Prior to founding Terra, Astorre was a Principal at Israel Seed Partners, a leading seed-stage venture capital investment vehicle in Israel with more than $260 million under management. Until recently, Astorre was an active key investor in the establishment of Cellint, a new cellular startup that is growing rapidly. Prior to Israel Seed, Astorre was with McKinsey & Co., based in Paris, where he consulted to leading Italian, French and Israeli manufacturing and financial corporations. Astorre holds a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from Imperial College in London. Astorre was a researcher in the laser-plasma physics department at Imperial College in London and Ecole Polytechnique in Paris working in their nuclear fusion energy program.

Terra Venture Partners is a $50m Israeli Venture Capital Fund focused on clean technologies

Terra was formed to take advantage of significant investment opportunities created by the urgent global need for clean technologies ("Cleantech").

Terra will strive to drive long-term capital growth through identifying and nurturing promising Israeli early stage companies focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency, alternative fuels, water technologies and other environmental sectors.

Terra's Management Team brings a unique combination of technical skills, deep industry knowledge and successful investment experience

Terra works also with strategic investors that can also benefit from the scouting of very interesting innovative technologies in the relevant sectors.