Shoni Health Ventures – a healthtech fund affiliated with ARC Innovation at Sheba Medical Center (one of the world’s top hospitals) – will invest in startups specializing in digital health and medical devices. This fund will invest in early-stage (pre-seed and seed stage) startups and will utilize its unique resources to support entrepreneurs in various aspects of their company’s growth. And Shoni will create the ideal conditions for entrepreneurial success. The fund has already invested in five healthtech startups: Quant Health, AISAP, CoPilotMD, FeelBetter, and Append Medical.
Shoni Health Ventures is strategically and commercially linked to ARC Innovation at Sheba Medical Center, one of the world’s top hospitals. And this strong partnership brings the portfolio companies extraordinary access to global partnerships, over 25 years of medical data and medical personnel. Eran Lerer leads the fund as the CEO and Managing Partner and brings a wealth of experience in venture capital investments, business development, marketing and sales in digital health, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Ran Goshen and Sarah Greenberg created the Shoni Health Ventures fund.
Dr. Goshen is known as an expert in gyneco-oncology and an entrepreneur in cancer-related innovations. And he is also the founder of N1X10, serving as its hands-on chairman and chief physician. N1X10 is at the forefront of creating the first global network for cancer patients and specialists, introducing revolutionary support services. Previously, Ran oversaw the life science investments at the VC firm Israel Seed Partners. Plus he holds an MD from the Hadassah Medical School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earned his board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology from Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital, was certified as a Gynecologic Oncologist at the University of Toronto, and holds a doctorate in cell biology from the Hebrew University through the Silberman Institute for Life Sciences.
Sarah Greenberg is known as a dynamic business and social entrepreneur. Her experience spans venture capital investments, corporate strategy, and impact investments, along with roles in public and social sectors in the US, China, and Israel. And Greenberg made Aliyah to Israel in 2015 where she volunteered for service in the IDF. Between 2018 and 2019, she held a role as the foreign relations advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, tasked, among others, with writing his English speeches. In 2020, Greenberg launched an investment fund aimed at nurturing breakthrough technologies across a range of sectors. Currently, Greenberg chairs the investment arm of the Seed the Dream Foundation, striving to foster social leadership and equal opportunities through education and empowering women. She holds a bachelor’s in economics from Yale University and two master’s degrees in business administration and public policy, both from Harvard University.
KEY QUOTES:
“Many healthtech startups around the world are struggling to attract early-stage investors.Consequently, many potential innovative solutions that could significantly improve global health remain unrealized. We aim to bridge this gap, supporting healthtech startups in bringing their innovative solutions to market and make a global impact.”
— Eran Lerer, CEO & Managing Partner, Shoni Health Ventures
“The digital health sector has seen considerable growth in recent years, and even with the recent slowing of the market, we believe that digital transformation is the only way forward in the long run. With the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, bio-convergence, and other technologies, we are just beginning to see the impact of digital and smart solutions on the future of health. ARC Innovation is thrilled to announce the partnership with Shoni Health Ventures.”
— Prof. Eyal Zimlichman, Chief Transformation Officer and Chief Innovation Officer at Sheba Medical Center and Director and Founder of ARC Innovation
