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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהLast week we held our annual #FinTech predictions event and today Viola Ventures publishes the full 2026 report - see link in comments. 2025 was the FinTech #comeback year and 2026 is expected to be the #growth year across new innovation, growth rounds and exits. Thank you Omri Zerachovitz with TheMarker and Amy Shapiro with CTech by Calcalist for the coverage - links to articles in comments. Building in FinTech? reach out. Avi Zeevi | Tal Abuloff | Asaf Schreiber | Merav Meluban
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהWant to hear how PayZen was almost named PayShizzle at incubation? Watch this great Viola Ventures Founder’s Journey episode featuring Itzik Cohen, CEO and co-founder of PayZen. The story behind a Vertical FinTech incubation to leading the healthcare affordability category. Episode is in English, links in comments. Enjoy! 🚀
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהHappy New Year. Great to kick off 2026 with an episode of Viola Ventures Founder's Journey featuring Omri Yacubovich, Co-Founder and CEO of Lama AI 🚀 It's not Omri's first rodeo and he, Ran Magen and the Lama AI team are busy building a phenomenal AI-native company in the #banktech space. Check it out if you are a Hebrew speaker. Lightning questions round in the video and links to full episode in the comments. Enjoy!
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהExcited to share that we raised $250M across two funds - our flagship Viola Ventures VII to continue and partner with early-stage builders and a Conviction Fund to 'double down' on our successful, scale-stage portfolio companies. Viola Ventures VII will only be activated in a few months and the dry closing is another testament to the strength of the Israeli tech ecosystem. Also introducing our #Leadership #Circle - iconic founders and executives who are Fund VII investors and advisors to our portfolio companies. See full list in the article. Building in Vertical AI, Fintech, AI Infra/Deep Tech, Cyber or Defense? Reach out to us. Onwards and Upwards. Zvika Orron | Shlomo Dovrat | Avi Zeevi | Alex Shmulovich | Lior Akavia | Tal Abuloff | Alon Cinamon | Asaf Schreiber | Itzik Avidor | Merav Meluban | Hilly Rejwan Sorek | Shannah Zilcha Shalev | Michal Shnapp Noy | Hilla Itin https://lnkd.in/di_vdnWUViola Ventures raises $250 million to back Israel’s next tech wave | CTechViola Ventures raises $250 million to back Israel’s next tech wave | CTech
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהWe hosted our first FinTech meetup at the new Viola Ventures TLV offices yesterday, discussing the Future of Payments. And who's better to give insights and advice to an audience of builders than John Caplan, CEO of Payoneer, together with a great lineup of panelists - Eynat Guez, CEO of Papaya Global, Bentzi Rabi, CEO of Utila, and, Eytan Messika, Co-Founder of Nilos. The Israeli #Payments ecosystem is alive and kicking - from traditional rails to wallets and stablecoins. Stay tuned for the next event in January- our Annual #FinTech #Predictions Event | Avi Zeevi | Tal Abuloff
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהThis morning, we were honored to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog for an important discussion on the strength and global impact of Israeli #Fintech. With 22 public and private Israeli Fintech unicorns, Fintech is the second largest vertical in the Israeli tech ecosystem, second only to cyber. During the meeting, we also discussed UniStart - a collaboration between Eden, a Nova survivor, Unistream and Pagaya - dedicated for Nova entrepreneurs. As Israel's largest Fintech investor, with >45 investments to date - including Payoneer, Personetics, Pagaya, PayZen, Faye, Duetti and many others - we remain confident in our thriving ecosystem and look forward to continue to partner with the next generation of Fintech builders. Viola Ventures | Avi Zeevi | Pagaya | Avital Pardo | Keren Danziger | eToro | Ronen Assia | Dr. Hedva Ber | Ifat Bechor | Yariv Madar | Eden Shmuel עדן שמואל
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהWelcome to Viola Ventures Tal Abuloff and congratulations on the promotion Alon Cinamon! We are thrilled to continue and build the next-gen team who will position Viola Ventures for continued leadership and success for the years to come! So far in September - move to #ViolaTLV, Alex Shmulovich as Partner and now announcing Tal Abuloff and Alon Cinamon. (Much) more to come - stay tuned… (link to press article in comments)
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהThrilled to announce the promotion of Alex Shmulovich to Partner at Viola Ventures! It’s not every day that we welcome a new Partner. Alex’s leadership, impact and passion in building trust and backing founders have been instrumental to our success. Looking forward to continue and build the future of Viola Ventures together! 🦄Viola Ventures promotes Alex Shmulovich to Partner, strengthening next-gen leadership | CTechViola Ventures promotes Alex Shmulovich to Partner, strengthening next-gen leadership | CTech
