Cockpit Innovation

About The Fund

Cockpit Innovation is a corporate venture capital arm established by El Al Airlines in 2015, with its headquarters based in Tel Aviv, Israel. They focus on supporting and investing in disruptive technologies across various sectors, including Software, Hospitality & Events, FinTech & Financial Services, IoT & Wearables, CleanTech, A.I. & Big Data, Web Security & Privacy, Payments, Aerospace & Defense, and Nanotechnology. Their investment strategy encompasses pre-seed and seed stages, with a minimum investment of $100,000, a maximum of $1,000,000, and a sweet spot at around $300,000. As an external innovation hub and venture capital arm, they strive to add value to industry leaders by providing access to groundbreaking technology solutions. Cockpit Innovation creates collaborations with innovative solutions that support the rapid digital evolution of the Aviation industry and engages in strategic investment activities that promote exceptional technologies poised to significantly influence the future of Aviation. Their unique leverage comes from their role as a conduit between the innovation realm and the aviation sector. They aim to deliver solutions by tapping into an extensive knowledge base and areas of expertise, thus fostering meaningful business partnerships within the industry. Established by diverse leading corporations to serve as an innovation arm, Cockpit Innovation not only supports startups but also allows them to test, verify, and scale their products through their shareholders, who also act as a knowledge resource and provide beta testing sites. This comprehensive view and experience in air travel and related fields, such as food tech, empower Cockpit Innovation with a distinctive standpoint and robust network to add significant value to both their shareholders and the start-ups they support.