Liad Agmon to step down as Insight managing director to launch new venture
“Liad has always had the entrepreneurial fire,” said Jeff Horing, Insight Partners co-founder and managing director, as Israeli tech veteran returns to building. Agmon will remain with the firm as a senior advisor and will continue to sit on the boards of several portfolio companies.
Serial entrepreneur and investor Liad Agmon will step back from his full-time role at Insight Partners in the second half of 2025 to launch a new entrepreneurial venture. Agmon, who has served as a Managing Director at Insight since 2022, will remain engaged with the firm as a senior advisor and will continue to sit on the boards of several portfolio companies.
Agmon’s return to the founder's seat marks the latest chapter in a career that has straddled both sides of the venture capital table. Before joining Insight, Agmon was best known as the co-founder of Dynamic Yield, a personalization startup acquired by McDonald’s in 2019 and later sold to Mastercard. At Insight, he helped shape the firm's Israeli operations and played a pivotal role in deepening its connections to the local tech scene.
“Liad has always had the entrepreneurial fire,” said Jeff Horing, Insight Partners co-founder and managing director. “From the start, we knew this would be a partnership built on learning and collaboration and one that would likely see Liad return to life as an entrepreneur — a role he values deeply.”
Agmon’s decision comes amid renewed stability in Israel’s tech sector following a volatile period marked by war, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical risk. According to Insight, the timing of his departure reflects both Agmon’s long-standing desire to return to building and the firm’s confidence in its current standing in the region.
“Liad’s desire to go back to being an entrepreneur has been an open discussion since the end of 2024,” the firm said in a statement. “Now with increased stability in the region and strength in Insight’s portfolio, all parties feel ready to put these wheels in motion.”
As part of the transition, Managing Director Dani Aronovitz will continue to lead Insight’s Tel Aviv office. The firm emphasized its long-standing model of treating every geography as “a flight away” from its New York City headquarters, with senior investment leaders continuing to spend time on the ground in Israel.
While Insight has not revealed details of Agmon’s next move, his return to founding is expected to draw attention across the Israeli and international tech sectors.
