Israeli Start Up Companies

We are currently raising capital for 3 Israeli start-up companies that are each looking to raise between $3 to $5 million. Minimum investment for each of these companies is $500,000.
Each of these companies is way past the initial stages of development and require funding in order to help them progress in their growth.
To follow is a brief explanation about each company. If you would like more information about any of these companies (or a more detailed explanation over the phone) please send an e-mail to ***********@***il.com” target=”_blank”>isratechsrvcs@ gmail.com
As is common practice the names of the companies and specific details about them will only be given out to those investors that are willing to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement. 
Company 1.
Since August last year we have been following the progress of a company in Israel whose website is a search engine, and we have seen some remarkable developments.
This website is not a regular search engine website, it is a search engine for videos and broadcasts.
The current website only went live in August ’07, and word is already spreading like wildfire. Between November 07 and January 08 traffic volume to the website doubled to over 100,000 visitors per day, which bought them into the top 20,000 websites worldwide. Today they are ranked in the top 8000 and climbing !
This company is looking to raise capital in order to expand significantly and turn the website into something that is a cross between Google, YouTube and Facebook. There is nothing like this on the internet that we know of and it will create a whole new meaning to the words "social entertainment on the internet".

Company 2.

Several years ago an Israeli company developed some patented and approved technology (the size of a coin) that monitors blood oxygen saturation and heart rate (Pulse Oximetry) – the devise is non-invasive. The technology is used in portable monitoring devices to capture life saving and life enhancing information within 4 key markets:-
  • Medical care.
  • Home and remote care.
  • Sports and wellness.
  • Safety and security.
The company has already started to make significant sales in some of the above areas, they are currently looking to be able to expand their product range and cover all of the above areas (other products are near the end of development stage).
According to research, the U.S. market for pulse oximetry is set to grow more than 150% over then next 6 years and portable devices will be in very high demand.
Company 3.
The company was founded in 2004 to develop innovative, cost-effective technologies for generating heat and electric power from biomass. The company is focusing its initial efforts on converting waste from olive oil processing into electricity.

The company develops compact power-generation units (reactor-pyrolyzer) with capacities up to 500 kW. Due to their small size, these units can be placed and used where waste biomass is created — near olive oil processing plants, paper mills, and wineries– and eliminate the need to transport biomass, resulting in a very cost-effective energy solution.

Excellent Returns for Managed Property in Israel

We are able to offer an opportunity to purchase Managed Properties in Israel, in a way that has proven to give a very high return on investment. The property
will be managed by a proven and reliable property manager in the local area.

Property in the areas that we are focusing on generally give a 12% return in annual gross income / cash flow (expect more than 9% net). Located in areas that we believe have excellent potential for both short term and long term capital appreciation, which
will add substantially to the above returns.

The cost of acquisition in the areas that we are targeting is under 50% of the average cost for housing in the main Israeli cities.

Suggested investment is $100,000. 

We will be meeting on Monday 12th May (in Israel) to discuss this project.

If you would like more information send an e-mail to is***********@***il.com with your name, contact number and the best time to call.

Best regards,


Yaakov Sandler
Isratech Services
Jerusalem

Invest in Israel

If you are looking for unique investment opportunities, you might consider joining a Yahoo Group called "Jewish Investor". You don’t have to be Jewish or an investor to join but it helps if you are at least one or the other !

Members of the group will on average receive 3 messages per month, usually with opportunities that are related to Israeli Start Up Companies, Property investing in Israel and other opportunities.

You can see the homepage by clicking on the following link:

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/JewishInvestor/

If you would like to join the group, send a blank e-mail to:

Je**********************@*********ps.com

Invest in Successful Israeli Companies

I am currently raising capital for 3 Israeli companies that have all proven to be highly successful so far, and are looking to raise capital in order to get them to the next level.

In brief the companies are:
1. Internet social networking website that has climbed into the top 6000 websites worldwide, with over 20 million page views per month and growing.

2. Cleantech company that has developed technology that turns biowaste into power and provides electricity to the national grid.

3. A company that has developed a device the size of a coin that can measure blood oxygen saturation. The device has several applications (some of which are already generating significant sales). They are looking to market a specific device which will tap into a multi billion dollar market.

