# Top 40 Proptech Angel Investors in Israel in October 2023

## Eyal Waldman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Semiconductor, Big Data, Internet

Eyal Waldman is a co-founder of Mellanox, and has served as Mellanox's president and chief executive officer since March 1999.From March 1993 to February 1999, Eyal served Vice President of Engineering and was a co-founder of Galileo Technology Ltd., or Galileo, a semiconductor company, which was acquired by Marvell Technology Group Ltd.in January 2001.From August 1989 to March 1993, Eyal held a number of design and architecture related positions at Intel Corporation, a manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.Eyal holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

## Liad Agmon
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Big Data, Analytics

Liad Agmon joined Dynamic Yield Liad as CEO in 2012.Agmon is a serial entrepreneur with rich experience as a startup founder and as a Fortune 500 executive. He founded information security vendor Onigma (acquired by McAfee) and social search company Delver (acquired by Sears Holdings). Following Delver’s acquisition, Liad served as a VP of NewServices at Sears Holdings and on the board of its Home Electronics and Outlets business units. Liad served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Bessemer Venture Partners and taught at the Entrepreneurship MBA program in Tel-Aviv University and at the Zell Program of IDC Herzliya. He holds a BA Cum Laude from Tel-Aviv University in Computer Sciences and Film Studies.

## Ran Sarig
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Real Estate Investment

Ran Sarig - GM Datorama @ Salesforce

## Jon Oringer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock.

## Jonathan Kolber
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kefar Shmaryahu, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B
- Focus: Social Media, FinTech, Mobile

Jonathan is a private equity veteran with over 20 years of experience in launching international investments, raising capital, achieving exits and actively running public companies. As a former manager of Claridge Israel (1986-1997), the private equity fund grew from $50 to $700 through a series of highly successful exits, including TevaPharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA), ECI Telecom (NASDAQ: ECIL), Osem (TASE:OSEM) and Optrotech. Jonathan is the former CEO of the billion-dollar company Koor Industries where he steered the holding company through a very complex boom-burst-rebound period (1998-2006). During his tenure at Koor, he weathered the telecom meltdown, implementing a comprehensive restructuring plan that helped rejuvenate Koor Industries, and led a successful exit to IDB, Israel’s largest conglomerate. Jonathan has served as Chairman, CEO and Director in over 40 public and private companies in Israel and North America. He is adept at structuring complex, cross-border and cross industry business and financial transactions with leading investors and bankers, and has an extensive global relationship network.

## Bobby Goodlatte
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Bobby is founder of Form Capital. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in the year of 2008 from Duke University.

## Toivo Annus
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

Active individual investor in flying drones, also looking at payments and ecommerce.

## Josh Silverman
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: B2B, Software, Enterprise Software

Josh Silverman is the CEO and Member Board of Directors at Etsy.

## Saar Wilf
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Machine Learning, Advertising, Gaming

Saar Wilf is a serial entrepreneur and investor.Over his career, he has founded several technology ventures, his first back in 1997.
Most notably, he founded Fraud Sciences (acquired by PayPal/eBay for $169m), where he served as CEO and Chief Scientist.
He also co-founded ClarityRay (acquired by Yahoo), Trivnet (acquired by Gemalto),Pointgrab, Deep Optics, Creditstacks, Bzigo, Rootclaim, Immersix, Initiative Q, and wikiwand.com, which serves over 10M users monthly.
He was the first investor in Moon Active, Supersonic (merged with Iron Source), Crosswise (acquired by Oracle), Redhill Biopharma, and CallApp.Mr. Wilf also funded the Brain Preservation Prize, which sparked the first technique that can completely preserve an entire human brain for long-term storage.

## Ron Gura
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Video, Mobile, Internet

Ron Gura is the Co-Founder & CEO of Empathy. He previously worked at WeWork as an SVP Product. Ron Gura attended Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).

