# Amit Shofar

> Amit Shofar is a Series A investor at Samsung Catalyst Fund backing Software and Wireless. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Samsung Catalyst Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsung-catalyst-fund)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitshofar
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/trustembedded
- Website: https://x.com/trustembedded

Amit Shofar is a Series A investor at Samsung Catalyst Fund in Tel Aviv focused on Software and Wireless. Amit Shofar is the Investment Director of Samsung Catalyst Fund. Mr. Shofar holds a BA in Computer Science and Business Administration from Tel Aviv University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Wireless | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commsignia | Commsignia specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and distribution of cooperative intelligent transportation systems. Its product line includes a V2X Communication Software Stack and Commsignia’s own security stack implementation, Hybrid V2X/ADAS Safety Applications, a V2X Simulator, On-Board Units (OBU) and Roadside Units(RSU).The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | $11M | Series A | Aug 15, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Credo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Day One Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/day-one-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventure-oy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Karma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karma-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Samsung Catalyst Fund

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

The Samsung Catalyst Fund is Samsung Electronics’ evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund that invests in the new data economy and strategic ideas for Samsung’s mobile, device solutions and consumer electronics groups. Investment spans across Automotive, Robotics, Digital Health, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure,and Device-Level Solutions. Through Samsung Catalyst Fund, entrepreneurs are enabled by Samsung’s global brand, manufacturing and distribution, domain expertise, recruiting network, and world-class Innovation Fellows for advice and mentorship.

5 contacts available at Samsung Catalyst Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amit Shofar | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-shofar |
| Barrett Parkman | Director, Startup and VC Ecosystem | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barrett-parkman |
| David Goldschmidt | Vice President, Managing Director, and Head of the Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-dede-goldschmidt |
| Jeesung Lee | Head of Finance and Accounting | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeesung-lee |
| Jin Ho Ahn | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jin-ho-ahn |

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## FAQ

### What does Amit Shofar invest in?

Amit Shofar invests primarily in Software, Wireless and Automotive startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Amit Shofar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amit Shofar closed in Aug 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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