These are all companies that are already making significant progress and need some financing to gain that extra push.
Return on investment can be very significant.

If you would like more information about any of the companies above, please send an e-mail to is***********@***il.com

To join our e-mail list send an e-mail to is***********@***il.com

 

Are you a Jewish Investor ?

If you are looking for unique investment opportunities, you might consider joining a Yahoo Group called "Jewish Investor". You don’t have to be Jewish or an investor to join but it helps if you are at least one or the other !

Members of the group will on average receive 5 messages per month, usually with opportunities that are related to property investments in Israel, Israeli Start Up Companies, the Israeli and world markets, and other opportunities.

If you would like to join the group, you can see the homepage by clicking on the following link:

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/JewishInvestor/

If you would like to join the group, send a blank e-mail to:

Je**********************@*********ps.com

 

Raw land for sale in Jerusalem !

We have found a large piece of land in a neighbourhood in Jerusalem, that has never been built on.

The current owners are asking $1.5 million for the land, which in our opinion is an absolute bargain.

If you would like more information send an e-mail to is***********@***il.com

No agents and only serious investors please.

 Yaakov Sandler

 

Invest in Israeli Start Ups

One of our goals at Isratech Services is to find Israeli Start Up companies that we see are likely to boom in the coming years and give investors a significant return on investment. The  companies that we have recommended to our investors in the past 2 years are all doing very well and each is making the progress that we were hoping for.
Our primary goal is to offer our investors quality investments, not quantity. We are not looking to take on a new project so that we have something new to offer. We would much rather take our time, and see the company developing for a few months before starting to raise capital for them. There are several companies we are currently keeping a very close eye on.
We are ideally looking for what is called a "3rd level Start Up Company". That means that the company has ususally done a first round of financing, the product has already been developed and sales have already begun. These companies usually need financing in order to do a big marketing campaign, often it is in order to take on a team of salesmen and other staff in order to take the company to the next level. However, some of the companies we look at are still in the development stage.
Why do Start Up companys come to Isratech Services for funding, why don’t they just go to a VC (Venture Capital) firm ?
Venture Capital firms will look at a companys financial needs and will put up all the money that the company is looking to raise.  Often this can be in the $10’s of millions. In return the VC will demand to have ownership over a large portion of the company, they will want to be on the Board of Directors and be a part of any major decisions that are made, and they will want to get a better deal and purchase the shares at a lower price. All in all they will take as much of the company as they can get.
When a company like Isratech Services raises capital for a Start Up, we turn to small private investors. We usually look for companies that are looking to raise $1 to $3 million, and are looking to have investors invest $25,000 to $100,000. On such a small level the private investor does not have the power to demand anything that the VC is able to. He looks at what is on offer and takes it or leaves it, there is nothing to negotiate. This makes it much better for the Start Up in the long run, they get to reap more of the financial rewards themselves when the company becomes profitable.
If you are interested in hearing about investment opportunities in Israel as and when they happen send an e-mail to is***********@***il.com
Yaakov Sandler

Isratech Services
Jerusalem

Thinking about Real Estate in Israel ?

Is Real Estate in Israel Overpriced ?

Yes ! Prices in the Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv areas are comparable to those in other major world centers. However, Real Estate in Israel is fundamentally different than in the U.S. or Western Europe for a number of very important reasons. Real Estate in Israel has more of the characteristics of its counterparts in Hong Kong and Singapore than it does to the West for the simple reason that Israel loses land on a regular basis and is becoming increasingly a city state. Israeli prices in the main cities not only are subject to local supply and demand but are heavily influenced in a top-down manner by the even flow of interest by diaspora Jews to own vacation property in Israel. Jews seem to have a greater desire to own as opposed to rent compared to other groups around the world, thus Jews whether they are citizens or not do not feel that they are part of the culture unless they own something here.

If one explores the situation in a number of Israels fast developing secondary cities the real Estate market looks like it did 20 years ago or more. Apartments in Jerusalem or Tel-Aviv of 120 meters will be going for $200,000 or several times that amount. In the secondary areas the same apartment can be found for less than half that amount.

