Organization · Venture Capital
Pitango
Pitango is an Israel-based venture capital firm that invests in early to growth-stage technology companies across various sectors, including healthcare and food-tech. Founded in 1993, it has backed over 300 companies and invested more than $3 billion.
Overview
What Pitango does
What Pitango is
Pitango is an Israel-based venture capital firm that invests in early to growth-stage technology companies across various sectors, including healthcare and food-tech. Founded in 1993, it has backed over 300 companies and invested more than $3 billion.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 1993
- Approximate age
- About 33 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 26, 2026
Official channels
Find Pitango elsewhere
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Capability profile
Pitango as a funder
Investment thesis
Pitango backs technically ambitious founders from first company formation through global scale, focusing on breakthrough technologies in AI, quantum computing, and healthtech.
Focus narrative
Pitango invests in early-stage companies, particularly in artificial intelligence and quantum technology. The firm emphasizes building strong partnerships with entrepreneurs and provides comprehensive support from initial hires to introductions to Fortune 500 companies.
Value beyond capital
Pitango provides extensive support to portfolio companies, including operational guidance, network access, customer introductions, and assistance with revenue model development and hiring.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $5,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Growth Equity
- Sectors
- Artificial IntelligenceQuantum ComputingHealthcareBiotech & Life SciencesFintechCybersecurityMobility & TransportationMedia & EntertainmentFood & Agriculture
- Regions
- Global · North America · Europe · Asia
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 300
- Recorded notable exits
- Riskified and Via
Portfolio context
Tomorrow.io: Weather intelligence and satellite data company. Adaptive6: Cloud cost governance platform. Blykalla: Lead-cooled advanced reactor company. PsiQuantum: Quantum computing company. Finout: Enterprise FinOps platform. Komodor: Kubernetes management platform. AppsFlyer: Marketing measurement platform. Via: Public mobility platform with a recent IPO. Riskified: E-commerce optimization company. QuantHealth: Clinical simulation and drug-development platform. Restore Medical: Clinical-stage heart-failure medtech company. LeaFix Medical: Transcatheter mitral-valve repair company.
Capability profile
Pitango as a community
Community overview
Pitango is one of Israel’s longest-running venture capital firms, originally founded in the 1990s. It focuses on backing founders who are turning ambitious ideas into real-world change. With a strong emphasis on building partnerships with entrepreneurs, Pitango provides support throughout the growth process, from initial hires to introductions to Fortune 500 companies. The firm has backed over 300 companies and invested more than $3 billion across various sectors.
Community focus
Pitango invests in early-stage companies, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum technology. The firm operates through three main funds: Pitango First, which backs seed and early-stage technology companies; Pitango Growth, which supports scale-stage companies; and Pitango HealthTech, which invests in healthcare and life sciences ventures.
Member value
Members benefit from Pitango's extensive network, operational guidance, and support in scaling their businesses. The firm emphasizes access to customer introductions and revenue model support, ensuring that founders receive the necessary resources to grow their companies effectively.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 300
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- application
- Stages
- Seed
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Notable members
Nechemia (Chemi) J. Peres, Rami Kalish, Eyal Niv, Ayal Itzkovitz, Yair Cassuto, Gad Huldai, Aaron Mankovski, Isaac Hillel, Ittai Harel, Hila Karah, Jonathan Glazer, MD.
Common questions
What to know about Pitango
Upseed classifies Pitango under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 26, 2026
Known limits
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