Viola Ventures

Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in Israeli related early stage companies.

iola Ventures (formerly Carmel Ventures) is a venture capital firm that invests in Israeli or Israeli-related early stage companies with significant ideas that can lead to transformational companies. Founded in 2000 by [Avi Zeevi](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/avi-zeevi) and [Shlomo Dovrat](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/shlomo-dovrat), Viola Ventures manages over $1B across five funds, and is the only Israel-based VC fund with six investing partners solely dedicated to early-stage tech investments. This allows for unique depth and diversification that spans across a wide range of backgrounds and verticals. With a portfolio of over 90 companies, Viola Ventures has backed a substantial share of Israel’s exits to date, including Actimize, RedBend, DesignArt, CopperGate, Exelate and ECI.