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Viola-Group Viola is Israelโ€™s leading technology-focused investment group with over $4 billion in assets under management.

We enable Israeli entrepreneurs to build global transformational technology companies. This is a hub for the Viola community to follow news about our portfolio companies, read insights from from members of our investment team in our blog (www.viola-group.com/violanotes), and stay up to date on tech news from Israel's vibrant startup scene.

14/06/2026

"We want to build the most significant prevention platform, beyond cloud security, and we're going to do it fast!" ๐Ÿš€

Don't you just ๐‹๐Ž๐•๐„ founders who think big? Ron Arbel, CEO of Security, is one of them.

In his interview with Zvika Orron, who led Aryonโ€™s seed round, he shares why they decided to build a new category instead of a better mousetrap, how the company is winning the prevention category, and what attracted industry leaders like Shlomo Kramer, George Kurtz, and Datadog Ventures to join its Series A.


Link to the full interview in the first comment

๐–๐ข๐ณ, ๐€๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐•๐ข๐š, ๐–๐ข๐ฑ, ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ, ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ๐, ๐•๐ข๐ฆ๐ข, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐™๐ฒ๐  - all on one stage! This only happens at the ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ซ๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ...
08/06/2026

๐–๐ข๐ณ, ๐€๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐•๐ข๐š, ๐–๐ข๐ฑ, ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ, ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ๐, ๐•๐ข๐ฆ๐ข, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐™๐ฒ๐  - all on one stage!

This only happens at the ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ซ๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€!

Held for the 8th year, the summit gathered over 150 CEOs and founders from Israel's leading growth-stage companies to discuss one of the defining questions of our time: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆ?

We heard from Israelโ€™s tier-one tech leaders:

๐Ÿš€ Nadav Zafrir (Check Point Software) and Nir Zohar(Wix) discussed leadership under accelerated change.
๐Ÿš€ Daniel Ramot (Via) and Nadir Izrael (Armis) discussed the exit strategy.
๐Ÿš€Ami Luttwak (Wiz) about what it means to lead technology today.
๐Ÿš€Arik Shiltman (Rapyd) and Vered Raviv Schwarz (Guesty) about build to last โ€“ AI version.
๐Ÿš€Nir Erez (Vimi) and Omer Kaplan (ZyG on what changed in building after AI
๐Ÿš€ And Keren Terner and Shaul Meridor on the road ahead for the tech ecosystem.

The conversations were candid and focused on the actions companies are taking today to prepare for what's next.

Thanks to our partners, ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ซ๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ, for co-leading the summit.

team:

Harel Beit-On | NaNatalie Refuah Igal Shany | AyAyal Shiran Lee Shmulevitz | Ilan Stein | Bastien Goetschel | Hadas Zazon Deutsch | Akiva Harush | MeMerav Melubaneluban

Viola Ventures at TECH WEEK by a16z ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Wow, what an evening to remember! It was great to bring together founders, inve...
04/06/2026

Viola Ventures at TECH WEEK by a16z ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Wow, what an evening to remember! It was great to bring together founders, investors, and corporate leaders in one room to celebrate with the Israeli tech community in NYC.

Thanks to our partners at Valley Bank, Shibolet & Co., Viola Credit, and Israeli Mapped in NY.

Looking forward to continuing to support the growing Israeli tech ecosystem in New York and beyond. โค๏ธ

Omry Ben David, Alon Cinamon, Guy Franklin

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. ๐…๐ข๐ง๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ.There was one question hanging over the room in our FinTech...
26/05/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. ๐…๐ข๐ง๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ.

There was one question hanging over the room in our FinTech leadership event: with Claude and OpenAI now launching financial products, what's actually left to build?
The answer was clear: The AI era doesn't kill FinTech. It just raises the floor and makes the moats more visible.

There are three things you can't vibe code in FinTech: Regulatory depth. Proprietary data. Distribution trust.

Thank you, Yahav Yulzariri, Itai Damti, and Noam Mills, for sharing valuable insights, and Tiran Rothman for giving us a first peek at the soon-to-be-released Vertical FinTech report by Frost & Sullivan.

