Viola Group
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | venture capital Private Equity Private Equity |
Founded | 2000 |
Founders | Shlomo Dovrat, Aharon Dovrat (decd.), Avi Zeevi, Harel Beit-On, Ruthi Simha |
Headquarters | Herzliya , Israel |
AUM | > USD 5 billion |
Number of employees | 80 |
Website | www |
Viola Group (Hebrew: קבוצת ויולה, alt: Hebrew: קרן ויולה), established in 2000, is an Israeli private equity investment group with over $5 billion[1] under management.[2] Viola Group is focused on funding Israeli technology-based companies.[3]
Viola Group consists of five independent investment arms including Viola Ventures[4] – a Venture Capital fund focused on early stage startups; Viola Credit[5] – a growth and venture lending fund; Viola Growth (formerly Viola Private Equity)[6] – 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,[7] Harel Beit-On,[8] and Ruthi Simha[9] and has supported over 200 technology companies to date.
Active Portfolio Companies
Viola Ventures
Adapteva | Kampyle (software) | PandoLogic | Redis Labs |
Cellwize[10] | Lightricks[11] | Pagaya[12] | Reduxio |
Clarizen | LiveU | Payoneer | Seebo |
Cloudyn | LuckyFish | Perfecto Mobile | SundaySky[13] |
CrediFi[14] | Maapilim | Personetics | Tapingo |
CodeFresh | Mov.ai | Playbuzz[15] | Taranis |
CoolaData | MultiPhy | PlainID | Tonara |
Deep | MyThings | Pliops | TradAir |
enSilo | nsknox | Puls (company)[16][17] | VayaVision |
EverCompliant[18] | Optimal Plus | ProteanTecs | Verbit.ai |
IronSource | Outbrain | RealMatch | Worthy |
Viola Growth
Aeronautics | Gaon[19] | Macrocure | Playbuzz[20] |
Applicaster | Guesty | Matomy Media | Pyramid Analytics |
Amiad[21] | GlassesUSA | Mobile Access | RR Media |
Behalf | iMer[22] | MyThings | SimilarWeb |
Bizzabo | Itamar Medical | Orad | SundaySky |
Cyberint | Juganu | Optimax | VATBox |
Degania Medical |
Viola Credit
Apos Therapy | ColorChip[23] | 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
- ^ "Viola Group". Viola Group. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Goldman Sachs buys 10% of Viola Group - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). February 21, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "#Israel - Overview of Viola Group FinTech Matrix - Techfoliance". Techfoliance. September 7, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Israeli VC firm Carmel Ventures rebrands as Viola Ventures and launches new $200 million fund". November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Viola Credit: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Viola Private Equity closes $250m investment fund". Globes. April 15, 2015.
- ^ "LinkedIn profile - Ari Zeevi".
- ^ "LinkedIn profile - Harel Beit-On".
- ^ "LinkedIn profile - Ruthi Simha".
- ^ "Israeli mobile optimization co Cellwize raises $24.5m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). December 2, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Image-processing startup Lightricks raises $10m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). August 12, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Investment Manager Pagaya Raises $1.25M". NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News. May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Israeli personalized video co SundaySky raises $30m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). August 6, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ TheMarker (February 14, 2017). "TechNation: Talks Underway to Sell Israel's Apple Products Importer to Private Equity Fund Sky". Haaretz. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Playful content platform PlayBuzz raises $3m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). June 16, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "CellSavers Raises $15 Million From Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures". VentureBeat. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Puls is Building a Repair Technician Workforce, Uber-Style". Residential Systems. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Viola set to take over Gaon Holdings for NIS 70m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). February 20, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Israeli digital content co Playbuzz raises $35m - Globes English". Globes. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Viola buys Amiad stake - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). January 15, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Medical tourism and evaluation co iMER raises $7m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). February 27, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Optical communications co ColorChip raises $20m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.