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Omry Ben David שיתף את זהInnovation does not stand still - and neither do we at Viola Ventures. Thrilled to share that we have opened our new #ViolaTLV HQ at Landmark Tel Aviv - a global hub for tech and entrepreneurship. Hello Tel Aviv - we look forward to welcoming you there! 😉
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Was a pleasure partnering with you Lior Akavia! Thank you for the meaningful contributions and look forward to continue and collaborate in the future! 💪
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Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהOmry Ben David אהבתי את זהIf you know me, you know I love cars, motorcycles, racing... anything that moves fast. Maybe it’s why I got into venture in the first place. Last month, I hit the track at WeatherTech Raceway L. at Laguna Seca driving a Formula 4 car for the first time. The experience was a total of 3 days in training, followed by trailing an instructor, and then given the green light to race solo with other drivers on the track. What a time that was!!! As I traveled home, I couldn’t help but think about a couple of major lessons from the track that apply to building a company: 1. FOCUS: At 140mph, your to-do list disappears, any split attention, and you're off the track. Building something real requires the same focus, there's no halfway. 2. LOOKING THROUGH THE CORNER: If you focus on where the car is right now, you're already behind. You have to look toward where the track is going next, to push through the instinct to fixate on what's right in front of you. The best founders we see at Sapphire do the same thing by building for where the market will be, constantly looking through the next corner. More than anything, I’m excited to share a few snaps from an incredible weekend. Enjoy!
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Omry Ben David הגיבו על זהOmry Ben David הגיבו על זהSome Faye numbers to not so humbly brag about: 📈 70% growth in Q1 💜 < 1min to support travelers worldwide 🌟 4.8/5 stars across review platforms (highest rated travel insurance in the U.S.) 🏆 19 industry awards and counting 1️⃣ epic team working around the clock to build autonomous traveler care
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Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהProud moment for PayZen . Best in KLAS 2026 is a reflection of the trust our customers place in us—and a reminder of how much work still lies ahead to make healthcare truly affordable. Onward.Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהLast week in Las Vegas, PayZen joined healthcare innovators from across the industry to celebrate the 2026 Best in KLAS winners. We’re proud to be named Best in KLAS 2026 for Patient Financing Services, a recognition made possible by the trust and feedback of our customers. It was an honor to celebrate alongside so many leaders working to advance healthcare, and of course, ZenNation enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate together. Thank you to KLAS Research for hosting such a memorable event. #BestinKLAS #BestinKLAS2026 #KLASResearch #HealthcareAffordability #HealthTech
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Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהOmry Ben David אהבתי את זהUpdate - I’m joining PayZen, a Series B startup, to lead the product team. I’ve always been drawn to acute problems – those that are massive in scale and deeply personal in impact. After a decade working on the job search problem, I was drawn to healthcare affordability. We’ve all experienced this: when there’s a health problem, everything stops. And yet affording the care they need is top of mind for millions of Americans. It’s so large, so complex… and yet so important. What drew me in was what the team – led by Itzik and Tobias – has already built. Starting with payment plans and financial tools for patients and health systems, they’ve had real impact on patients and care providers. We all know healthcare affordability is a much larger problem – I believe we’re just getting started on what’s possible. I’m grateful to Itzik for the opportunity – and it is all the more meaningful that this next chapter starts with Sanjeev, the person who took a bet on an eager grad student who dreamed of making it to the Bay Area and hired me into LinkedIn. Some things come full circle in the most wonderful ways. PS: Healthcare is complex and I have a lot to learn. Alongside my notes on building LLM-powered products, do expect to see a lot more notes about the US healthcare system and the lessons learned along the way. :-)
