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Lionbird Ventures

VC
Tel Aviv, Israel - Chicago, ILWebsite

Lionbird Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel - Chicago, IL investing in Healthcare, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 43 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
43 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$145M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, SaaS
HQ
Tel Aviv, Israel - Chicago, IL

Last verified: 2026-05-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

AUM

$145M

Portfolio

43+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 3

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage digital health companies solving major inefficiencies in care delivery and clinical decision-making.

How Lionbird Ventures invests

Lionbird Ventures is a vc firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel - Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, SaaS.

Lionbird Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $145M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2018, Lionbird Ventures has backed 43 companies in our records, including Bluespine, Ruby Health, PhaseV. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 3 investments logged over the last 12 months.

Partners & Team

SH

Sasha Hayman

Director of Investor Relations

IF

Itschak Friedman

Partner

CF

Chaim Friedman

Partner

JF

Jonathan Friedman

Co-Founder

KR

Kati Raisher

Finance Director

GV

Gal Veksler

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (43)

2025

BL

Bluespine

HEALTH·Seed
RU

Ruby Health

HEALTH·Seed
PH

PhaseV

HEALTH·Seed

2024

PA

Patient Partner

HEALTH·Seed
JI

Jimini Health

HEALTH·Seed

2022

ON

OneStep

HEALTH·Round A

2021

HE

Heyday Health

HEALTH·Seed
PH

Phrase Health

HEALTH·Seed

2020

LA

Laguna Health

HEALTH·Seed

2018

FU

FundGuard

OTHER·Seed
How to pitch Lionbird Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sasha Hayman, Director of Investor Relations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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