeli technological innovation is a uniquely valuable asset on a global scale.Professional, well-informed investment in it can strengthen Israel’s economy, expand its influence and establish its standing in the world, while generating meaningful financial returns for investors.

A stronger Israeli economy
Capital directed to innovation helps funds and companies grow, hire, develop and expand into new markets.
Global standing and influence
Israeli technology success creates partnerships, knowledge and influence that strengthen Israel’s place in the global economy.
Financial potential
Over the years, investment in Israeli startups has established itself as an attractive avenue for investors, combining financial potential with added value and meaning.

Why Funds of Israel?

More than a decade of experience,building bridges between Israel and the Diaspora.

We bring more than a decade of experience with Israel’s leading startups and venture capital funds, and build business bridges between Israel and Jewish communities across the Diaspora.

Experience at the heart of the ecosystem
More than a decade of close work with entrepreneurs, startups and venture capital fund managers in Israel, alongside rigorous professional evaluation of investment opportunities.
Access to selected opportunities
Long-standing relationships built on trust with fund managers, entrepreneurs and investors enable access to distinctive, selected investment opportunities.
Bridges to Diaspora communities
Personal and business relationships with Jewish communities, organizations and leaders around the world, connecting capital, knowledge and meaning with Israeli innovation.
A combination that creates value
Venture capital expertise alongside relationship management and bridge-building between communities - a combination that gives investors professional depth, credibility and a genuine connection to Israel.

Investment Strategies

One platform, two channels,a gateway to Israeli innovation.

Two core investment channels, providing access to Israel’s leading venture capital funds and top performing start-ups.

Exposure to leading venture funds

Fund of Funds

A differentiated investment strategy enabling investors to make a single commitment and gain exposure to multiple selected venture capital funds, each investing across a broad portfolio of companies. The structure diversifies across managers, sectors, stages and companies, with the aim of reducing concentration and broadening the potential for success.

International investor community

Investor Club

An exclusive international club for private investors, family offices and institutional investors, connecting people and communities and providing access to selected investment opportunities.

Exposure to leading venture funds

Fund of Funds

International investor community

Investor Club

An exclusive international club for private investors, family offices and institutional investors, connecting people and communities and providing access to selected investment opportunities.

Team

Because people invest in people first.

Ben Marili

Co-Founder & General Partner

Ben Marili is Co-Founder and General Partner at Funds of Israel.

His professional background spans venture capital, entrepreneurship and business development, alongside substantial national security experience in the service of the State of Israel and Jewish communal leadership on the international stage. Over the years, he has built personal and strategic relationships with investors, business leaders, national institutions, government bodies and international organizations across Israel and worldwide.

Ben served for approximately 13 years within Israel’s national security establishment in a series of roles, leading complex national missions in Israel and abroad and working across government agencies and with international counterparts. In recent years, he has sourced investment opportunities across technology companies, startups, venture funds and founders, including as a Venture Scout at Flashpoint Venture Capital. He also serves as an official representative of the Morocco–Israel Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMI), advancing business ties and strengthening the foundations of peace between the two countries, while maintaining relationships across other Abraham Accords countries.

At Funds of Israel, Ben leads the fund’s investor relations, the development of its Investor Club and its strategic partnerships. He works with private investors, family offices, institutional investors and strategic partners, building long-term relationships founded on trust and transparency.

Alongside his investment activities, Ben chairs the World Sephardi Federation - Next Generation, serves as an Adviser to KKL–JNF and as a Board Member of Beit Morasha in Jerusalem. He holds an MBA with a specialization in Real Estate and a B.A. in Law Enforcement and Legal Studies, graduating with honors in both.

Oz Hassine

Co-Founder & General Partner

Oz Hassine is Co-Founder and General Partner at Funds of Israel.

Oz brings more than a decade of experience in venture capital and strategy consulting. He has a hands-on track record of leading investments end to end, from sourcing and due diligence through investment decisions and active portfolio management.

Over the past seven years, Oz was part of Flashpoint, a global multi-stage venture capital fund. He joined as the first hire of its Israeli office and rose from Analyst to Investment Director. During that time he helped grow the fund’s Israeli activity to about half of its total portfolio. He served at board level as an observer in portfolio companies including Mize, Callers, Particula and Gaviti, advising management on strategy, budgeting, fundraising and market positioning. Before Flashpoint, Oz was a strategy consultant at EY-Parthenon, where he advised on transactions, M&A and market entry.

At Funds of Israel, Oz leads the fund’s investment activity. He manages the deal pipeline, sources and evaluates fund investments and secondary transactions in Israel’s leading technology companies, and oversees the investment portfolio. His work draws on years as a direct investor and on close relationships with founders, managers and investors across the Israeli ecosystem.

Alongside his investment work, Oz lectures and mentors in academic and accelerator programs, including at Ben-Gurion University, Reichman University and 365x. He serves as Head of International Affairs at the World Sephardi Federation. Oz holds a B.A. in Economics, cum laude, from Ben-Gurion University.

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