The R&D partnership “FEAT” is raising initial capital on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Business connection between Roni Kobrowski, one of Israel’s top manufacturers in the food industry, and Eyal Bakshi, owner of Barak Capital, one of the largest investment companies in Israel, led to the establishment of the FEAT Investment Fund, which is an investment fund in research and development. In Tel Aviv, when the fundraising is intended for investments in start-up companies that are developing groundbreaking technologies in the fields of agri-food technology, environment and sustainability at each stage of the food chain, and which produce significant economic value for the food industry.

Roni Kobrowski, Chairman of the FEAT Foundation, former President and CEO of the Soft Drinks Manufacturing Company Ltd. (Coca-Cola) and with over 25 years of experience in local and international management in the food and beverage fields: “The decision to establish the fund is in line with growing global demand “Advanced technological solutions in the food industry that will address the growing need to adapt food products to the trends of health, environment and sustainability, personalization and transparency while maintaining the eating experience.”

Eyal Bakshi, Owner of Barak Capital, who serves as a director of the FEAT Fund: “The great demand for technological solutions in the food industry is reflected in the accelerated growth in investments made in this industry over the last decade from $ 2.2 billion in 2013 to $ 21.6 billion in 2019. Barak Capital, which believes in the huge potential of technologies These, he expects, are of great value to investors in the field. ”

Until recently, Haim Yashar, CEO of the FEAT Foundation, served as a partner and director of the Environment and Sustainability Department in the Regulatory and Industrial Department at the law firm of Goldfarb and has extensive experience in the areas of sustainability and the environment that touch the food world. Prior to that, he worked in the field of consumer products in the United States. Recently, he has been working directly with Roni Kobrovsky to identify investment opportunities in areas related to the food value chain.

According to Straight“The global crisis that has befallen us following the Corona epidemic has not stopped the pace of global investment in the areas in which the fund operates. We are witnessing a significant increase in the amount of capital raised in the fund’s fields of practice in Israel and around the world. The added value of the fund is the team’s experience.” Identify technologies with high realization potential. ”