Viola Ventures

Investment decisions are led by general partners Shlomo Dovrat and Avi Zeevi, who co-founded the firm. The broader team includes about 30 professionals across offices in Tel Aviv, New York, and San Francisco, with partners covering enterprise software, fintech, and cybersecurity sectors.

Viola Ventures leverages its network within Israel's tech ecosystem, including relationships with accelerators, universities, and corporate R&D centers. The firm also benefits from referrals by portfolio founders and co-investors, and from Viola Group's broader platform which includes private equity and credit arms.

No. Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm within Viola Group, a multi-asset investment platform. It does not manage capital for a single family; its limited partners are institutional investors such as pension funds and endowments.

Viola Ventures focuses exclusively on direct investments in early-stage companies. It does not make fund-of-funds commitments. The firm leads or co-leads most of its deals and takes board seats in portfolio companies.

Viola Ventures targets seed through Series A rounds, with initial check sizes typically between $2 million and $10 million. The firm reserves capital for follow-on investments in later stages, but does not typically lead growth rounds.

Viola Ventures does not publicly disclose a list of avoided sectors, but its disclosed investments concentrate on B2B technology. It generally avoids consumer internet, biotech, and hardware-intensive startups that require large capital expenditures.

Viola Ventures is the venture capital arm of Viola Group, an Israeli private investment platform founded by Shlomo Dovrat and Avi Zeevi. Viola Group also includes Viola Credit (private credit), Viola Growth (growth-stage investments), and real estate holdings. The firms operate independently but share resources and investment insights.