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Viola Group
Company typePrivate
Industryventure capital Private Equity Private Equity
Founded2000
FoundersShlomo Dovrat, Aharon Dovrat (decd.), Avi Zeevi, Harel Beit-On, Ruthi Simha
Headquarters
Herzliya
,
Israel
AUM> USD 5 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 $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[edit]

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[edit]

Viola Ventures[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Planck
Rewire
Inshur

Exits[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Viola Group". Viola Group. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Goldman Sachs buys 10% of Viola Group - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). February 21, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "#Israel - Overview of Viola Group FinTech Matrix - Techfoliance". Techfoliance. September 7, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Israeli VC firm Carmel Ventures rebrands as Viola Ventures and launches new $200 million fund". November 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Viola Credit: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Viola Private Equity closes $250m investment fund". Globes. April 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "LinkedIn profile - Ari Zeevi".
  8. ^ "LinkedIn profile - Harel Beit-On".
  9. ^ "LinkedIn profile - Ruthi Simha".
  10. ^ "Israeli mobile optimization co Cellwize raises $24.5m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). December 2, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Image-processing startup Lightricks raises $10m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). August 12, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "Investment Manager Pagaya Raises $1.25M". NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News. May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Israeli personalized video co SundaySky raises $30m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). August 6, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  14. ^ TheMarker (February 14, 2017). "TechNation: Talks Underway to Sell Israel's Apple Products Importer to Private Equity Fund Sky". Haaretz. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Playful content platform PlayBuzz raises $3m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). June 16, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  16. ^ "CellSavers Raises $15 Million From Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures". VentureBeat. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  17. ^ "Puls is Building a Repair Technician Workforce, Uber-Style". Residential Systems. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Viola set to take over Gaon Holdings for NIS 70m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). February 20, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  20. ^ "Israeli digital content co Playbuzz raises $35m - Globes English". Globes. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  21. ^ "Viola buys Amiad stake - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). January 15, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "Medical tourism and evaluation co iMER raises $7m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). February 27, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  23. ^ "Optical communications co ColorChip raises $20m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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