Investor Overview
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Viola Ventures is committed to investing in startups and empowering them to become global category leaders. With over $1B managed across five funds, Viola Ventures is led by a team of 6 investment partners dedicated solely to early-stage tech investments (seed, A and B).
With a 20-year legacy in Israels vibrant technology ecosystem, Viola Ventures is known for repeatedly backing global tech companies and unicorns, such as ironSource, Payoneer, Lightricks, Redis Labs, and Outbrain. The fund holds a substantial share of Israels significant exits, including Actimize, RedBend, ECI, Samanage, Perfecto, Tapingo, and more.
Viola Ventures invests in exceptional teams with a strong focus on AI technologies looking to transform traditional markets, the semiconductors and deeptech industries, and consumer facing products.
We invest across a number of key market segments including Enterprise Infrastructure & Applications, FinTech, Frontier & Deep Technologies (automotive, IOT, AR/VR, drones), Robotics and Consumer Services.
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Team (7)
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Uri Lampert | Principal, Board Member and Board Observer | |
| Yael Alroy | Partner and Board Observer | 1 |
| Zvika Orron | General Partner and Board Member | 1 |
| Ronen Nir | General Partner and Board Member | 1 |
| Shlomo Dovrat | General Partner and Board Member | 1 |
| Omry Ben David | General Partner, Board Member and Board Observer | 1 |
| Avi Zeevi | General Partner and Board Member | 1 |
Portfolio (59)
| Startup | Status | Founded | Sector | Funding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PhaseV | Active | 2023 | $15M | |
 | Duetti | Active | 2022 | $39M | |
 | Addressable | Active | 2022 | $7.5M | |
 | Bounce | Active | 2022 | ||
 | Lama AI | Active | 2022 | $9M | |
 | Panjaya AI | Active | 2021 | ||
 | OneLayer | Active | 2021 | $8.2M | |
 | Lin Health | Active | 2021 | $4.2M | |
 | ReasonLabs | Active | 2021 | ||
 | Landa | Active | 2020 | $25M | |
 | Sorbet | Active | 2020 | $21M | |
 | Spott | Acquired | 2020 | $8.3M | |
 | Feel | Active | 2020 | $5M | |
 | Volumez | Active | 2020 | $20M | |
 | Listory | Merged | 2020 | $4M | |
 | HyperGuest | Active | 2020 | $23M | |
 | CardinalOps | Active | 2020 | $24M | |
 | Faye | Active | 2019 | $18M | |
 | Speedata | Active | 2019 | $70M | |
 | PayZen | Active | 2019 | $240M | |
 | nsKnox | Active | 2019 | $17M | |
 | Immunai | Active | 2019 | $295M | |
 | DataGen | Active | 2018 | $68.5M | |
 | Pliops | Active | 2017 | $205M | |
 | Trigo | Active | 2017 | $199M | |
 | proteanTecs | Active | 2017 | $190M | |
 | Mov.ai | Active | 2016 | $15.7M | |
 | Pagaya Investments | Public | 2016 | $294.3M | |
 | Verbit | Active | 2016 | $571M | |
 | VayaVision | Acquired | 2015 | $10.8M | |
 | Syte | Active | 2015 | $71.6M | |
 | Deep.it | Active | 2015 | ||
 | PlainID | Active | 2015 | $100M | |
 | Puls | Active | 2015 | $111M | |
 | Codefresh | Active | 2014 | $42M | |
 | Taranis | Active | 2014 | $99.6M | |
| Credifi | Acquired | 2014 | $29M | ||
| Parallel M | Acquired | 2014 | |||
 | Guesty | Active | 2013 | $279.25M | |
 | Lightricks | Active | 2013 | $335M | |
 | Cooladata | Acquired | 2013 | $13M | |
 | Seebo | Acquired | 2012 | $46M | |
 | Cellwize | Acquired | 2012 | $56.5M | |
 | EX.CO | Active | 2012 | $66M | |
 | Origami Logic | Acquired | 2011 | $64.5M | |
 | 4M Analytics | Active | 2011 | $41M | |
 | Personetics | Active | 2010 | $178M | |
 | Pyramid Analytics | Active | 2008 | $186.5M | |
 | Tonara | Active | 2008 | $9.8M | |
| PandoLogic | Acquired | 2007 | $22.7M | ||
| Delver | Acquired | 2007 | $4M | ||
 | EverC | Active | 2007 | $48M | |
 | Outbrain | Public | 2006 | $394M | |
 | SundaySky | Acquired | 2006 | $76M | |
 | Payoneer | Public | 2005 | $544M | |
| OptimalPlus | Acquired | 2005 | $83M | ||
| Verix | Active | 2004 | |||
| Kontera | Acquired | 2003 | $15.5M | ||
| MediaMind | Acquired | 1999 | $40M |
Exits (22)
| Exit | Date | Consideration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbit Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
| Outbrain Startup Acquisition | 2021 | $55M |
| Syte Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
| Immunai Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
| PandoLogic Acquisition | 2021 | $150M | |
| Outbrain IPO | 2021 | $160M |
| PandoLogic Startup Acquisition | 2021 | ||
| Verbit Startup Acquisition | 2021 | $50M |
| Immunai Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
| VayaVision Acquisition | 2020 | |
| OptimalPlus Acquisition | 2020 | $365M | |
| Credifi Acquisition | 2020 | ||
| Cooladata Acquisition | 2019 | $8M |
| Parallel M Acquisition | 2019 | ||
