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MAAYAN Fund is a student-led VC fund that will invest in exciting early-stage impact startups to strengthen the University’s ecosystem.

The first-of-its-kind fund in Israel, MAAYAN Fund will be managed by students from the Hebrew University Business School and will contribute to the school’s ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation.

The MAAYAN Fund will focus on investing in start-ups that aim to produce a measurable impact, operate in Jerusalem, and/or were established by HUJI alumni. Funding will be raised from investors who seek an opportunity to invest in unique start-ups, and to build a unique ecosystem at the Hebrew University.
The MAAYAN Fund will provide students with an extraordinary opportunity for hands-on experience in the rapidly growing impact investment sector. In addition to leveraging and strengthening relationships between students, entrepreneurs, and investors in the HUJI community.

Due to MAAYAN's unique environment inside The Hebrew University, there are incredible business opportunities in hands reach!

Our Impact

MAAYAN invests in businesses with a mission to improve life on earth, in accordance with the SDGs, using innovative technologies.

  • For the (Startup) world

    A sector agnostic fund with a focus on mission-driven start-ups. Relevant field of interest are FoodTech, AgTech, MedTech, BioTech, industry 4.0, EdTech etc.

  • For the HUJI Community

    Strengthening the alumni community, increasing capital supply for entrepreneurs, as well as providing a unique investment opportunities.

  • For the students

    A first-of-its-kind hands-on experience in impact VC Investing.

  • For HUJI and its Business School

    A groundbreaking platform for teaching that will create an effective ecosystem with social impact.

Our Team

Academic Team

Dr. Dan Marom

Dr. Dan Marom

Shir Kahanov

Shir Kahanov

Prof. Yigal Newman

Prof. Yigal Newman

Team MAAYAN 2025

Tom Yariv

Tom Yariv

Guy Zehavi

Guy Zehavi

Moshe Silberman

Moshe Silberman

Ben Tabuch

Ben Tabuch

Rona Yaniv

Rona Yaniv

Stav Rehani

Stav Rehani

Guy Zur

Guy Zur

Advisory Committee

Prof. Eugene Kandel

Prof. Eugene Kandel

Prof. Dan Galai

Prof. Dan Galai

Prof. Nicole Adler

Prof. Nicole Adler

MAAYAN's CIRCLE

In the world of startup investing-where every pitch is dazzling, every market is a “trillion-dollar opportunity,” and every founder believes they’re leading a revolution-due diligence (DD) is what brings us back to earth. It’s a long, deep, and demanding process, but also the strongest tool we have as a VC fund to evaluate, clarify, and make critical decisions.

At our fund, like in many others, DD isn’t just a basic step before investing-it’s a core process meant to truly understand who we’re working with, what the potential is, and what the real risks are. It involves technical questions, business insights, a healthy dose of intuition-and above all, active listening and thorough investigation.

Over time, we’ve conducted DD for several early-stage companies. From those processes, we’ve gathered a few recurring insights. This is not a full checklist, nor a full manual. But these are the highlights we’ve found ourselves returning to again and again.

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