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Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהOmry Ben David אהבתי את זהI am so excited to announce we’ve raised our Series B, totaling $83M in funding. Six quarters ago, we came out of stealth with a belief that identity security could and should be done differently. Since then, the pace, the growth, and the momentum behind this company has been incredible to experience. What’s most exciting to me is not just how far we’ve come, but what we’re building toward. Identity has become the center of modern security, and it’s also one of the most complex and critical problems organizations face today. We’re here to change that and to redefine how identity security works for modern environments. But moments like this don’t happen without people. To our customers: thank you for trusting us, challenging us, and building alongside us. You are at the center of everything we do. To our team: I couldn’t be prouder. The intensity, the ownership, and the standard you hold yourselves to every day is what makes Linx what it is. And to our investors Insight Partners, Index Ventures, and Cyberstarts: thank you for believing in this vision and backing us as we build. We’re incredibly grateful to be in this position and even more excited for what comes next. For the full piece at Business Insider - https://lnkd.in/eDfUPbqJ Niv Goldenberg Sarit Reiner Frumkes Dor Renert Scott Winn Lindsay Bernard Gary Bluemel Gili Raanan Adam Aarons Shardul Shah Teddie Wardi Elan Arnowitz Juriaan Duizendstraal
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Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהOmry Ben David אהבתי את זה🔥 🔥 🔥 We silently onboarded 4 new 100M+ fintechs in the last week only in Africa that didn't get enough attention. The combo: 1. Strong USD rails for fintechs with insane pricing (best on the market) 2. Virtual accounts API with named option for businesses in USD/EUR/GBP/AED/USDC/T and more currencies to come 3. FX liquidity in large clips 4. Payin/payout options to banks nostros in hard countries in Africa 5. Fast compliance that review requests in under 10 minutes 6. Insane UX with a dedicated app to automate most treasury movements AND 7. SUPPORT from ALL THE TEAM via whatsapp, slack We still answer to most of the deals on whatsapp as founders when it's a priority - didn't even build a claude bot to do that yet :) Africa needs a better infrastructure but most important needs Trust that if something is struck they can speak to someone that cares. Nilos is on its way to become the leader of its category. Stay tuned because we're gonna drop names and it's gonna hurt :)
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Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהOmry Ben David אהבתי את זהShared with our founders group. Morning everyone, this is a very special day. We are not a classic VC, we are a place built on the heart, where every detail matters. We are so blessed to celebrate this incredible milestone together. Our greatest achievement isn’t just the capital deployed or the growth charts, it’s the amazing community of people and founders we are so proud to call family. May we keep being the best at what we do, staying modest, focused, and always motivated by our hearts. ❤️ Riki Papa Pnini Bat-Hen Maharat Dana Weinberg Lior Elovitch David Digmi Daniel Mironov Eitan Reisel vgames
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Omry Ben David אהבתי את זהOmry Ben David אהבתי את זהRSA 2026 - it's a wrap! War, uncertainty, a thousand reasons not to get on a plane. The Israelis cyber mafia showed up. Big time. By sea, air, land, whatever it took. It also became the icebreaker of the week 😅 Agentic AI security continues to be the hotness. Also the mess. So many companies, so many booths, so many pitches - all sounding the same. The space is clearly becoming the central battleground but still figuring itself out. Right now identity and runtime are the emerging control points. Ask me again in 6 months... But the honest take is that defense is still lagging (for now). The Claude Mythos leak just sent yesterday public cyber into another tailspin. Not because security became irrelevant - quite the opposite. The market is realizing the pace of innovation is outrunning the incumbents. The attack surface grows faster than the defense ships. So what matters if you're building here? (1) Differentiation is make-or-break. Work on your brand and wedge from day one. The noise is deafening. If you sound like everyone else on the floor, you are everyone else on the floor. (2) Context is the moat. Fragmented, siloed cyber signals stitched into a coherent picture for the agentic world - that's where great products get built. Always great seeing so many friends and colleagues - and meeting new ones. That part never gets old. Until next time 🇮🇱🇺🇸 Viola Ventures
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Manor Zemer
Manor Zemer
With over two decades of experience, I bring expertise in venture capital, private equity, healthtech, global real estate, and cross-border business development. I currently serve as Chief Executive Officer at Almeda Ventures, Israel’s first publicly traded HealthTech venture capital fund (TASE: AMDA), investing globally in medical devices, digital health, and bio-convergence.<br><br>In addition, I serve on the boards of several public companies, contributing to their strategic growth and governance, and advise companies and investors on M&A, fundraising, and strategic expansion, with a focus on opportunities in Israel and Asia.<br><br>Previously, I was a Partner at Olive Tree Ventures (OTV), a $170 million digital health VC fund, and earlier established Clal Finance’s Asian investment banking practice, leading multiple cross-border transactions and an IPO on the Singapore Stock Exchange. I also served as Executive Director at Sage Capital Global, overseeing projects exceeding $700 million in equity investments.