| Origami Logic Acquisition | 2019 | |
| Outbrain Startup Acquisition | 2019 | $40M |
| Outbrain Startup Acquisition | 2018 | |
| Outbrain Startup Acquisition | 2017 | |
| Kontera Acquisition | 2014 | $150M | |
| MediaMind Acquisition | 2011 | $517M |
Funding Rounds (99)
Funds (6)
| Fund Name | Date Announced | Fund Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤViola Ventures VI | January 2022 | $250M |
| ㅤViola Ventures V | November 2017 | $223M |
| ㅤViola Ventures IV | October 2014 | $194M |
| ㅤViola Ventures III | February 2009 | $235M |
| ㅤViola Ventures II | April 2005 | $202M |
| ㅤViola Ventures I | April 2000 | $171M |
Co-Investors (212)
| ㅤInvestor Name | Investor Type | Location | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤOurCrowd | Crowdfunding | Israel | 89 |
 | ㅤSequoia Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 42 |
| ㅤViola Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 60 |
 | ㅤPitango Venture Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 64 |
 | ㅤBattery Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 44 |
 | ㅤGlilot Capital Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 36 |
 | ㅤlool ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 22 |
 | ㅤVertex Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 52 |
 | ㅤiAngels | Crowdfunding | Israel | 46 |
 | ㅤ83North | Venture Capital | Israel | 38 |
 | ㅤIntel Capital | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 43 |
 | ㅤLightspeed Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 46 |
 | ㅤMagma Venture Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 27 |
 | ㅤUpWest Labs | Venture Capital | Israel | 32 |
 | ㅤTLV Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 42 |
 | ㅤInsight Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 89 |
 | ㅤAccel Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 27 |
 | ㅤSoftbank | Venture Capital | Japan | 24 |
 | ㅤGrove Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 25 |
 | ㅤLionBird | Venture Capital | Israel | 19 |
 | ㅤMizMaa Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 22 |
 | ㅤMaverick Ventures Israel | Venture Capital | Israel | 20 |
 | ㅤNorwest Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 23 |
 | ㅤQualcomm Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 21 |
 | ㅤHanaco Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 33 |
 | ㅤZeev Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 35 |
 | ㅤF2 Venture Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 29 |
 | ㅤGlenRock Israel | Private Equity | Israel | 10 |
 | ㅤSpider Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤIndex Ventures | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 13 |
 | ㅤSamsung NEXT | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 35 |
 | ㅤaMoon | Venture Capital | Israel | 20 |
 | ㅤComcast Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 10 |
 | ㅤMeron Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 17 |
 | ㅤGroup 11 | Venture Capital | Israel | 18 |
 | ㅤVintage Investment Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 38 |
 | ㅤNvidia | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤTPY Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 16 |
 | ㅤFirstime Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 16 |
 | ㅤHetz Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 24 |
 | ㅤNextWorld Capital | Venture Capital | Canada | 3 |
 | ㅤNFX | Venture Capital | Israel | 36 |
 | ㅤOAK HC/FT | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤRemagine Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 8 |
 | ㅤSalesforce Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 19 |
 | ㅤViola Credit | Venture Capital | Israel | 10 |
 | ㅤAmerican Express Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤFoundation Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤM12 | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 22 |
 | ㅤMitsubishi UFJ Capital | Corporate Venture Capital | Japan | 8 |
 | ㅤMunich Re Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Germany | 8 |
 | ㅤSaban Ventures | Family Office | Israel | 16 |
 | ㅤSignalFire | Venture Capital | United States | 5 |
 | ㅤFinistere Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 3 |
 | ㅤRed Dot Capital Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 19 |
 | ㅤBright Pixel Capital | Corporate Venture Capital | Portugal | 5 |
 | ㅤThird Point Ventures | Investment Firm | United States | 6 |
| ㅤZohar Gilon | Angel | Israel | 12 | |
 | ㅤClal Insurance | Company | Israel | 10 |
 | ㅤCapri Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤHamilton Lane | Investment Firm | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤHarel Insurance Investments and Financial Services | Investment Firm | Israel | 14 |
 | ㅤ10D | Venture Capital | Israel | 15 |
