24.11.24|James SpiroA report from Viola Ventures explores the booming sector and what Israel can do to remain top of the game.
11.11.24|Meir OrbachThe 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.
13.08.24|Meir OrbachThe 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.
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.
14.04.24|Tomer HadarYaron 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
18.03.24|Sophie ShulmanAn 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
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
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
02.01.23|Sophie ShulmanAccording 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
20.11.22|Elihay Vidal, James SpiroThe 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.
23.10.22|CTechThere 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
21.09.22|James SpiroThe company provides a platform for businesses to connect crypto wallets, corporate bank accounts, and payment service providers to centralize all their treasury operations
08.06.22|Adrian FilutShlomo 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”
03.03.22|Meir OrbachThe Israeli cybersecurity startup is headed by serial entrepreneurs who have previously sold companies to Palo Alto and Allot
19.01.22|CTechEight of the Israeli VC’s portfolio companies reached unicorn status and beyond in 2021
06.12.21|Elihay VidalSpeaking 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
13.10.21|Daniel Farber-BallWhile 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
22.07.21|CTechOmry Ben David, general partner at Viola Ventures, speaks to Michael Matias about lessons learned when investing in Startup Nation
11.05.21|Meir OrbachNir, a managing partner at the venture capital firm, will remain active with past investments
03.05.21|Raphael KahanGigi 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