Raanan Shenhav

Doer
DISC Type : sd

Co-Founder at Pond29 Partners

Israel

Overview

Raanan Shenhav is a multifaceted entrepreneur, strategic advisor, and venture capital expert focusing on scaling companies, particularly in the life sciences and Food-Tech sectors. As a Co-Founder of Pond29 Partners and Managing Partner at Alphorn Ventures, he leverages his expertise in negotiation, honed at Harvard Law School, to guide high-stakes innovation.

Beyond his corporate roles, Raanan has a distinguished background in martial arts, having been Israels national champion in taekwondo. He founded his own martial arts academy with six training centers across Israel. He is also a certified Dive-Control-Specialist, reflecting a disciplined and adventurous personality.

Unique fact: He is a former national taekwondo champion who founded a successful martial arts academy, training students who won medals across Europe.

Personality Overview

Risk-Accepting

Results Focused

Fast-paced

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

AI in Biotech
His recent analyses focus on the practical applications and limitations of AI models, like AlphaFold, in drug discovery and computational biology.
Scaling Companies
As a "Scale-Up Expert" and partner in venture firms, his primary focus is on helping innovative companies, particularly in Food-Tech, successfully expand their operations.
Venture Capital
He is deeply involved in the VC and private equity space as a Managing Partner at Alphorn Ventures and an advisor to Asor Capital.

Media Appearances

Raanan has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Co-Founder at Pond29 Partners
7-2021
Managing Partner at Alphorn Ventures
6-2021
Active board member at BioWeez
6-2021 - 9-2025
Director at Founder Institute Food Ecosystems Accelerator
7-2020
Director at Founder Institute

Education

PON global - program on nagotiation from Harvard Law School
2001 - 2003
Trainer from Wingate Institute

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Exp : 25 Location : Israel Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder at Pond29 Partners
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Insights For Selling To Raanan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Raanan is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Raanan

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Raanan move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Raanan take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Raanan

Personality Compatibility


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