 | ㅤAtreides Management | Private Equity | United States | 11 |
 | ㅤValor Equity Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤSchusterman Family Investments | Family Office | Israel | 8 |
 | ㅤTemasek | Investment Firm | Singapore | 8 |
 | ㅤMenora Insurance Company | Pension | Israel | 10 |
 | ㅤKoch Disruptive Technologies | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 15 |
 | ㅤLG Technology Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | South Korea | 6 |
 | ㅤSapphire Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤINCapital Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 7 |
 | ㅤPicus Capital | Venture Capital | Germany | 3 |
 | ㅤSweetwood Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 2 |
 | ㅤUntitled Investments | Venture Capital | 2 | |
 | ㅤUMC Capital | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤSeraphim Capital | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 3 |
 | ㅤFlashpoint Venture Capital | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 5 |
 | ㅤICON | Accelerator | Israel | 7 |
 | ㅤWalden Catalyst Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤExor Seeds | Corporate Venture Capital | Italy | 3 |
 | ㅤLink Ventures | Venture Capital | 2 | |
 | ㅤAlon Cohen | Angel | 2 | |
 | ㅤInven Capital | Venture Capital | 3 | |
 | ㅤNitzan Shapira | Angel | 4 | |
 | ㅤRan Ribenzaft | Angel | 4 | |
 | ㅤNorth Island Ventures | Venture Capital | 1 | |
 | ㅤFabric Ventures | Venture Capital | 2 | |
 | ㅤMensch Capital Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 5 |
 | ㅤMaor Investments | Venture Capital | Israel | 14 |
 | ㅤMike Nelson | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤPortage Ventures | Venture Capital | 2 | |
 | ㅤThayer Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | 1 | |
 | ㅤRoc Nation | Company | 1 | |
 | ㅤPresight Capital | Venture Capital | 1 | |
| ㅤGETTY | Venture Capital | 2 | ||
 | ㅤState of Mind Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 18 |
 | ㅤGemini Israel Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 13 |
 | ㅤScale Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 13 |
 | ㅤOryzn Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 8 |
 | ㅤClaltech | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 13 |
 | ㅤLa Maison Partners | Venture Capital | France | 21 |
 | ㅤRhodium | Venture Capital | Israel | 8 |
 | ㅤVerizon Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 14 |
 | ㅤCelesta | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤEyal Gura | Angel | Israel | 6 |
 | ㅤTenaya Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤBank Hapoalim | Company | Israel | 4 |
 | ㅤDeutsche Telekom Capital Partners | Corporate Venture Capital | Germany | 12 |
 | ㅤGlobal Founders Capital | Venture Capital | Germany | 12 |
 | ㅤNyca Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤViola Growth | Venture Capital | Israel | 21 |
 | ㅤ7wire Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤPritzker Group Venture Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 3 |
 | ㅤIcon Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤITI Venture Capital Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 4 |
 | ㅤNTT Docomo Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Japan | 5 |
 | ㅤSixThirty | Venture Capital | United States | 11 |
 | ㅤSpringtide Ventures | Venture Capital | 6 | |
 | ㅤWarburg Pincus | Private Equity | United States | 4 |
| ㅤCavallo Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | 2 | ||
 | ㅤJoey Low | Angel | Israel | 5 |
 | ㅤKreos Capital | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 8 |
 | ㅤLyra Ventures | Venture Capital | 3 | |
 | ㅤNoam Bardin | Angel | 2 | |
 | ㅤOmri Casspi | Angel | 2 | |
 | ㅤShasta Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤMicron Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 5 |
 | ㅤGlobal IoT Technology Ventures | Venture Capital | 8 | |
 | ㅤGIC | Government | Singapore | 3 |
 | ㅤHitachi Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Japan | 2 |
 | ㅤVertex Growth | Venture Capital | Israel | 4 |
 | ㅤMore Investment House | Investment Firm | Israel | 8 |
 | ㅤThoma Bravo | Private Equity | United States | 2 |
 | ㅤNir Erez | Angel | 2 | |
 | ㅤStripes | Venture Capital | United States | 9 |
 | ㅤREWE Group | Company | Germany | 1 |
 | ㅤPresidio Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 3 |
 | ㅤSymbol | Venture Capital | 4 | |
 | ㅤAvi Shua | Angel | 3 | |
 | ㅤGonen Fink | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤAriel Zeitlin | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤK3 Ventures | Venture Capital | 3 | |
| ㅤFarglory Group | Company | 1 | ||
 | ㅤBOWE Group | Company | 1 | |
 | ㅤSAP SE | Company | 1 | |
 | ㅤElad Tsur | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤShai Stern | Angel | 1 | |