One way that investors with little Israeli connections or experience can get involved in this exciting market is via a social housing investment program called HABITAT that allows the investor to participate in a pool of properties that have an excellent chance of appreciating better than the average (8% has been the average appreciation over the last 15 years), plus see annual income in the range of 5%.

For those who are looking for a long-term investment that is designed to be a family heirloom, consider the LEGACY project. Legacy is buying land in a selected downtown neighbourhood that is the center of a metropolitan area that still offers properties for under $1000 per meter. Lots will be redeveloped over the next 5 to 10 years into inner city commercial space comparable to the Nachlaot neighbourhood in Jerusalem or Neve Tzedek in Tel-Aviv, a downtown up-scale commercial and residential mixed use area. Aquisition costs are expected to cover most of the cash needed to pay for redevelopment as the banks will cover the reconstruction costs.

Another project that Isratech Services is involved with is purchasing raw land near Haifa, through a realtor who previously was the owner of a 16x36x1 Air Filter company. The key to making money in Real Estate is to keep it as simple as possible, nothing is simpler than raw land. There is a large tract of  “Tabu” land that is rapidly being bought by insiders to help expand the Haifa metroploitan area. Isratech Services helps individual investors get in on the land rush to have a piece of the action before rezoning and reparcelization begins. You begin by directly owning part of a lot and end up receiving apartments as a trade for your land ownership. This under Israeli law allows you to profit and potentially not have to pay Capital Gains Taxes.

These are 3 exciting current possibilites for the entry level investor or for those who want to diversify. There are many other exciting possibilities depending on your interests. We can put you in touch with some of the leading English speaking Real Estate Lawyers and Real Estate Agents in the country.

For further information call Yaakov Sandler at Isratech Services. Yaakov can be contacted at +972-2-622-3065, or by e-mail ***********@***il.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>is***********@***il.com

Ethiopian-Israeli Milk Project

If you are looking to invest in something a little different, here is a good cause that will benefit humanity in Africa…. 
  • This Ethiopian dairy farm project will bring modern Israeli farming know-how and dairy farming technology to Ethiopia to produce milk of the highest quality in significant quantities as a source for a range of dairy products for local communities and export to Africa and the Gulf.
  • The project will be a vertically integrated dairy operation, growing its own food/fodder for an initial 1500 cows and calves on 600 hectare of land it holds under a 30 year lease.  Israeli department managers will operate the milking parlor and dairy factory.
  • The dairy factory will produce a line of dairy products under their own private label (including fresh milk packaged in soft containers, UHT milk, chocolate milk, hard cheeses, yogurt in various flavors, and ice cream in various flavors) that are ready for supermarket shelves.
  • The Management Team is headed by the third generation of an Israeli dairy farming family. A successful pilot project with 320 cows has been built in Israel and the management have consulted on similar projects throughout Africa, Europe and the USA.
  • Ethiopian cows currently produce an average of 1.5 litres per day. The management team currently breeds cows in Israel that produce an average of 39 litres per day. The initial target for Ethiopia is 25 litres per day.
  • The company will employ and train over 300 Ethiopians in order to set an example from which Ethiopian farmers and dairy producers can learn. The company is working with the Ethiopian Government, NGOs and the Private Sector to provide free milk for all school children in Addis Abba.
  • Current projections indicate that the company is able to undercut competition of high quality dairy products, which are currently only available by import, by over 50%.
  • Projected return on investment – IRR based on EBITDA is 64% (yr 3) and 86% (yr 5) on capital invested.  The feasibility of the financial projections has been independently confirmed by leading US Agricultural Dairy Company, Land O’Lakes.
  • The project requires U.S.$25.3m. The Development Bank of Ethiopia has pledged a loan of U.S.$17.7m (supported by the Ethiopian Government and underwritten by the World Bank) set against investor finance of U.S. $7.6m (ratio of 2.3:1). The management team has provided $300,000. Thus, the project requires a further U.S. $7.3m. Investor funds will be kept offshore in a European bank until use.
  • Minimum investment is $100,000.
If you would like more information please send an e-mail to is***********@***il.com
Yaakov Sandler
Isratech Services