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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Shlomo Dovrat, Avi Zeevi |
| Headquarters | , |
| AUM | USD 1.3 billion |
Number of employees | ~30 |
| Website |
www |
Viola Ventures ( Hebrew: ויולה ונצ'רס), (formerly Carmel Ventures ( Hebrew: כרמל ונצ'רס)), established in 2000, is an Israeli venture capital fund with over $1.3 billion under management.[ citation needed]
 |
History
Viola Ventures is focused on early stage companies among enterprise infrastructure and applications, frontier and deep technologies (automotive, IOT, AR/VR, drones), software, software as a service, financial technology, Internet, media, communications, semiconductors, and consumer electronics.
Viola Ventures is a member of the Viola Group, a private equity investment group with over $2.8B under management, [1] focused on technology-based investment opportunities in Israel. Shlomo Dovrat was a founder.
Companies
- Adapteva [2]
- Cellwize [3]
- Clarizen[ citation needed]
- Cloudyn [4]
- codefresh
- CrediFi
- CoolaData [5]
- Deep
- Dynamic Yield [6]
- enSilo
- EverCompliant
- Guesty [7]
- IronSource [8]
- Kampyle (software)[ citation needed]
- LiveU
- Lightricks
- LuckyFish
- MarketInvoice [9]
- MultiPhy
- MyThings[ citation needed]
- NICE Actimize
- nsknox
- Optimal Plus
- Origami logic
- Pagaya
- ParallelM
- Puls (company) [10]
- Outbrain [11]
- Pagaya
- Payoneer[ citation needed]
- Perfecto Mobile
- Personetics
- Playbuzz[ citation needed]
- Protean
- RealMatch
- Redis Labs[ citation needed]
- Reduxio[ citation needed]
- Samanage[ citation needed]
- Seebo [12]
- SimilarWeb [13]
- Splacer
- SundaySky
- Tapingo[ citation needed]
- Tonara
- TradAir
- VayaVision
- Worthy [14]
Exits
| Company | Industry | Description | Initial Investment Date | Exit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Followap | Communications | Presence-based and Instant Messaging (IM) solutions to Mobile Operators | 2001 | Acquired by NeuStar in 2006 for $139M [15] |
| Actimize | Enterprise Software | Brokerage compliance, anti-money laundering, and fraud prevention | 2001 | Acquired by NICE Systems in 2007 for $280M [16] |
| ECI Telecom | Communications | Networking Infrastructure Equipment | 2002 | Acquired by Swarth Group in 2007 for $1.25B [17] |
| CopperGate | Communications | Home Networking Company | 2005 | Acquired by Sigma Designs in 2009 for $180M [18] |
| Snaptu | Mobile | Mobile Applications | 2010 | Acquired by Facebook in 2011 for $70M [19] |
| Oversi Networks* Wanova | Communications | rich-media caching and content delivery solutions | 2004 | Acquired by Allot Communications in 2012 . [20] |
| DesignArt Networks | Communications | Small cell modem and system design for cellular base stations | 2005 | Acquired by Qualcomm in 2012 . [21] |
| Wanova | Communications | desktop virtualization software | 2009 | Acquired by VMWare in 2012. |
| Shunra Software | Software | Network virtualization solutions for software testing | 2004 | Acquired by HP in 2014. [22] |
| Kontera | Digital Advertising | Content activation platform | 2007 | Acquired by Amobee in 2014 for $150M . [23] |
| Red Bend Software | Software | Mobile Software Management (MSM) | 2000 | Acquired by Harman in 2015. [24] |
| eXelate Media | Digital Advertising | Advertising Data | 2007 | Acquired by Nielsen N.V. in 2015. [25] |
| cVidya Networks | Telecommunications | Revenue assurance, Fraud management, | 2004 | Acquired by Amdocs in 2016 for $30 million [26] |
| Skybox Security | Cybersecurity | solutions for cybersecurity management | Acquired by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG) in 2016 for $96 million [27] |
See also
References
- ^ "Goldman Sachs buys 10% of Viola Group".
- ^ "Adapteva raises $3.6M for the 'most energy efficient' parallel computing chips". January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Israeli mobile optimization co Cellwize raises $24.5m".
- ^ "Cloudyn Raises $11 Million in B-Round Led by Carmel Ventures". Archived from the original on October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Israeli startup CoolaData raises $5.6 million". July 28, 2016.
