About Us

Capital Nature is a leading climate investor focusing on early-stage companies (pre-seed to Series A) with innovative technologies. Capital Nature is focused on mobilizing patient capital towards innovative decarbonization & planet resilience solutions that improve our daily lives and global footprint.

For over a decade, Capital Nature has been committed to each founder’s vision, successfully leveraging strategic partners within the local ecosystem and beyond to formulate long-lasting cooperation and synergy.

Capital Nature’s portfolio consists of 15 companies in different stages of maturity. The Capital Nature team includes professionals in the fields of science, engineering, industry, operations, and finance, as well as a variety of top-tier service providers and consultants, providing all functions necessary for a young enterprise.

Capital Nature’s shareholders, including Elbit, Refael, Direct Insurance, Consensus Business Group, and Ratio Group, share their knowledge and ecosystems with the company and its portfolio.
Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel – the innovation powerhouse nestled between east and west, Capital Nature is strategically located at the very heart of the planet that we are trying to save. With sights set on the next decade of purposeful investing, we are now onboarding new partners to join us for the perfect storm of perfect opportunities.

Team

Ofir Gomeh

CEO

Ofir joined Capital Nature, as CEO early in 2021. Before joining, Ofir held several managerial positions in LR Group, a multi-national project company, including the CEO of Clal Sun, an Israeli renewables company, leading major PV project development through to financing, construction and operation. Prior to Clal Sun, Ofir was the CFO of Rafael Development Company (RDC) and several of RDC’s subsidiaries, dealing with sprouting activities of a dozen newly formed start-up companies in fields of medical device, energy, software, and automotive, escorting them from establishment through development, international VCs fund raising and several successful exits. Ofir also served in the financial department of dual TA/NASDAQ-listed Elron Electronic Industries.
Ofir holds a BA in Economics and Accounting from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is also a graduate of the Tel-Aviv University Business School, where he attained his MBA with focus on finance.

Read More

Gil Shaki

CGO

An expert on national  innovation policies and on the Israeli innovation  infrastructure-related (energy, water, construction, transportation, environment) ecosystem. In his recent  position as a Senior Director for Energy, Sustainability & Infrastructure at the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) Gil has been the main initiator of a revolution in Israel’s national innovation policy, aimed at creating the conditions for growth of tech companies active in “hard” fields, such as energy, cleantech, construction, transportation, and more.

Read More

Tali Biron

CFO

Tali joined Capital Nature in 2017, bringing extensive experience in accounting, cashflow control and financial and budget planning, for both startups and private and public holding companies and incubators. In the scope of her responsibility, Tali oversees Capital Natures’ financial and legal activities, including fundraising and investment execution, as well as its’ portfolio companies, providing them with financial services
during their incubation period and thereafter as needed, overseeing their next rounds of financing and other commercial activities. Prior to joining Capital Nature, Tali served as the Controller of Gefen Biomed Investment, a public holding company and technological incubator traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).

Tali holds LL.B in Law and B.A. in Accounting from the College of Management – Academic Studies in Israel and is a Certified CPA and Certified lawyer in Israel

 
Read More

Dr. Dan Sagie

Chief Scientist

Dan joined Capital Nature in 2014 bringing extensive experience and a deep understanding of energy technologies and project implementation. Dan spent most of his professional career at the Nuclear Research Center, Negev (NRCN). Since 1982, Dan is also projects manager and then the Chief Scientist for Renewable Energy in Rotem Industries – NRCN’s commercial arm. Throughout his career, Dan was involved in large scale projects to name only a few: he was CEO of Laser-On, a start targeting the Medical lasers market, he headed the commercial scale volumetric air receiver Rotem’s project together with Boeing and Ormat at the Weizmann Institute Solar Facilities, he led the R&D of solar power plants new generations at Siemens CSP (formerly Solel), he worked at the U. of Chicago (non-imaging optics) and spent a Sabbatical at NREL in CO, USA. Dan was the Ministry of Energy chief Scientist’s referee for Solar Energy, and currently serves as the secretary of ISES Israeli section.

Dan holds a PhD in Gas Dynamics from the University of Toronto, UTIAS (1981); M.Sc. at the Ben Gurion University (1979), and a B.Sc. in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering from the Technion (1964).

 
Read More

Michal Bahat

Head of Partnerships

Michal joined Capital Nature in 2019, bringing extensive experience in building businesses and nurturing their growth, building organizational procedures based on company policies and goals, streamlining and generating efficiencies in organizational activities, and conducting complex processes between large governmental and business organizations, including large scale procurement projects.
Prior to joining Capital Nature, Michal was an entrepreneur, owner and active manager of a neighborhood coffee place. Prior to that, Michal was Global Procurement and Contract Manager at Better Place and before that, was a Senior Buyer and Contract Manager at the IDF Mission to the US in NYC.

Michal holds LL.B in Law and B.A in Business Administration from the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya.

 
Read More

Orelle Khalili

Investment Manager

Orelle brings extensive professional experience in the fields of Sustainability, Finance, and Consulting. Within her role as Investment Manager, Orelle focuses on sourcing, screening, and managing potential investments throughout the pipeline. She is responsible for research and analysis regarding potential investments and deals, tracking global developments within the industry, as well as strategic network engagement. 

Read More

Main Shareholders

Orit Marom Albeck

Co- Chair, Law Fim, Partner 

 At Shibolet & Co.

Dan Weintraub

Co-Chair, Venture Capital

At ProSeed Venture Capital Fund Ltd.

Erez Meltzer

Corporate Advisory Member

At Consensus Business Group

Idit Garfunkel

Finance, Arava, Ardom Holdings

At Ardom Holdings

Ilan Pacholder

Executive Vice President

Mergers & Acquisitions and Financing

Saar Dickman

High-Tech Entrepreneur and Investor

Yair Sigad

New Technologies

At Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Merav Kaye

Head of Tech Investments

At Consensus Business Group

Sharon Haran

Business Development 

Direct Insurance Financial Investments Ltd