Compass Ventures Group

Compass Ventures Group is a venture capital and investment firm founded in 2007, headquartered in Hong Kong with deep Israel-China bridge operations. Founded by Dr. Ronen Dagon — a former Senior Advisor to the Israeli Minister of Economics under Prime Minister Shimon Peres and a former World Bank consultant — the firm is led by CEO Moshe Kamar and President Dan Raviv. Compass serves as a gateway into the Chinese market through established ties with the NDRC and NDRC-ICC. Key subsidiaries include Compass Bio Tech, Compass HLS, and the China-Israel Innovation Center in Beijing, launched in partnership with ZGC and the Haidian government. Through its Compass-Giza fund, the firm sources technology investments from Israel's startup ecosystem and deploys them into China, India, and broader emerging markets. Across 74 portfolio companies and roughly $5 million average checks, the firm has achieved 8 IPOs and 24 acquisitions. Notable exits include Altair, Applied Optoelectronics, and Magic Software Enterprises. Sectors span healthcare, agritech, homeland security, medical devices, water technologies, energy efficiency, and entertainment technologies. Compass Ventures' structural advantage lies in its institutional relationships on both sides of the Israel-China corridor. By combining Israeli technology sourcing with Chinese market access and government relationships, the firm creates a bridge few investors can replicate — enabling portfolio companies to reach large Asian markets that require local political and commercial partnerships to enter successfully.