- ^ "$50m Puls funding round tops Israeli investments in August". Israel21c. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Short-term rental software company Guesty raises $35 million in Series C". HousingWire. March 26, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "IronSource, a mobile adtech startup, confirms $400M+ raise at $1B+ valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Browne, Ryan (January 21, 2019). "Barclays-backed online lender MarketInvoice gets $72 million in funding". CNBC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "CellSavers Raises $15 Million from Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures". August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Adtech affairs: Taboola, Outbrain announce $850M merger, IronSource bags mega-deal | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Seebo Raises $8.5 Million Funding Round Led by Carmel Ventures to Make IoT Simple for Product Companies".
- ^ "SimilarWeb Secures $47 Million in New Funding". Similarweb Blog. July 25, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Worthy Raises $8M in B Round led by Carmel Ventures".
- ^ "NeuStar Buys Followap for $139M". Light Reading. November 28, 2006.
- ^ "Nice Systems to acquire Actimize - Reuters", Reuters, July 2, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2009
- ^ "ECI Telecom gets $800M deal with BT". August 7, 2010.
- ^ Dean Takahashi (October 14, 2009). "Sigma Designs buys home-networking chip maker CopperGate for $160M". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ Arthur, Charles (March 21, 2011). "Facebook buys mobile startup Snaptu: Social networking site's latest acquisition enables people to use smartphone-like applications on simpler 'feature' phones". The Guardian.
- ^ "Allot posts 43% revenue rise; buys Oversi Networks".
- ^ Shah, Agam (August 23, 2012). "Qualcomm Buys 'small Cell' Provider DesignArt Networks". IDG News Service. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "HP Expands Testing for Mobile and Cloud-Based Application Delivery".
- ^ "Amobee Buys Adconion For $235M And Kontera For $150M In Consolidation Play".
- ^ "Viola Group - Home". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Viola Carmel Ventures". Archived from the original on February 18, 2014.
- ^ Orpaz, Inbal; Zerachovitz, Omri; Levy, Ruti (October 28, 2018). "Business in Brief: Amdocs Completes Purchase of cVidya". Haaretz – via Haaretz.
- ^ "Skybox Security Gets $96 Million Investment from Providence Equity to Fuel Growth". Skybox Security. February 3, 2016.
External links
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| |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Shlomo Dovrat, Avi Zeevi |
| Headquarters | , |
| AUM | USD 1.3 billion |
Number of employees | ~30 |
| Website |
www |
Viola Ventures ( Hebrew: ויולה ונצ'רס), (formerly Carmel Ventures ( Hebrew: כרמל ונצ'רס)), established in 2000, is an Israeli venture capital fund with over $1.3 billion under management.[ citation needed]
|
History
Viola Ventures is focused on early stage companies among enterprise infrastructure and applications, frontier and deep technologies (automotive, IOT, AR/VR, drones), software, software as a service, financial technology, Internet, media, communications, semiconductors, and consumer electronics.
Viola Ventures is a member of the Viola Group, a private equity investment group with over $2.8B under management, [1] focused on technology-based investment opportunities in Israel. Shlomo Dovrat was a founder.
Companies
- Adapteva [2]
- Cellwize [3]
- Clarizen[ citation needed]
- Cloudyn [4]
- codefresh
- CrediFi
- CoolaData [5]
- Deep
- Dynamic Yield [6]
- enSilo
- EverCompliant
- Guesty [7]
- IronSource [8]
- Kampyle (software)[ citation needed]
- LiveU
- Lightricks
- LuckyFish
- MarketInvoice [9]
- MultiPhy
- MyThings[ citation needed]
- NICE Actimize
- nsknox
- Optimal Plus
- Origami logic
- Pagaya
- ParallelM
- Puls (company) [10]
- Outbrain [11]
- Pagaya
- Payoneer[ citation needed]
- Perfecto Mobile
- Personetics
- Playbuzz[ citation needed]
- Protean
- RealMatch
- Redis Labs[ citation needed]
- Reduxio[ citation needed]
- Samanage[ citation needed]
- Seebo [12]
- SimilarWeb [13]
- Splacer
- SundaySky
- Tapingo[ citation needed]
- Tonara
- TradAir
- VayaVision
- Worthy [14]
Exits
| Company | Industry | Description | Initial Investment Date | Exit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Followap | Communications | Presence-based and Instant Messaging (IM) solutions to Mobile Operators | 2001 | Acquired by NeuStar in 2006 for $139M [15] |
