Bridges Israel

Bridges Israel is an impact investment fund that invests in Israeli businesses to generate competitive financial returns alongside significant measurable social and environmental impact. Established in 2018, it is an independent affiliate of Bridges Fund Management, a specialist fund manager focused exclusively on sustainable and impact investment. The fund aims to inspire, generate, and support commercial solutions to local and global societal and environmental challenges that benefit the underserved. It also strives to help mainstream impact investing in Israel and boost the impact tech ecosystem.

The fund employs two investment strategies: Impact Growth and Impact Tech. Impact Growth provides capital to local SMEs serving Israel's socio-economic periphery or driving environmental sustainability, while Impact Tech invests in Israeli impact-tech companies that can generate global social or environmental impact. The focus is on areas where capital can make the biggest difference in accelerating a more sustainable and inclusive future, addressing challenges like the climate crisis and escalating inequalities.

Bridges Israel offers equity investments ranging from $1 million to $7 million, along with hands-on support from an experienced, mission-aligned investment team. The fund seeks strong, mission-driven teams with robust revenues and growth projections, business models or disruptive technologies in its core themes, and clear benefits to communities in Israel's socio-economic periphery or potential global impact. The impact process includes articulating an impact thesis, assessing the core effect across five impact dimensions, assigning measurable impact performance metrics, and considering the interests of all affected stakeholders.