Viola Group ( he, קבוצת ויולה, alt: he, קרן ויולה), established in 2000, is an Israeli private equity investment group with over $3 billion under management. Viola Group is focused on funding Israeli technology-based companies.
Viola Group consists of five independent investment arms including
Viola Ventures
Viola Ventures ( he, ויולה ונצ'רס), (formerly Carmel Ventures ( he, כרמל ונצ'רס)), established in 2000, is an Israeli venture capital fund with over $1.3 billion under management.
History
Viola Ventures is focused on early sta ...
– a Venture Capital fund focused on early stage startups;
Viola Credit – a growth and venture lending fund; Viola Growth (formerly Viola Private Equity) – a technology-focused growth capital and buyout fund; Viola Partners, and Viola Fintech. Viola Group is based in Herzliya, Israel.
History
The Viola Group was founded in 2000 by the late Aharon Dovrat, his son
Shlomo Dovrat
Shlomo Dovrat is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur and Co-Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures, a top-tier Israeli venture capital firm, with over $4.5B under management. He spearheaded the recovery of ECI Telecom and in January 2005, s ...
, Avi Zeevi, Harel Beit-On, and Ruthi Simha
and has supported over 200 technology companies to date.
Active Portfolio Companies
Viola Ventures
Viola Growth
Viola Credit
Viola Fintech
Exits
Viola Group has backed a substantial share of Israel's exits to date.
References
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Privately held companies of Israel
Venture capital firms of Israel
Investment companies of Israel
Science and technology in Israel
2000 establishments in Israel