| Actimize | Enterprise Software | Brokerage compliance, anti-money laundering, and fraud prevention | 2001 | Acquired by NICE Systems in 2007 for $280M [16] |
| ECI Telecom | Communications | Networking Infrastructure Equipment | 2002 | Acquired by Swarth Group in 2007 for $1.25B [17] |
| CopperGate | Communications | Home Networking Company | 2005 | Acquired by Sigma Designs in 2009 for $180M [18] |
| Snaptu | Mobile | Mobile Applications | 2010 | Acquired by Facebook in 2011 for $70M [19] |
| Oversi Networks* Wanova | Communications | rich-media caching and content delivery solutions | 2004 | Acquired by Allot Communications in 2012 . [20] |
| DesignArt Networks | Communications | Small cell modem and system design for cellular base stations | 2005 | Acquired by Qualcomm in 2012 . [21] |
| Wanova | Communications | desktop virtualization software | 2009 | Acquired by VMWare in 2012. |
| Shunra Software | Software | Network virtualization solutions for software testing | 2004 | Acquired by HP in 2014. [22] |
| Kontera | Digital Advertising | Content activation platform | 2007 | Acquired by Amobee in 2014 for $150M . [23] |
| Red Bend Software | Software | Mobile Software Management (MSM) | 2000 | Acquired by Harman in 2015. [24] |
| eXelate Media | Digital Advertising | Advertising Data | 2007 | Acquired by Nielsen N.V. in 2015. [25] |
| cVidya Networks | Telecommunications | Revenue assurance, Fraud management, | 2004 | Acquired by Amdocs in 2016 for $30 million [26] |
| Skybox Security | Cybersecurity | solutions for cybersecurity management | Acquired by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG) in 2016 for $96 million [27] |
See also
References
- ^ "Goldman Sachs buys 10% of Viola Group".
- ^ "Adapteva raises $3.6M for the 'most energy efficient' parallel computing chips". January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Israeli mobile optimization co Cellwize raises $24.5m".
- ^ "Cloudyn Raises $11 Million in B-Round Led by Carmel Ventures". Archived from the original on October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Israeli startup CoolaData raises $5.6 million". July 28, 2016.
- ^ "$50m Puls funding round tops Israeli investments in August". Israel21c. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Short-term rental software company Guesty raises $35 million in Series C". HousingWire. March 26, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "IronSource, a mobile adtech startup, confirms $400M+ raise at $1B+ valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Browne, Ryan (January 21, 2019). "Barclays-backed online lender MarketInvoice gets $72 million in funding". CNBC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "CellSavers Raises $15 Million from Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures". August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Adtech affairs: Taboola, Outbrain announce $850M merger, IronSource bags mega-deal | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Seebo Raises $8.5 Million Funding Round Led by Carmel Ventures to Make IoT Simple for Product Companies".
- ^ "SimilarWeb Secures $47 Million in New Funding". Similarweb Blog. July 25, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Worthy Raises $8M in B Round led by Carmel Ventures".
- ^ "NeuStar Buys Followap for $139M". Light Reading. November 28, 2006.
- ^ "Nice Systems to acquire Actimize - Reuters", Reuters, July 2, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2009
- ^ "ECI Telecom gets $800M deal with BT". August 7, 2010.
- ^ Dean Takahashi (October 14, 2009). "Sigma Designs buys home-networking chip maker CopperGate for $160M". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ Arthur, Charles (March 21, 2011). "Facebook buys mobile startup Snaptu: Social networking site's latest acquisition enables people to use smartphone-like applications on simpler 'feature' phones". The Guardian.
- ^ "Allot posts 43% revenue rise; buys Oversi Networks".
- ^ Shah, Agam (August 23, 2012). "Qualcomm Buys 'small Cell' Provider DesignArt Networks". IDG News Service. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "HP Expands Testing for Mobile and Cloud-Based Application Delivery".
- ^ "Amobee Buys Adconion For $235M And Kontera For $150M In Consolidation Play".
- ^ "Viola Group - Home". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Viola Carmel Ventures". Archived from the original on February 18, 2014.
- ^ Orpaz, Inbal; Zerachovitz, Omri; Levy, Ruti (October 28, 2018). "Business in Brief: Amdocs Completes Purchase of cVidya". Haaretz – via Haaretz.
- ^ "Skybox Security Gets $96 Million Investment from Providence Equity to Fuel Growth". Skybox Security. February 3, 2016.