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Alex Viola

Israel’s next tech boom: Pioneering the future of global defensetech

24.11.24|James Spiro
A report from Viola Ventures explores the booming sector and what Israel can do to remain top of the game. 
עמרי בן דוד שלמה דוברת ו צביקה אורון מקרן ויולה ונצ'רס

Viola Ventures' next fund to be led by Zvika Orron and Omry Ben David, together with founder Shlomo Dovrat

11.11.24|Meir Orbach
The VC’s seventh fund will be led by General Partners Omry Ben David and Zvika Orron, with group co-founder Shlomo Dovrat to continue as a General Partner to complete the leadership transition. The fund also announced that its core investment areas for the coming years will be vertical AI, fintech, and AI infrastructure/cyber.
מייסדי הסטארט-אפ פייזן

Healthcare fintech PayZen raises $32M Series B and $200M in debt

13.08.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup has developed a fintech platform that allows hospitals to receive payment in advance for medical treatment invoices, thereby enabling patients to benefit from interest-free payment plans.
Lior Akavia Viola

Viola Ventures appoints Lior Akavia as Venture Partner

14.07.24|CTech
“Lior is an experienced entrepreneur whom we have had the chance to experience both professionally and personally,” said Viola Ventures’ Zvika Orron.
כנס חוסן בהייטק AISRAEL - פאנל פינטק מימין מאיר אורבך שמר כץ ירון מורגנשטרן עמרי בן דוד ו אור ליבן

"AI will change all workforce aspects in companies"

14.04.24|Tomer Hadar
Yaron Morgenstern, CEO of Glassbox, was speaking on a panel held at the AIsrael conference. Omry Ben David, general partner at Viola Ventures, referred to the growing gap in investment trends between Israel and the US
וול סטריט שנה חדשה

Why are Israeli tech stocks lagging behind Nasdaq?

18.03.24|Sophie Shulman
An index built by venture capital fund Viola Group, which includes Israeli high-tech companies issued in the US in the last decade, reveals that despite impressive growth rates and stringent expense management, Israeli public companies are undervalued in the market, presenting a distinctive opportunity
Viola Group

Leading Israeli VC Viola voices concern regarding "threats to the judicial system"

24.01.23|CTech
"We find it important to vocally communicate our belief that the State of Israel cannot exist without 3 fundamental principles: equality without discrimination, an independent legal system, and freedom of speech - generally, and particularly in academia and in the media," the VC wrote in a statement
Jeff Shapira Viola Ventures

When startup CEOs need advice

19.01.23|Jeff Shapiro
“In today’s climate of decreasing valuations and ever-scarce investment dollars, the costs of inexperience have become more pronounced. CEOs are now facing daily tough choices that require the wisdom that comes from experience,” writes Jeff Shapiro of Viola
עובדי SISENSE סייסנס

Only half of Israel’s unicorns are still worth $1 billion

02.01.23|Sophie Shulman
According to research by venture capital fund Viola, many unicorns haven’t raised new funds in a long time, raising question marks regarding their actual growth rate and technological progress
Yael Viola

“Crisis times create interesting opportunities,” says Viola Ventures

20.11.22|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
The firm’s Partner Yael Alroy joined CTech for its 2022 VC Survey series to discuss how this year might impact the startups of the future.
Contech map

Mapping the Israeli contech landscape

23.10.22|CTech
There are around 100 startups in Israel active in the construction tech sector, with VC funding growing from a few million in 2018 to half a billion in the first half of 2022 alone, according to Viola Ventures
Nilos Team New

Nilos raises $5.2 million to unify crypto and fiat treasuries for businesses

21.09.22|James Spiro
The company provides a platform for businesses to connect crypto wallets, corporate bank accounts, and payment service providers to centralize all their treasury operations
שלמה דוברת שלמה דברת קרן ויולה

“There will be layoffs and cutbacks in high-tech and that is a good thing,” says Viola Ventures co-founder

08.06.22|Adrian Filut
Shlomo Dovrat, who was speaking at the annual Aaron Institute for Economic Policy Conference at Reichman University, added: “There will be somewhat of a slowdown in growth, sales, and export, but there won’t be unemployment”
מיכאל מומצ׳וגלו ויאיר מנור, קרדינל אופס

CardinalOps secures $17.5 million Series A to map cyber threats

03.03.22|Meir Orbach
The Israeli cybersecurity startup is headed by serial entrepreneurs who have previously sold companies to Palo Alto and Allot
צוות Viola Ventures

Viola Ventures announces new $250 million fund for early-stage investments

19.01.22|CTech
Eight of the Israeli VC’s portfolio companies reached unicorn status and beyond in 2021
דני כהן Viola

Daniel Cohen, Viola: Web3 is the next revolution

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Daniel Cohen, General Partner at Viola Ventures, says he looks for startups targeting a big market and entrepreneurs that have a chip on his (or her) shoulder
Daniel Aronovitz Rona Segev Arik Kleinstein Yanai Oron Omry Ben David Batsheva Moshe

“Israeli tech’s next phase will be an era of decacorns”

13.10.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
While not over yet, 2021 has been a record-breaking year for Israeli high-tech. Could 2022 be even better? CTech gathered top investors to find out
Omry Ben David Viola

"Israel used to be called a startup nation. We now call it unicorn country"

22.07.21|CTech
Omry Ben David, general partner at Viola Ventures, speaks to Michael Matias about lessons learned when investing in Startup Nation
רונן ניר ויולה ונצ'רס

Ronen Nir to no longer be involved in new Viola investments

11.05.21|Meir Orbach
Nir, a managing partner at the venture capital firm, will remain active with past investments
שבוע גוגל יום שלישי מימין דניאל כהן סיון שמרי דהן גיגי לוי-וייס - חדש

“Gaming today is bigger than theater and television combined”

03.05.21|Raphael Kahan
Gigi Levy-Weiss, Managing Partner at NFX, added that there’s an unprecedented growth in investments by funds which weren’t active in the space in the past. “Everything is happening in Israel and that gives us a great advantage,” said Daniel Cohen, Managing Partner at Viola Ventures, at Calcalist and Google’s Startup Week Conference
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