## Rami Beracha
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series D
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Information Technology

Rami Beracha has been a managing partner at Pitango Venture Capital between 1996 and 2018. Hi is also a co-founder of SOSA, and open innovation platform which aims to connect between global demand for innovation and global supply of innovation. Currently he is an active private investor in early stage start ups which aim to disrupt futuristicverticals. He is also a partner at Eden Block, a UK based blockchain fund.He previously practiced law in New York at the corporate financing department of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson, a leading Wall Street law firm.
He earned his J.D. from Tel Aviv University, L.L.M. from Fordham University, NY, and M.B.A. from INSEAD, France. Rami previously served on the Board of Directors of RADLAN acquired by Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), board of GTEKO acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MS), board of Clearforest acquired by Reuters (NASDAQ:RTRSY), board of Dune Networks acquired byBroadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and Convergin, acquired by Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), Leaba, acquired by Cisco.
Rami currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following Pitango portfolio companies: OpTier, dbMotion , FixYa, mySupermarket , Anobit, Neebula, Top7

## Benny Schnaider
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Cloud Security, Developer Tools

Benny Schnaider joined salto as Co-Founder in 2018. Benny Schnaider is an angel investor. He is a high-tech serial entrepreneur. Benny was the CEO and co-founder of Qumranet (leading open source virtualization solution) acquired by Red Hat, the CEO and founder of PentaCom Ltd. (network product provider) acquired by Cisco, and the co-founder andboard member of P-Cube (developer of IP service control platforms) acquired by Cisco. Most recently he co-founded Ravello systems in 2011 and serves as its president and board chairman.Benny also invests and serves as a board member in several start-ups. Some examples are: Traffix Systems (acquired by F5 in 2012) and B-Hive (acquired by VMware in 2008), OptiCul Diagnostics and Colabo. Benny has held senior management, engineering and strategic roles at many Silicon-Valley based companies including Cisco Systems, Amdahl/Fujitsu, Hitachi, IDT, Sun Microsystems and 3Com. Benny holds a Masters degree in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology).

## Gilad Shany
- Type: Angel
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series D
- Focus: Video, Sports, Content

Prior to ICP, Gilad spent a decade investing in innovative growth companies in public and private markets with Baron Capital (New York) and more recently with Magma Venture Partners (Tel Aviv). Gilad sourced and led investments in 40+ companies that totaled over $1.5bn. Examples include Tesla Inc., Mobileye NV, Iridium Communications Inc., VaronisSystems Inc., and more. Gilad graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tel Aviv University with a B.S. in Physics, Astronomy and Philosophy and with Honors from the Wharton School with an M.B.A.

## Tim Draper
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Mobile

Tim Draper is the Founder of Draper Associates. He was a Member of the Advisory Board at Mode Media. He attended Harvard Business School.

## Yoav Amit
- Type: Angel
- Location: Herseliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce

Yoav Amit is an angel investor. Attended Tel Aviv University.

## Eric Kwan
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, E-Commerce

Eric Kwan - Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Locus Ventures

## Chano Fernandez
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Consulting, Recruiting, Health Care

Chano Fernandez is a Co-CEO at Workday. Chano attended IE Business School.

## Natalie Levy
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS

Natalie Levy

## Meir Gabay
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Construction, Information Technology

Meir Gabay

## Guy Gamzu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Advertising

Guy Gamzu currently works as an Entrepreneur for Guy Gamzu. He previously worked at Yeloha as a Director & co-founder. Guy Gamzu attended City University London.

## Gideon Argov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Seed, Series B
- Focus: CRM, Cyber Security, Information Technology

Gideon Argov

## Jeffrey Schoenfeld
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Big Data, Software, Construction

Jeffrey Schoenfeld is a angel investor.

## Eyal Gabay
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Database, Software, Analytics

Eyal Gabay

## Meir Brand
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Internet, Coworking

Meir Brand

## Ariel Maislos
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Ariel has been leading technology innovation and entrepreneurship for over 30 years, leading teams, founding companies and mentoring entrepreneurs.
He is an active angel investor in startups, and supports technology education as a philanthropist.
Ariel is a graduate of the prestigious Talpiot program, and holds a BSc from the Hebrew University ofJerusalem in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science (Cum Laude) and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

## Ofir Avny
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Convertible Note
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Home Decor

Ofir Avny

## Doron Myersdorf
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: B2C, Human Resources, Real Estate Investment

Doron brings vast experience in business and technology management to StoreDot. Prior to founding the company, he served as senior director of the SanDisk SSD Business Unit (NASDAQ: SNDK), establishing and managing the division in Israel, building product strategy, marketing and business development, resulting in sales to leading laptop makersamounting to over $100M in revenue in under 3 years. Previously, he was VP Flash and Operations of msystems, a flash memory global leader, where he managed the strategic sourcing of $1B annually, resulting in product revenue of over $1.5B. He created and managed joint ventures totaling over $500M annually in Flash procurement, and established strategic partnerships for Flash production and capacity sharing. Doron’s diverse record also includes founder and CEO of InnerPresence, a Silicon Valley security software company, and co-founder and VP business development of Siftology, a pioneer in interactive media search. Earlier, as a partner at Tefen – Semiconductor Operations Management, Doron managed West Coast US operations, in charge of the design and establishment of over 40 semiconductor, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing facilities worldwide for Fortune 500 companies. Doron holds a Ph.D. in R&D Management (1994), M.Sc. in information systems (cum laude, 1991) and B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering Management (cum laude, 1989) - all from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

## Matan Ben-Gur
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Software, Rental Property, Internet of Things

Matan Ben Gur is a Chief Architect & Co-Founder at Orca Security. He Attended Tel Aviv University.

