Investor

LionBird

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 21 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $55M, Feb 2026

SeedSeries ASeries B

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque220days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 21Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 86%
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LionBird highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.6M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
TEL AVIV
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Jimini HealthSeed · US · Ventureburn$17MWith 4 others
  3. 2024

    1 round

  4. Nov
    Jimini HealthPre-seed · US · AlleyWatch$8.0MWith 6 others
  5. 2019

    1 round

  6. Mar
    TheranicaSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$35MWith 4 others
  7. 2018

    3 rounds

  8. Oct
    FundGuardSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 1 other
  9. Jan
    Tyto CareIL · FinSMEs$25MWith 4 others
  10. Jan
    ProtenusSeries B · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 3 others
  11. 2017

    1 round

  12. Apr
    BizzaboSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.5MWith 9 others
  13. 2015

    4 rounds

  14. Dec
    Staffly, Inc.Seed · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    FundboxSeries B · US$40MWith 6 others
  16. Feb
    BentoSeed · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    Kit CheckSeries B · US$12MWith 5 others
  18. 2014

    4 rounds

  19. Jul
    PhysiqSeries A · US$4.6MSole investor
  20. Jul
    VGBioVenture · US$4.6MSole investor
  21. Jun
    amSTATZSeed · US$1.4MWith 4 others
  22. Apr
    FundboxSeries A · US$18MWith 6 others
  23. 2013

    3 rounds

  24. Oct
    OvulineSeed · US · mobihealthnews.com$1.1MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    Kit CheckSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 4 others
  26. Jan
    OvulineSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 3 others
  27. 2012

    3 rounds

  28. Nov
    CartCrunchSeed · US$600KWith 3 others
  29. Jul
    streamOnceSeed · US · bizjournals.com$1.4MWith 4 others
  30. Jan
    ShopClues.comSeries A · IN · techcircle.vccircle.com$4.0MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

CFChaim FriedmanDirector of LionBird (Ventures) Ltd., General PartneriFiling they signed
EMEd MichaelManaging PartneriFiling they signed
EMEdward MichaelManager of LionBird Ventures LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
JFJonathan FriedmanPartneriFiling they signed
RLRobert LordPartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$174Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Legal name
Lionbird (ventures) LTD.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 38 we have independently watched raise

AssuredalliesBentoforbusinessBluespineC2i-genomicsFundguardJiminihealthKitcheckManaMarqetaOnestepPatientpartnerPhantomneuroPhrasehealthPhysiqProtenusRemeshSweetchTwistbioscienceBizzaboBlackoreBrainvivoEctonGorubyHelloheydayLagunahealthLongevitixMaverick-medMellieMetamehealthNestgenomicsOviahealthPhasevtrialsPmaxRhinofcpTechTelesofiaTheranicaTytocare

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as LionBird. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies LionBird put money into.

Quick answers about LionBird

What does LionBird invest in?

LionBird invests most often at Seed and Series A (70% of the rounds on record).

How active is LionBird?

21 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has LionBird invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Jimini Health (Seed, Mar 2026), Theranica (Series B, Mar 2019) and FundGuard (Seed, Oct 2018).

How big are LionBird's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does LionBird lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does LionBird invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and Israel (10%).

Is LionBird investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does LionBird invest alongside?

Most often Blumberg Capital (3 rounds together), David Cohen (2 rounds together) and Easton Capital (2 rounds together).

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