Investments
45Portfolio Exits
10Funds
4Partners & Customers
1About Viola Group
Viola Group is a technology-oriented private equity investment group. Viola Group aims to provide returns by identifying and pursuing attractive investment strategies in the Israeli technology and industry market.
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Latest Viola Group News
Feb 14, 2023
In her previous role, Inbar managed an early-stage fintech investment arm backed by The Phoenix Meir Orbach Viola FinTech announced on Tuesday that Noam Inbar will be joining the firm as Partner. Prior to joining Viola FinTech, Inbar managed an early-stage fintech investment arm backed by The Phoenix. Prior to that, she served as the Corporate Vice President of Transformation at Orbia and was also a founding member and a regional leader at Oracle for Startups, where she led the company’s startup activity across Singapore, France, and Israel. Inbar has also held several go-to-market, strategy and business leadership roles at PayPal, Forter, Zooz, and other companies. (Photo: Eric Sultan) “Especially given the current market conditions, the fintech opportunity is bigger than ever,” said Inbar. “In a world in which operational efficiency and cost savings are top priorities, technological innovation has the ability to revolutionize the financial services industry and influence other industries, such as healthcare, climate, and others.” Viola FinTech is led by a team of experienced operators: Professor Daniel Tsiddon, the firm’s Founder and General Partner, is a former Deputy CEO of Bank Leumi (Israel’s second largest bank); Tomer Michaeli, General Partner, co-founded FundBox; and Avi Zeevi, who has 35 years of experience in fintech in addition to being the Co-Founder of Viola Group and Chairman of the FinTech fund Investment Committee. Related articles:
Viola Group Investments
45 Investments
Viola Group has made 45 investments. Their latest investment was in Grover as part of their Series C on April 4, 2022.
Viola Group Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/7/2022 | Series C | Grover | $110M | Yes | 4 | |
3/15/2022 | Series B | Cowbell Cyber | $100M | Yes | 26 | |
2/9/2022 | Series C | EasyKnock | $57.2M | No | 75 & Sunny, Blumberg Capital, Gaingels, Moderne Ventures, QED Investors, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Viola Group | 9 |
2/8/2022 | Series C | |||||
11/15/2021 | Debt - II |
Date | 4/7/2022 | 3/15/2022 | 2/9/2022 | 2/8/2022 | 11/15/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series C | Series B | Series C | Series C | Debt - II |
Company | Grover | Cowbell Cyber | EasyKnock | ||
Amount | $110M | $100M | $57.2M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | 75 & Sunny, Blumberg Capital, Gaingels, Moderne Ventures, QED Investors, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Viola Group | ||||
Sources | 4 | 26 | 9 |
Viola Group Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
Viola Group has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Rewire on August 16, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/16/2022 | Acquired | 13 | |||
7/11/2022 | Acq - Fin | 1 | |||
6/23/2022 | Reverse Merger | 6 | |||
Date | 8/16/2022 | 7/11/2022 | 6/23/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acq - Fin | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 13 | 1 | 6 |
Viola Group Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Viola Group acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Degania Medical on .
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acq - Fin | 1 |
Date | |
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Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 1 |
Viola Group Fund History
4 Fund Histories
Viola Group has 4 funds, including Viola FinTech I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/24/2019 | Viola FinTech I | $106.68M | 5 | ||
4/15/2015 | Viola Private Equity II | ||||
Viola Group Fund | |||||
Vgames |
Closing Date | 1/24/2019 | 4/15/2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Viola FinTech I | Viola Private Equity II | Viola Group Fund | Vgames |
Fund Type | ||||
Status | ||||
Amount | $106.68M | |||
Sources | 5 |
Viola Group Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Viola Group has 1 strategic partners and customers. Viola Group recently partnered with Charge It 2 The Game on June 6, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/17/2021 | Partner | United States | 10:00 ET Viola Partners With Charge It 2 The Game on a Smoke Themed Party Game LOS ANGELES , June 17 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Viola Partners , the leading and only Black-owned multinational cannabis brand rooted in building equity within the space , announced a collaboration with Charge It 2 The Game , the popular drinking game creators , to release Charge It 2 The Game - Smokeout Edition . | 1 |
Date | 6/17/2021 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | 10:00 ET Viola Partners With Charge It 2 The Game on a Smoke Themed Party Game LOS ANGELES , June 17 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Viola Partners , the leading and only Black-owned multinational cannabis brand rooted in building equity within the space , announced a collaboration with Charge It 2 The Game , the popular drinking game creators , to release Charge It 2 The Game - Smokeout Edition . |
Sources | 1 |
Viola Group Team
5 Team Members
Viola Group has 5 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Shlomo Dovrat | Founder | Current | |
Name | Shlomo Dovrat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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