GBZ Technologies Ltd., is the early stage investment vehicle of the Ben-Zvi Holding Group. Its affiliate, Z. Ben-Zvi Hafakot Ltd., holds commercial real estate and other investments, including a major position in Wizcom Technologies Ltd. (Duetche Bürse: WZM). Its subsidiary GBZ Antarctica Ltd. is the management arm of the Group.

At GBZ we seek experienced high tech entrepreneurs from around the world. While many of our investments are in Israel, we also review projects with affiliate investors from Sweden and Japan. Any geographies may be considered as long as the business is Israel-related in a meaningful way. Our primary areas of interest include:

1. Consumer-related products and technologies. “Consumer-related” means technologies that influence the way the consumer would use the product, or otherwise influence how the product is engineered. Semiconductors are excluded from this category.
2. Building systems for space or energy efficiency. We look for innovative companies with scalable growth potential. Start-up activities in this area should offer their customers a clear standalone ROI without assuming any government subsidies in their business model.

We seek companies that have already filed IP and are led by an experienced entrepreneur. Applicants should submit via email a two-page executive summary that includes a Total Available Market analysis, as well as a personal CV. We invest in early stage but we have a strong preference for companies that are past proof of concept.

As our portfolio companies mature, later stage investment are referred to our affiliate Aviv Ventures www.avivvc.com.

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