Navitrio is a boutique digital holding company that turns sparkling digital ideas into high-growth businesses, mainly in the US Market.
We partner with entrepreneurs in pre-seed and seed stages to bring their ideas to fruition.
Navitrio is an Elron company, a member of the IDB Holding Group, one of the largest and most diversified holding groups in Israel.
Our mision
Is to identify promising digital products or services and turn them into profitable, viable and independent businesses.
Inspiring business environment
Becoming an entrepreneur not only requires a great idea; it also requires the ability to build a winning team and to move quickly from idea to market. That’s exactly where we come in: staffed with highly skilled professional experts, we provide you an inspiring business environment that accelerates growth and facilitates early market penetration.
Our unique infrastructure
Navitrio’s unique infrastructure covers every business need: legal, HR, sales, marketing, finance, business development, administration, and more. This infrastructure allows you to focus on what matters most- the core business, the idea, or the technology.
Backed by Elron’s strong financial support, vast resources and extensive expertise in all aspects of establishing and developing profitable high-growth companies, Navitrio is an active investor that acts fast and brings a wealth of experience and opportunities to its portfolio companies. We provide not only capital, but also a worldwide network of various businesses, involvement, support and structure to achieve a common goal: turning your idea into a successful business.
Seed and early stage investments
We concentrate on seed and early stage investments in the digital landscape. Whether it’s on a screen, in the cloud, or on the network, we’re interested.
We invest for the long term. That’s why we believe in taking a significant position in the companies we invest in. As your trusted partner we offer hands on support that can transform your idea into a stellar success.
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Dror liwer
Is the Co-Founder of Navitrio. Dror spent just under 20 years in NY leading various hi-tech organizations. While in the US, Dror helped build many innovative firms, and has built a strong business network.
Yaron elad
Is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Elron and serves as a director at Navitrio and Cloudyn. Yaron brings extensive experience in accounting, financing and tax related matters. Prior to Elron, Yaron worked at BDO (Isr.), a leading Israeli auditing firm, as manager in the auditing and technical department.
Gadi Veinrib
Serves as Vice President at Elron and serves as director at Navitrio and Cloudyn. Prior to Elron, Gadi worked for Discount Investment Corporation (DIC), serving as Assistant to the President and CEO of DIC. Gadi also served as director of NetVision Ltd. and Nana10 as well as other companies within the DIC group of companies.
We have two paths you can choose: The Partnership path, and the Royalty path.
Partnership path
If you are an entrepreneur that has an idea and you wish to build a company around it.
If you want an active role in the company and are looking for a real partnership, this plan suits you. We will provide you with funding, office space, all administrative services including legal, finance and HR, as well as sales and marketing services. In exchange for the investment and services, Navitrio will become a significant shareholder in the company and your trusted partner.
Royalty path
If you have a fantastic idea, but have no intention of building a company around it, this plan suites you.
If you already have a startup, or have a dream job, or are just not interested in building a company from scratch, but you still have a great idea that you want to profit from - that's O.K - we are interested in it. We can make your dream a reality - while making all of the investments, and taking all of the risk. In return, you will receive royalties from any profits the idea will generate throughout the company's life cycle.
We look for opportunities to which we can bring the most value. As such, we focus on investments that fit our six criteria:
It's got to be digital
We invest in what we call Digital Properties only. What this means is that we do not invest in hardware, inventory, etc. If it lives on a screen, in the cloud, or on the network, we’re interested. A SAAS platform, a social game, an eHealth initiative, an iPhone app, all interest us.
US focused
We invest and grow ideas that are focused on the US market, leveraging our substantial network in the US. Our executives have a deep understanding of the market, its behavior, the needs and interests of consumers there, and market penetration methodologies.
Stuff people need
We invest in ideas that can become viable businesses. Your idea needs to generate revenue, and become profitable. Our strategy does not rely on building a technology with the hopes of someone buying it in the future – but building strong, viable businesses that can become independent quickly.
We love niche
We embrace niche markets. We believe in the long tail, and know that especially in our target market, the US, even ideas that may seem very niche, can become strong, viable businesses.
We’re a holding company
and as such, we invest in ideas in which we become a significant shareholder. When we invest, we are in it for the long haul. With that, we bring to the table much more than money: people, facilities, infrastructure, etc. If this is something you are not comfortable with, we are not a good match for each other.
Early stage Investment
We are most interested in pre-Seed (aka garage) or seed investments. Because of our value add, we wish to partner with you from the very early stages, so we can help you build a product, or a service, that will have a high likelihood of becoming a stellar success.