Pagaya, Unit, Panax, Omry Ben David, Tal Abuloff, Tamir Meerovitch

An exceptional morning with an exceptional group of female leaders!We were honored to host a breakfast discussion with l...
24/05/2026

An exceptional morning with an exceptional group of female leaders!
We were honored to host a breakfast discussion with leading female CISOs on todayโ€™s evolving cyber challenges and the role of women in cybersecurity leadership.
From the rise of agentic AI to growing concerns around insider threats, security leaders are navigating an increasingly complex landscape.

We were also joined by the female leadership from our cyber portfolio companies - Aryon Security, Predict, and PlainID - who shared their perspectives on working closely with CISOs and supporting modern security teams.

A big thank you to our partners for making this gathering possible: Antonella from Amazon Web Services () and Moran Ashkenazi from . And thanks to Tollman's house for hosting us in their gorgeous house.

If you're a CISO leader and want to join the network, reach out to our BD Hilly Rejwan Sorek.

Merav Meluban | Yael Fraiman | Zeltner Weiss| Hila Sh*trit Nissimssim | Zemer-Abramowitz

Security leaders in NYC- weโ€™re coming your way for a 3 day tour, filled with events and insightful discussion on the fut...
05/05/2026

Security leaders in NYC- weโ€™re coming your way for a 3 day tour, filled with events and insightful discussion on the future of Cybersecurity ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ—ฝ

Israelโ€™s founders bring a rare combination to the table:Cloud and AI-native engineering from day oneDeep operational e...
04/05/2026

Israelโ€™s founders bring a rare combination to the table:
Cloud and AI-native engineering from day one
Deep operational experience shaped by military service
Strong systems thinking built on layers of advanced infrastructure

This blend is hard to replicate - and continues to define Israelโ€™s edge in DefenseTech. Check out the teams in Viola's DefenseTech leadership list (1st comment)

Alex Shmulovich, TheMarker,

๐Ÿš€ Proud to see our portfolio company Zyg featured on Calcalist ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜ MOST PROMISING COMPANIES LIST, for 2026.Zyg's Age...
21/04/2026

๐Ÿš€ Proud to see our portfolio company Zyg featured on Calcalist ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜ MOST PROMISING COMPANIES LIST, for 2026.

Zyg's Agentic Operating System is an end-to-end platform that is redefining how direct-to-consumer (DTC) products become brands. Built by the exceptional founders of ironSource, alongside world-class experts in AI, growth, and e-commerce, we have no doubt this team will shape the future of e-commerce.

, , , Nadav Ashkenazy, Daniel Shinar, Eyal Amitt, Omri Steinmetz Yalon, Guy Tsur, .dovrat

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Ahead of Israelโ€™s 78th Independence Day, weโ€™re proud to share Viola Venturesโ€™ list of Israelโ€™s DefenseTech Leaders ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ...
19/04/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Ahead of Israelโ€™s 78th Independence Day, weโ€™re proud to share Viola Venturesโ€™ list of Israelโ€™s DefenseTech Leaders ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ.

The list brings together 72 founders, companies, and organizations building at the intersection of technology and resilience - and putting Israeli DefenseTech firmly on the map.

Over the past two years, this ecosystem has moved from emerging to essential, with companies reaching not just product-market fit, but battlefield-market fit - building, testing, and deploying in real time.

Weโ€™re proud to highlight a community that is not only advancing technology but also strengthening long-term resilience.

FULL LIST IN THE FIRST LINK

Alex Shmulovich

Not since electrification, and not even since the rise of cloud computing, has so much capital been committed so quickly...
16/04/2026

Not since electrification, and not even since the rise of cloud computing, has so much capital been committed so quickly to a single technological substrate.
Yet the economic assumptions that once governed large-scale computing are starting to break down.

โ–ถ๏ธ Costs are not declining the way they did in previous cycles.
โ–ถ๏ธ Scale does not necessarily improve margins.
โ–ถ๏ธ And the revenue layer required to justify this infrastructure is still taking shape.

*๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ ๐š๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ*

This series starts from the most fundamental question:
Where will the durable enterprise revenues of the AI age actually come from - and which layers of the stack can absorb the cost of intelligence at scale?

Read Part 1 in our series by abuloff & Omry Ben David

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