Viola Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2000

AUM

$1 000 M

Location

Israel

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 04 December, 2021

Profile

Viola Ventures is committed to investing in startups and empowering them to become global category leaders. With over $1B managed across five 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 20-year legacy in Israel’s vibrant technology ecosystem, Viola Ventures is known for repeatedly backing global tech companies and unicorns, such as ironSource, Payoneer, Lightricks, Redis Labs, and Outbrain. The fund holds a substantial share of Israel’s significant exits, including Actimize, RedBend, ECI, Samanage, Perfecto, Tapingo, and more.

Viola Ventures invests in exceptional teams with a strong focus on AI technologies looking to transform traditional markets, the semiconductors and deeptech industries, and consumer facing products.


INVESTMENT TEAM
Founded in 2000, we are the only Israel-based VC fund with six 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.

INVESTMENT AREAS
We invest across a number of key market segments including Vertical AI, B2B, Deep Tech (semi and storage), Healthcare, Fintech, Consumer and SMB Services.

WE PARTNER EARLY
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.

PORTFOLIO
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.

Industry

Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Business Services (B2B) Real Estate Robotics Security Software Telecommunications Transportation Travel Energy Music HealthTech TravelTech Deeptech AI SaaS

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FAQs about Viola Ventures

Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series B and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Viola Ventures is located in Israel.
Viola Ventures was founded in 2000.
Viola Ventures invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Business Services (B2B), Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, Energy, Music, HealthTech, TravelTech, Deeptech, AI, SaaS.
Viola Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Viola Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B, Series A.
Viola Ventures usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Viola Ventures has around $1 000m assets under management.
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