The Concept
• A business accelerator focused on cardiology business opportunities.

Target Investment Stage
• Company formation: Cardio Ventures will receive founding shares in the ventures. 

Value Added
• Committed investment capital
• State-of-the-art facilities
• World-class scientific and technical expertise and support
• Experienced start-up management

Target Technology Opportunities
• Low or negligible entry valuation
• Focus on 2 to 3 year initial value creation
• Minimum market potential: $1 billion

Location
• Jerusalem, Israel

Cardio Ventures, Ltd. is a business accelerator focused on cardiology business opportunities based in Jerusalem, Israel. CardioVentures’ main aim is to participate in company formation with early stage entrepreneurs.

The principals of Cardio Ventures are experienced entrepreneurs who will build a strong cardiology cluster by drawing on the broad cardiology and life science knowledge base in the Jerusalem area that includes established institutions, their technology transfer entities and companies in the health care and life sciences fields. 

The Cardio Ventures Business Model
In contrast to a venture capital fund or an incubator, Cardio Ventures is best described as a business accelerator.

A venture capital fund primarily invests in later-stage companies with established teams of entrepreneurs and larger financing rounds, and minimizes its portfolio to a smaller select number of companies that are less management-intensive.

An incubator primarily focuses on providing administrative and physical support for early-stage companies.

The Cardio Ventures business accelerator model will focus on providing support for early-stage entrepreneurs in order to build the next generation of life-enhancing medical device companies by providing the resources critical to accelerating the development of leading-edge cardio-medical technologies. These resources will include: committed investment capital, state-of-the-art facilities, world-class scientific and technical expertise and support, and experienced start-up management.