Company:AMoon
| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Ra'anana, Israel |
| Products | HealthTech venture capital fund |
| Website | www |
aMoon is a venture capital firm focused on healthcare technology with over $1 B under management.[1] The firm was founded in 2017 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and has two investment funds: aMoon Growth and aMoon Velocity.[2]
History
aMoon was co-founded in 2017 by Marius Nacht and Dr. Yair Schindel.[3][4][5] It began as a single LP-investment fund and in early 2018, transitioned to an official venture capital structure. aMoon invests through two funds: aMoon Growth, which focuses on growth and mid-late stage companies; and aMoon Velocity, which focuses on early stage companies.[6]
Overview
aMoon Growth
aMoon Growth has investors from both Israel and abroad, including a partnership with Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs.[7] The fund invests capital into companies that are in the mid-late-stages of their development cycle or the early-stages of commercial launch.[8] In March 2019, aMoon Growth raised $660M,[9] and in July 2020, it raised another $90M, bringing the total amount of the fund to $750M.[10][11][12] In 2021, the firm began raising aMoon Growth II, completing a first closing on the fund in October 2021 with undisclosed amounts.[8]
aMoon Velocity
aMoon Velocity focuses on investing in early stage companies. The fund invests as early as pre-seed and as late as round A. aMoon Velocity closed in December 2020 after raising $114M.[13]
References
- ↑ "aMoon Fund Portfolio". www.cbinsights.com. https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/amoon-partners.
- ↑ Ziv, Real (September 13, 2021). "Amon establishes a hedge fund". The Marker. https://www.themarker.com/technation/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-1.10204303.
- ↑ "Marius Nacht". https://www.forbes.com/profile/marius-nacht/?sh=2abfe21e25bc.
- ↑ "Yair Schindel, MD". https://www.amoon.fund/team/amoon-growth/yair-schindel/.
- ↑ Shulman, Sophie (21 February 2020). "Healthtech Is Israel's Next Growth Engine, Says Venture Capitalist". Calcalist. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3794430,00.html.
- ↑ "Israel health fund aMoon II gets $600 million in investor commitments". Reuters. 9 January 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-healthcare-fundraising/israel-health-fund-amoon-ii-gets-600-million-in-investor-commitments-idUKKCN1P3138?edition-redirect=uk.
- ↑ Shieber, Jonathan (6 March 2019). "A healthcare investment fund has become one of Israel's largest with a $660 million close". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/06/a-healthcare-investment-fund-has-become-one-of-israels-largest-with-a-660-million-close/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Orbach, Meir (21 October 2021). "aMoon raising new massive healthtech fund". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3920718,00.html.
- ↑ Weinreb, Gali (6 March 2019). "aMoon closes $660m Israeli health-tech VC fund". Globes. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-amoon-closes-660m-israeli-health-tech-vc-fund-1001276888.
- ↑ Benmeleh, Yaacov (22 July 2020). "Israel's Largest Health VC Ups Fund to $750 Million on Virus". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-22/israel-s-largest-health-vc-boosts-fund-to-750-million-on-virus.
- ↑ "Technology that heals". Jerusalem Post. 26 September 2018. https://www.jpost.com/international/technology-that-heals-568001.
- ↑ Solomon, Shoshanna (22 July 2020). "Israel health fund aMoon II raises added $90 million amid pandemic". Times of Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-health-fund-amoon-ii-raises-added-90-million-amid-pandemic/.
- ↑ Ziv, Amitay (31 December 2020). ""Touching People's Lives": aMoon Velocity Trust Foundation kicks off with a $ 100 million fundraiser". TheMarker. https://www.themarker.com/technation/.premium-1.9414734.
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