Investors backing Israeli tech.

In the past 17 years i have invested across different industries as a managing partner at J-Ventures ( Unicorns -Datarobot, Visby Medical, Omada, Veev), GP at J-IMPACT, A partner @Rhodium VC ( which invested in the Unicorns - Yotpo, Outbrain and Storedot), Coin Ventures ( Yotpo, Yieldmo) and as an Angel. I see a greet mission beyond the check - how to really bring value add to the companies I’m involved with or advise to. Exits: Compass /Sage, Hopstop/ Apple, Concertio/ Synopsys, Physera/Omada, Conversa Health/ Amwell, Hoopla/ Raydiant, Hexatier/ huawei, Face/ Facebook, Neuroderm/ Mitsubishi, Capital Point/ IPO and others. Most of my investments were in Silicon Valley ( where I’m based), NYC and Israel. Parallel to VC investments and consulting, I led creation of eco systems- I headed the Israeli VC association (IVA) and formed the Largest Tech associations in Israel (IATI), was founding member of ICON, INTRO which I also co chaired for 7 years., and J-Angels and the Global VC Congress. I saw the joy of social entrepreneurship and making the world a better place through NGOs ( Founding team and board members of Shomrim, Board - Jewish federation SF, JFCS, Executive board Fiends of the Hebrew university West coast, Trustees, OPEN university, member of the association of Forward, board of United Hatzalah and other). When I invest I bring in my experience and network and I mostly try to see how I can bring added value. Sectors: Consumer/Media/ Marketing: Yotpo, IMGN (Werner) , Outbrian ,Yieldmo , Wevo, Hoopla, Calmigo, Joylux Automotive/Mobility: Swifmile, Adway, Storedot, Hidden Level, Hopstop ( Apple) , MDGo Life Sciences: Physera ( Omada), Calmigo, Visby, Neuroderm ( Mitsubishi Pharma ), Conversa Health ( Amwell), Heartvista , Connie Health, XP health, Babyation , BioCep, Dermipsor ( NextGen/TASE), Visby Medical Enterprise, SaaS, and cyber: Cents, Up9, Kameleon, Ananda Networks, Reniac(Marvell), Hexatier ( Huawei ), Concerto ( Synopsis) NeuraLegion AI : Face.com (Facebook), MachEye, Cognizer, Datarobot Fintech and Insurance : Home365, Zooz ( PayU), Compass ( Sage), Hourly, Futora, Atidot, Reframe AgTech and industry 4.0 : BeeHero, Phylagen, Afresh Insuretech: Hourly, Reframe, , MDGO, home 365, ConnieHealthm Atidot, Reframe B2C : Rounds ( Kik), Chosen, Ecomom , DaysUnited

Ofer Rotem, Co-founded Amagi to create sustainable startup communities, starting with Koh Phangan, Thailand. Founding Partner at Collider, investor in blockchain-related startups since 2013. Co-founder of the Israeli Bitcoin Association & the Israeli Blockchain Forum.

Owen Lozman is responsible for the Performance Materials fund within M Ventures, the strategic venture capital fund of Merck KGaA. M Ventures’ mandate is to invest in innovative technologies and products with the potential to significantly impact Merck‘s core business areas. From our headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in the US and Israel, we invest globally in transformational ideas driven by great entrepreneurs. M Ventures takes an active role in its portfolio companies and teams up with entrepreneurs and co-investors to translate innovation towards commercial success. M Ventures has a significant focus on early-stage investing and company creation including the creation of spin-offs to leverage Merck‘s science and technology base.

Pablo is a serial entrepreneur and an active entrepreneurial investor who has been involved in VC since 1994 as a GP. Based in Uruguay, he invests mainly throughout Latam. He has been an active participant in Aconcagua Ventures since 2007, Tokai Ventures since 2009, NXTPLabs since 2012, Harvard Angels Alumni of Brazil since 2014, Alianza del Pacífico since 2015 and other local AI Clubs. He has ample experience working in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, among other markets, where he also has investments in the Entertainment Industry. Pablo used to work in Import-Export trading with Far and Near East. He has been a judge at Harvard B School and Google Cloud Challenge Competitions as well as a speaker at various events such as ACA Summit in DC, BS at Technion, Israel; Harvard Business School Alumni, Pablo is also a Board Member at Endeavor, the Amcham, and Founder of Fundación Dar a Luz.

I've helped market big ideas & the startups behind them. Noteworthy work in these realms: PHP & Ad Blocking. Previously, the CMO of The Singulariteam Technology Group, where I supported a portfolio of 40+ companies. Before that, I was CMO of Rainbow (formerly Shine), where I championed the right of individuals to block abusive ads, while helping the Advertising Industry embrace better online ad experiences. In 2015 my work was recognized by 'The Drum' and their selecting of me as 'CMO of the Year: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/12/30/drums-new-year-honours-2015-industry-champions-and-ones-watch-including-top-names Before that, I was Managing Partner at Initial Capital (initial.vc), a private investment firm focused on deals in Israel and Brazil. I had the pleasure of working at companies such as Soluto and Zend Technologies. I also covered the Israeli startup scene for TechCrunch from 2007 - 2012.

Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder director of Social Finance UK (2007-11), Social Finance USA, and Social Finance Israel, and of Big Society Capital. He was co-founder Chair of Bridges Ventures (2002-2012). He chaired the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2013-2015), the Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Innovation Award for innovation in social finance. He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005). He was a founder director and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a founder director of the European Venture Capital Association. He is a graduate of Oxford University, where he was President of the Oxford Union. He is an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School to which he was awarded a Henry Fellowship. He is a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School and Vice-Chairman of Ben Gurion University. He is a former director of the Harvard Management Company and the University of Oxford Investment Committee. He is a former member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers (2007-2013), former Trustee of the British Museum (2005-2012) and a former trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (2005-2011). In 2007, Sir Ronald published: “The Second Bounce of the Ball – Turning Risk into Opportunity”.

Soma Somasegar is a Board of Directors at Fauna. He joined Madrona in November 2015 and is a Managing Director at Madrona. Prior to Madrona, Soma had a successful twenty-seven-year career at Microsoft Corporation including being the Senior Vice President of the Developer Division. Soma has long been an angel investor with investments across a wide range of technology areas both in the U.S. and internationally. At Madrona, he is focusing on Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Applications, developer-centric next-generation cloud platforms and tools, and the emergence of new technologies such as VR/AR. He has authored several pieces outlining Madrona’s thinking about how these technologies will evolve. Under Soma’s leadership, the Microsoft Developer Division, which supports over six million .NET developers worldwide, expanded its mission to deliver developer tools and services for mobile development and cloud development across a variety of platforms and programming technologies through the Visual Studio and .NET family of products. Additionally, Soma was also the executive sponsor for global development at Microsoft and oversaw Microsoft’s Global Development Centers in China, India, and Israel.

Founding and Managing Partner of Sarona Partners Group and its venture arm Sarona Ventures. Sarona Group is the largest startup ecosystem in Israel; Investing in de-risked, post-market-fit Israeli talent around the world, and ultimately changing the way early stage companies expand and grow. Prior to Sarona, I founded two companies; and led economic development in various geo's, working with +2500 companies, with the World Bank Group, European Commission, Swiss Gov and other multilaterals, multinationals and financial institutions.

Yanki Margalit, an Israeli entrepreneur, investor, and speaker, founded Aladdin Knowledge Systems in 1985, leading it to a successful NASDAQ IPO in 1993 and guiding the company until 2009. Since then, he has invested in and mentored numerous startups through Innodo Ventures and served as chairman of several technology companies, including SpaceIL, the non-profit competing in the Google Lunar X Prize. In 2025, he launched Caura.ai, a startup pioneering memory and emotion in AI.

Yigal Yacoby is an angel investor. Yigal Jacoby co-founded Allot Communications in 1996 and served as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors until 2006, when he retired as CEO. Jacoby continued as Chariman of the Board until November 2008. In 1992, Jacoby founded Armon Networking, a manufacturer of RMON-based network management solutions, which was sold to Bay Networks in 1996. Following this acquisition, Jacoby continued on as General Manager of Bay Network’s Network Management Division from 1996-1997. Prior to this, he held a variety of engineering and marketing management positions at Tekelec, a manufacturer of telecommunication monitoring and diagnostic equipment. Throughout his career, Jacoby has founded several start-ups in the communications field, serving on their board of directors and taking an active role in guiding the companies. Jacoby has a B.A. cum laude in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Southern California.

Joseph Ackerman, also known as Yossi, served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Elbit Systems Ltd., the holding company of Elbit Security Systems Ltd. and Harpia Sistemas S.A. from 1996 to March 31, 2013. From 1994 to 1996, Joseph Ackerman served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Elbit Ltd.'s Defense Systems Division (EDS.). He joined Elbit Ltd. in 1982 and held various management positions, including General Manager of EFW, Senior Vice President of Operations Group, Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Advanced Battlefield Systems. He serves as the Chairman of MediGuide Ltd. He served as the Chairman of Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT - Elisra Ltd. and Elbit Systems Ltd. He served as the Chairman of Tadiran Communications Ltd. since August 2005. He served as the Chairman of Elbit Systems Ltd. from 1996 to 2004. He served as the Vice Chairman of Elbit Systems Ltd. from April 1, 2013 to November 19, 2013. He serves as a Director of Imagesat International N.v. He served as a Director of Elbit Systems Ltd., the holding company of Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT - Elisra Ltd. from 1996 to 2004. Joseph Ackerman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology (the Technion).

