ASPER PRIZE FINALS
ASPER PRIZE 2025 - Finals are on! After a delay due to the war with Iran, the finals are finally happening.
5 startups. 1 prize. 100,000 NIS.
These early-stage teams have already met top investors, and now they’ll pitch live for the title of Hebrew University Rising Startup of the Year.
Come support them, hear some amazing ideas, and be part of something exciting.
Event Schedule
6:00 PM – Arrival & Refreshments
6:30 PM – The Finals
Our 5 Finalists:
Airovation Technologies - a Carbon Capture Utilization and Mineral Storage company, enabling methane based low carbon hydrogen production in synergy with hard-to-abate industries such as fertilizer, concrete and steel.
Wonder Veggies - Naturally enriching fruits & vegetables with probiotics, for the first-time ever.
DirecTrainSystems - developing a novel transport technology, designed to solve existing traffic capacity and congestion problems using existing infrastructure.
CardioVia - pioneering a shift in cardiac intervention, from inside the heart to its surface, with the ViaOne, a patented, clinically validated platform for safe and effective delivery of heart surface treatments - now FDA cleared.
Harp Diagnostics - Developing a rapid remote patient monitoring platform, for superior disease management of people affected by chronic gastrointestinal conditions.
The Judges:
Gail Asper, Chair & Trustee, The Asper Foundation
Alon Natanson, CEO, Yissum Company
Prof. Yossi Paltiel, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, HUJI
Avia Vayner Chen, Investor, fresh.fund
Anita Wortzman, President, The Asper Foundation