Viola Ventures is committed to investing in early stage startups and empowering them to become global category leaders. With over $1.25B managed across six 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 legacy of over 20 years in Israel’s vibrant technology ecosystem, Viola Ventures invested in over 100 companies to date and is known for repeatedly backing Israel’s category leaders, such as ironSource, Payoneer, Lightricks, Redis, Outbrain and Pagaya.
The fund partners with exceptional teams looking to disrupt traditional markets in verticals such as finTech and SMB/Enterprise software, Vertical AI, digital health, semiconductors and deeptech, consumer facing products and Cyber.
$1.3B AUM across 6 funds:
| Fund I | $171M | |
| Fund II | $202M | |
| Fund III | $235M | |
| Fund IV | $194M | |
| Fund V | $223M | |
| Fund VI | $250M |
Founded in 2000, we are the only Israel-based VC fund with seven investing partners solely dedicated to early-stage tech investments. This allows for unique depth and diversification that spans across a wide range of backgrounds and verticals.
We invest across a number of key market segments including Vertical AI, B2B, Deep Tech (semi and storage), Healthcare, Fintech, Consumer and SMB Services.
Our mission is to partner with Israeli tech startups from inception, even as early as a PowerPoint deck. Typically we invest as the first institutional money with flexibility around seed, A, B rounds -$500K-$10M.
With a portfolio of over 90 companies, Viola Ventures has backed a substantial share of Israel’s exits to date, including Actimize, RedBend, ECI, Optimal+, and Samanage.
16 Jun 2022
Funding for retail tech is at an all-time high, and for good reason. Ecommerce now makes up more than 20% of the total retail market and that number will continue to grow. This growth is being driven by innovative ecommerce infrastructure technology which offers brands and retailers better, easier ecommerce sales. Widespread internet access in…
14 Jun 2022
As experienced investors in the FinTech space, we’ve been closely following the evolution of financial services in Web 3.0 and the possibilities that blockchain technology offers this vertical. In the world of cryptocurrencies, a lot has been written about the merits of CeFi (Centralized Finance) and DeFi (Decentralized Finance) services, from the user’s perspective. In…
19 May 2022
We are happy to share another edition of Viola’s Sales Compensation Survey. Sales Compensation has been in our focus for the past few years. We’ve developed benchmarks and published data on companies that use a SaaS business model. In the past year, we have seen a growth in adoption of Usage-Based Pricing (UBP) strategies in…
16 Mar 2022
After mapping the Web3.0/Blockchain innovation stack we continue to double down on the sector and are proud to publish the first map of Israeli companies operating in this space. As a reminder, when we analyzed the innovation stack we divided it into several layers: the infrastructure layer, the application layer, an “in-between” enabler layer, and…
13 Mar 2022
Imagine being able to diagnose and treat any health issue from the comfort of your home. COVID-19 has forever changed the way we consume health services. From Uber to Airbnb, consumer-focused companies are transforming entire industries, and consumers expect a frictionless and simplified experience when it comes to healthcare, too. The first wave of digital…
8 Mar 2022
2021 marked a significant boom in the Israeli fintech ecosystem, totaling $4.5B in fintech funding, setting a record high. Not only was this greater than the previous 3 years combined (with a 136% increase from 2020), but funding more than doubled in 2021 alone. Israeli fintech growth was disproportionate – while total funding by…
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