Corundum Open Innovation

What is Corundum Open Innovation?

Founded in 2015, Corundum Open Innovation is a venture capital firm based in Israel with a focus on fostering the relationship between Japanese investors and the Israeli tech ecosystem. Backed by Japanese corporations, Corundum targets Series A, Series B, Series C, and Pre-IPO stages, functioning primarily as a VC.

They are specialized in investing in top-tier Israeli High-Tech companies as well as leading Israeli VC funds. The company's investment strategy concentrates on various sectors including ICT, Life Sciences, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Industry 4.0, Med Tech, Agri Tech, Fintech, Robotics, Digital Health, and IoT.

Corundum Open Innovation is committed to providing privileged access to high-performing funds and has dedicated teams in both Japan and Israel to offer robust business development services. These include market insights, go-to-market strategies, talent and partner introductions primarily for the Japan market, enhancing business opportunities, deal execution, and market intelligence for investors and their portfolio companies.

Furthermore, they have established an independent innovation hub with a separate management team to advance their objectives.

Corundum boasts a strong team of investment professionals and advisors, including managing partners and venture partners with deep experience in the industry as well as notable advisory board members such as a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and the former President of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.