Raissa Hacohen

Raissa Hacohen is the Chief Investment Officer at Longevity Venture Partners, where she focuses on investing in early-stage medical technologies and fostering a supportive ecosystem for innovation in the healthcare sector. She began her career in venture capital at Jerusalem Venture Partners and later worked at NDS, a technology company specializing in video security, which was acquired by Cisco in 2012. At Cisco, she managed business operations for approximately $150 million across Europe and the Middle East.

In 2016, Hacohen founded her first digital health startup and subsequently transitioned to investment, establishing a family office called HUR, which collaborates with private funds and corporations to curate early-stage investment portfolios. Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Brown University and an MBA from Hebrew University, and she also teaches at Hebrew University and Bezalel.12

Hacohen's work is particularly focused on the "silver economy," which addresses the needs of an aging population through innovative technologies that enhance health, mobility, and social connectivity for seniors. Her vision for Longevity Venture Partners is to commercialize medical technologies that can significantly improve the quality of life for older adults.1