Viola Group

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Viola Group
TypePrivate
Industryventure capital Private Equity Private Equity
Founded2000
FoundersShlomo Dovrat, Aharon Dovrat (decd.), Avi Zeevi, Harel Beit-On, Ruthi Simha
Headquarters,
AUMUSD 3 billion
Number of employees
80
Websitewww.viola-group.com

Viola Group (Hebrew: קבוצת ויולה, alt: Hebrew: קרן ויולה), established in 2000, is an Israeli private equity investment group with over $3 billion under management.[1] Viola Group is focused on funding Israeli technology-based companies.[2]

Viola Group consists of five independent investment arms including Viola Ventures[3] – a Venture Capital fund focused on early stage startups; Viola Credit[4] – a growth and venture lending fund; Viola Growth (formerly Viola Private Equity)[5] – a technology-focused growth capital and buyout fund; Viola Partners, and Viola Fintech. Viola Group is based in Herzliya, Israel.

History[]

The Viola Group was founded in 2000 by the late Aharon Dovrat, his son Shlomo Dovrat, Avi Zeevi,[6] Harel Beit-On,[7] and Ruthi Simha[8] and has supported over 200 technology companies to date.

Active Portfolio Companies[]

Viola Ventures[]

Adapteva Kampyle (software) PandoLogic Redis Labs
Cellwize[9] Lightricks[10] Pagaya[11]
Clarizen LiveU Payoneer Seebo
Cloudyn LuckyFish Perfecto Mobile SundaySky[12]
CrediFi[13] Maapilim Personetics Tapingo
CodeFresh Mov.ai Playbuzz[14] Taranis
CoolaData MultiPhy PlainID Tonara
Deep MyThings Pliops TradAir
enSilo nsknox Puls (company)[15][16] VayaVision
EverCompliant[17] Optimal Plus ProteanTecs Verbit.ai
IronSource Outbrain RealMatch Worthy

Viola Growth[]

Aeronautics Gaon[18] Macrocure Playbuzz[19]
Applicaster Guesty Matomy Media Pyramid Analytics
Amiad[20] GlassesUSA Mobile Access RR Media
Behalf iMer[21] MyThings SimilarWeb
Bizzabo Itamar Medical Orad SundaySky
Cyberint Juganu Optimax
Degania Medical

Viola Credit[]

Apos Therapy ColorChip[22] Feedvisor TheTime
BIScience ControlUp (Smart-X) myThings TradAir
Clarizen Earnix Teads Upstream Commerce
Clicktale ECI Telecom Telit YCD Multimedia

Viola Fintech[]

Planck
Rewire
Inshur

Exits[]

Viola Group has backed a substantial share of Israel's exits to date.

References[]

  1. ^ "Goldman Sachs buys 10% of Viola Group - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "#Israel - Overview of Viola Group FinTech Matrix - Techfoliance". Techfoliance. September 7, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Israeli VC firm Carmel Ventures rebrands as Viola Ventures and launches new $200 million fund". November 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Viola Credit: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Viola Private Equity closes $250m investment fund". Globes.
  6. ^ "LinkedIn profile - Ari Zeevi".
  7. ^ "LinkedIn profile - Harel Beit-On".
  8. ^ "LinkedIn profile - Ruthi Simha".
  9. ^ "Israeli mobile optimization co Cellwize raises $24.5m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Image-processing startup Lightricks raises $10m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Investment Manager Pagaya Raises $1.25M". NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News. May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "Israeli personalized video co SundaySky raises $30m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  13. ^ TheMarker (February 14, 2017). "TechNation: Talks Underway to Sell Israel's Apple Products Importer to Private Equity Fund Sky". Haaretz. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "Playful content platform PlayBuzz raises $3m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "CellSavers Raises $15 Million From Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  16. ^ "Puls is Building a Repair Technician Workforce, Uber-Style". Residential Systems. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "Israel-based cyber intelligence company EverCompliant has closed a $9.5m Series A round from Arbor Ventures and others. | Palico". www.palico.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "Viola set to take over Gaon Holdings for NIS 70m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  19. ^ "Israeli digital content co Playbuzz raises $35m - Globes English". Globes. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  20. ^ "Viola buys Amiad stake - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  21. ^ "Medical tourism and evaluation co iMER raises $7m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "Optical communications co ColorChip raises $20m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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