Nisan Zeevi

Nisan Zeevi is the VP of Margalit Startup City Galil and Impact Director at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), based in the Galilee region of Israel. Working alongside JVP founder Erel Margalit, Zeevi leads regional economic development initiatives that have successfully generated over 270 technology jobs in northern Israel over a recent three-year period. He utilizes private-public partnership models to transform Kiryat Shmona into a specialized innovation hub, collaborating with organizations like the Jewish National Fund-USA to commercialize academic research. His investment strategy primarily targets the food-tech and agri-tech sectors, supporting the rapid growth of dozens of regional startups, including cultivated meat company Biobetter following its $10 million Series A funding round. Zeevi currently focuses on leveraging impact investing, university programs, and broader educational reform to drive sustainable high-tech ecosystem expansion across Israel's peripheral communities.