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The Asian Institute

The Asian Institute is Israel’s premier provider of business solutions designed to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Far East. With over 20 years of experience and a strong track record, The Asian Institute is poised to provide you with the keys to success in the Asian market.

Expertise: Business

Contact Person: Vered Farber

Wawiwa Tech

Wawiwa is reskilling the world to tech. Wawiwa is a global tech education provider, which bridges the tech skills gap by establishing local tech training centers and programs with partners around the world.
We offer our local partners innovative programs that incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) modules, reskilling individuals for high-demand tech jobs, such as Full-Stack and Frontend Developers, Data Analysts and Scientists, Cybersecurity and DevOps Specialists, UX/UI Designers, Product Managers, QA Specialists and Online Marketers. We also provide a range of B2B upskilling tech programs, designed to keep companies and their teams up to date with the latest technology trends, tools, and threats. In addition, we assist universities in integrating career-oriented tech training programs into academic degrees and continuing education.

Expertise: Tech Training, Reskilling, Upskilling

Contact Person: Ms. Leah Mansoor

Phone: +972 (77) 744-7285

GB Trade & marketing 

GB Trade & Marketing Ltd. is a renowned second-generation global jewelry manufacturer.

Since its inception, GB’s experienced staff has been active in both European and Japanese markets, supplying some of the most prestigious jewelers in several capital cities. Our philosophy is built on a foundation of constant innovation, the development of special models, and maintaining regular contact with our customers.

In recent times, the company has enhanced its ability to create custom designs tailored to each customer and order. By leveraging the latest technology and tools in the field, we are able to meet any exclusive request.

Expertise: Gold jewelry manufacturing and marketing

Corundum

Founded in 2015, Corundum Open Innovation is an Israel-Japan venture capital firm, backed by Japanese corporations, investing in top Israeli high-tech companies and top Israeli funds.
With teams in both Japan and Israel, Corundum provides quality access to the Israeli High-Tech Eco System and hands-on business development for investors and portfolio companies.
Area of Expertise: Investing in top Israeli High-Tech companies and top-performing Israeli VC funds

Expertise: Investing in top Israeli High-Tech companies and top-performing Israeli VC funds

Contact Person: Ilan Kieselstein

Phone: +972-72-2-500-610

Allalouf & Co. Shipping

Allalouf & Co. Shipping Ltd, part of the Allalouf Group, is one of the largest shipping agencies in its sphere of activity in Israel. Drawing on a tradition going back many years, Allalouf is now one of the longest established companies in the Israeli shipping sector.
Allalouf represents the world’s leading shipping lines and through them offers the Israeli market marine transportation services to numerous ports of call around the world – via container ships, RO-RO and general cargo vessels, with a broad range of transportation means (containers, general & partial cargo, RO-RO vessels, irregular cargo in terms of size and weight). Allalouf also handles passenger and cruise vessels

Expertise: Transportation, storage, cargo, and container handling.

Phone: +972-3-5640202

Vertex Ventures Israel

With over $1B in AUM, Vertex Ventures is a leading Israeli venture capital firm. Established in 1997, Vertex has invested in more than 100 companies across 5 funds and already exited from over 40 companies. The fund is an early investor in 3 of the top 10 largest VC stories out of Israel in the last decade: Waze (Acquired by Google for $1.3bn), CyberArk (IPO, $2.5bn+) and SolarEdge (IPO, $1.5bn+). 
Investments typically range from seed to early-stage rounds with focus on deep technology startups across key sectors including Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Automotive, Cloud Infrastructure, Big Data & Analytics, Enterprise SaaS, AgriTech, Digital Health, Industry 4.0 and Fintech.

Expertise: Venture Capital firm.

Harel-Hertz Investment House LTD.

Founded in 1994, Harel-Hertz Investment House Ltd (HIH) is Strategy and Business Development Consulting and Investment Banking Boutique, promoting business between Japan, Israel, and the world. At HIH we provide tailor-made services at top professional standards, with personalized attention to every customer, to fit the specific requirements of each business opportunity.
HIH is intimately connected with leading Israeli technology companies, entrepreneurs, VCs and opinion leaders within the booming Israeli startup ecosystem and academia.

Expertise: Banking, consult and investment.

Weiss Porat & Co. Law Offcies

Weiss, Porat & Co. is an internationally oriented law firm based in Israel with offices in Europe, U.S., Australia, and the Far East.
The firm has extensive and unique experience working with Japan, Israeli clients engaged in Japan, and Japanese clients. Our clients include companies from various sectors including IT, electronics, communications, trading, software, investment & banking, food, and industry as well as governmental agencies.
We take great pride in our Japanese practice and in being the choice law firm and advisors of many Japanese companies active in Israel and Israeli companies active in Japan, including large corporations as well as medium and small enterprises.
Attorney Zeev Weiss, head of the firm, served as the Chairman of the Israel-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Friendship Association.
Japanese spoken and written.

Expertise: International Law Firm, Business Law, Israel – Japan legal matters

Phone: +972-3-5164949

Yaskawa Europe Technology Ltd

Yaskawa Europe Technology is the Israeli Branch of the leading Japanese company  Yaskawa Electric Corporation. Yaskawa’s Vision for 2025 is to contribute solutions to customers‘ management issues, to create new added value to society through the evolution of core businesses and expansion into new fields by applying mechatronics technology.
We aim to set Factory Automation/Optimization and Applicational area of Mechatronics as the core business domains, through the values of
* Respecting Life
* Empowering Innovation
* Delivering Results

Expertise: Industrial Automation and Robotics

Contact Person: Arik Dan

Tal Trading Com

Expertise: Trade and tourism Israel-Japan

Contact Person: Tal Frank