## Ziv Aviram
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Drones, Farming, Agriculture

Mr. Aviram is one of Israel's most esteemed managers and entrepreneurs. In 1999, Mr. Aviram co-founded Mobileye and held the positions of President and CEO. Mobileye became the leading supplier of Advanced Driver Assist Systems and autonomous driving technology while changing transportation as we know it. In August 2014, Mobileye went publicin the NYSE and claimed the title for the largest Israeli IPO in history. In August 2017, Intel acquired Mobileye for $15.3B, which was the biggest ever acquisition of an Israeli company.
In 2010, Mr. Aviram co-founded OrCam and serves as the company's President and Co-CEO. OrCam harnesses artificial vision by incorporating pioneering technology into a revolutionary wearable platform, which improves the lives of individuals who are partially sighted, blind, have reading difficulties including dyslexia or reading fatigue.

## Zohar Gilon
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, Medical Device

Mr. Zohar Gilon is a Managing Partner at Tamar Technology Ventures. He has personally invested in over 45 start-ups and has achieved 13 exits. Mr. Gilon has also served as the Transaction Manager for some of Israel's most highly recognized exits and has managed each deal from inception through completion, including pricing and distributions.He has extensive investment experience including activity as an angel investor and an Investment Advisor to the Gilon Group. Mr. Gilon is a private investor in numerous high-technology companies, including affiliates of Radcom Ltd. in Israel. From 1974 to 1993, Mr. Gilon served as the President of various companies representing major U.S. aerospace and electronics corporations. From November 1993 to August 1995, he served as the President of W.S.P. Capital Holdings Ltd. Previously he served, as the Managing Director of Shaked Technologies Ltd. He serves as a Director of HCL CleanTech Ltd., RIT, AVT Ltd., Oberon Media, Inc., Edge Medical, Exlibris, OrSense Ltd., and WisAir Ltd. He served as a Director of RAD Ventures. Mr. Gilon served as a Director of RiT Technologies Ltd. since 1995, Ceragon Networks Ltd. since June 1999, Radware Ltd. from October 2006 to July 2009 and Radcom Ltd. since June 1995. He served as Member of the Supervisory Board of Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Limited. He served as an Outside Director of Silicom Ltd. since 1994.

## Avigdor Willenz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Semiconductor, Manufacturing

Avigdor Willenz is the Co-Founder & Chairman at Lightbits. Previously, Avigdor was the Founder at GT Services and also held positions at Annapurna Labs.

## L.D. Salmanson
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Mobile, Software

L.D. Salmanson - Co-Founder @ Cherre

## Eyal Chomsky
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Internet, Coworking, Real Time

Eyal Chomsky - CEO -Israel @ Grey

## Micha Kaufman
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, B2B, Apps

Micha Kaufman is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Fiverr, the world's largest and fastest growing marketplace for digital services. He is an angel investor, partner at Cerca VC, a startup mentor, and a contributor at WIRED and Forbes.

## Ron Zuckerman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Internet, Video, Marketplace

Ron Zuckerman is the Co-Founder and Director of TV Time.

## Noam Bardin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Real Estate, Software, iOS

Hailed as one of Business Insider's 100 Stars of Silicon Valley, Noam holds a B.A. in Economics from the Hebrew University and a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he started planning on how to save the world. He's since decided it will be one GPS point at a time.

## Yair Weinberger
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, B2B

Tech Entrepreneur, Angel Investor

## Hillel Kobrinsky
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Big Data, Software, Construction

Hillel Kobrinsky is an individual investor.

## Ronen Peled
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Big Data, Software, Construction

Ronen Peled is an individual investor.

## Saul Klein
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Advertising, Software, Internet

Saul Klein is the Co-Founder of ZINC. He previously worked at Government Digital Service as an Advisory Board Member. Saul Klein attended the University of Cambridge.

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