Yuval is Managing Partner, Team8 Group, where he provides overall business leadership to the Group. As an “investorpreneur”, Yuval provides guidance and mentoring to a broad range of founding teams and is involved as a co-Founder, board member or investor in a broad portfolio of companies. In his previous role, Yuval was the co-Founder and General Partner of New York/Israel based venture capital firm Marker-LLC, as well as the investment partner of Eric Schmidt-backed Silicon-Valley/Israel based Innovation Endeavors (merged with Marker). In these capacities Yuval sourced/led early stage investments in companies such as Team8, Aorato (Microsoft), Datorama (Salesforce), Eko, OwnBackup, Qwilt (co-Founder, chairman), Taboola, Tufin (NYSE: TUFN), Unbound (chairman), Yotpo, and others. Previously as an entrepreneur, Yuval co-founded P-Cube leading the evolution of the DPI market where he served as its CEO up until its acquisition by Cisco, then serving as a GM of one of Cisco’s business units; he co-founded Pentacom (also acquired by Cisco); and previously created one of the first Internet appliances, leading the creation of Infogear (also acquired by Cisco). Yuval served as VP R&D at VocalTec, developing the first voice and video over IP solutions (IPO NASDAQ) and previously served as a software developer and manager at National Semiconductors and Motorola. Yuval has a BSc in Math and Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, holds a variety of patents and has contributed to a variety of telecommunications standards.

Investor at Ibex Investors. We focus on two separate themes: 1) Israel, 2) Global Mobility. Our Israel VC fund focuses on Israeli founders and Israeli HQ'd startups. Our Mobility VC fund focuses on manufacturing, logistics, and mobility startups - mostly in the US and Europe.

Investor at Ibex Investors. We focus on two separate themes: 1) Israel, 2) Global Mobility. Our Israel VC fund focuses on Israeli founders and Israeli HQ'd startups. Our Mobility VC fund focuses on manufacturing, logistics, and mobility startups - mostly in the US and Europe.

Investor at Flint Capital. We invest in the greatest companies from the US, Israel, and Europe and help them by being a bridge to the US market.

Investor at Mindset Ventures. Mindset Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in São Paulo, San Francisco, and Tel-Aviv. The firm invests in B2B software startups based in the U.S. and Israel.

Investor at Fin Capital. Fin is an asset management firm investing full lifecycle in FinTech and adjacent verticals in principally B2B enterprise SaaS companies principally in the US and UK-EU, and selectively in LatAm, Israel, and Canada.

Investor at Ground Up Ventures. Ground Up Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed/seed stage startups in the US & Israel.

Investor at Mindset Ventures. Mindset Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in São Paulo, San Francisco, and Tel-Aviv. The firm invests in B2B software startups based in the U.S. and Israel.

Investor at Flint Capital. We invest in the greatest companies from the US, Israel, and Europe and help them by being a bridge to the US market.

Investor at Ground Up Ventures. Ground Up Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed/seed stage startups in the US & Israel.

Investor at Flint Capital. We invest in the greatest companies from the US, Israel, and Europe and help them by being a bridge to the US market.

Investor at Flint Capital. We invest in the greatest companies from the US, Israel, and Europe and help them by being a bridge to the US market.

Investor at Ibex Investors. We focus on two separate themes: 1) Israel, 2) Global Mobility. Our Israel VC fund focuses on Israeli founders and Israeli HQ'd startups. Our Mobility VC fund focuses on manufacturing, logistics, and mobility startups - mostly in the US and Europe.

Investor at Ground Up Ventures. Ground Up Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed/seed stage startups in the US & Israel.

Investor at Mindset Ventures. Mindset Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in São Paulo, San Francisco, and Tel-Aviv. The firm invests in B2B software startups based in the U.S. and Israel.

Investor at Fin Capital. Fin is an asset management firm investing full lifecycle in FinTech and adjacent verticals in principally B2B enterprise SaaS companies principally in the US and UK-EU, and selectively in LatAm, Israel, and Canada.

Investor at Next47. Next47 is a global venture firm built for enterprise founders. Based in Silicon Valley, and with offices in the US, Europe, and Israel, we lead investments in early and expansion stage companies, with focus on SaaS, AI/ML and Dev Tools, Enterprise IT and Cybersecurity, and Deep Tech.

Investor at Fin Capital. Fin is an asset management firm investing full lifecycle in FinTech and adjacent verticals in principally B2B enterprise SaaS companies principally in the US and UK-EU, and selectively in LatAm, Israel, and Canada.

Investor at Fin Capital. Fin is an asset management firm investing full lifecycle in FinTech and adjacent verticals in principally B2B enterprise SaaS companies principally in the US and UK-EU, and selectively in LatAm, Israel, and Canada.