OUR MISSION

Our mission is to nurture selected nanotechnologies built on transformational scientific breakthroughs that are offering solutions to improve the way we contribute to the world. We are a venture fund that has the exclusive first right of examination and investment in innovations and intellectual property emerging from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The Racah Nanotech fund invests in faculty projects delivered by award-winning researchers in one of the most prestigious academic settings with the express goal of bridging the gap between research and market-ready technologies.

Dr. Dov Reichman

General Manager


Dr. Dov Reichman has been a senior manager for more than 25 years and served as CEO, board member, and advisory committees of many high-tech companies. A member of the MIT technology review global panel and holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Hebrew University.

our JOURNEY

The Racah Nano Venture Fund was established in 2019 by Yissum, the tech transfer company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yissum is one of the oldest tech transfer companies in the world with over 50 years in pioneering academic research and technology commercialization experience.

The way we work

PORTFOLIO

SOLRA-PV Ltd.

SOLRA-PV develops next generation perovskite-based photovoltaic thin films, which offer a breakthrough combination of low cost and high energy conversion rates. SOLRA-PV’s cutting-edge photovoltaic cells (PVCs) can be used in a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications, making them a versatile and practical solution for a variety of power needs.

Making the installation and use of indoor IoT devices cheaper, greener, and more accessible than ever by providing an efficient and eco-friendlier alternative to traditional batteries.

Website: solra-pv.com

PORTFOLIO

Nexocarp Ltd.

The global community is continuously searching for sustainable solutions in all aspect of our lives. It sometimes succeeds. In the case of natural micro-encapsulation, it has not yet been achieved. Until now.

Nexocarp developed a revolutionary technology that will not only allow an all-natural micro-encapsulation solution and eliminate micro-plastics usage, but also lower production costs compared with existing methods.

Website: nexocarp.com

PORTFOLIO

Mitigating Global Warming & Soils Rehabilitation Utilizing Microalgae, Nanocellulose and Quantum Dots

Innovative safe and effective method and formulation to enhance crops and ground radiative cooling for mitigating global warming.

In addition, topsoil erosion and fire damage is a worldwide problem caused by increased human activity and climate change.

The bio-nano technological approach rehabilitates damaged soil in forest and open and agricultural lands.

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Innovative Sea Water Batteries for Large Scale Energy Storage

Development of a fully open structure battery cell with both the anode and cathode exposed to seawater, highly cost-effective and safe.

The system aimed to operate in non-treated seawater opens new opportunities for the utilization of oceans area for energy storage purposes.

Can operate with simple, and even without membrane, High charging rates, provide high stability in non-treated seawater Based on cheap and environmentally friendly and biodegradable compounds.

PORTFOLIO

Quantum Dot based Super Sensing Platform - New Generation of Soft Robotic Sensing

High efficiency Quantum Dot based camera and super sensing capabilities for potential soft robotic sensing, automotive coatings and other medical & non-medical sensing platforms.

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3D Printing Advanced Materials for Personal Safety & Outdoor Activities

Innovative 3D Printing technology focuses on digital fabrication of stretchable, compressible, and flexible polymeric foams aimed for personalized safety and outdoor products, impact resistance wearables, heat insulators with complex geometry for the automotive industry and other applications.

PORTFOLIO

3D Printing Ceramics for Advanced Applications

Ceramics are usually formed starting with powders using traditional technologies at high temperatures. These technologies have limitations while addressing objects having highly complex geometries and interconnected holes.

The innovative 3D Printing technology enables fabricating 3D ceramic structures without using powders, simply by mixing solutions of metal salts.

PORTFOLIO

Single Cell Detection of Photo-Physiological Perturbation for Algal Farming

Innovative monitoring of photo-physiological features, detecting the earliest and smallest changes in algal farming to prevent huge amount of culture collapses per year.

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Peptide-based Antifreeze Coating

Development of an environmentally- and bio-friendly coating to protect surfaces from freezing. The coating will be applied on surfaces including metals, glass, and polymers (plastics) and therefore could be useful in a wide spectrum of applications such as crop protection, aircraft and optical devices shielding from ice formation.

PORTFOLIO

Silica-MOF Microencapsulation for Reduction of Microplastics

An innovative easy-to-implement alternative microencapsulation solution totally safe and friendly to the environment.

The system is aimed for reverse direction as well, for removal of pollutants from water and soil.

PORTFOLIO

Novel Anti-Oxidants Stabilizing Technology for Better Efficiency as Food Supplements

Unique peptide structures for stabilizing emulsions aimed for food and pharma applications.

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