# Barak Pridor

> Barak Pridor is a Series B investor at Saban Ventures (Tel Aviv) backing Big Data and Internet. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Saban Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saban-ventures)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/barak-pridor/0/72/52b

Barak Pridor is a seasoned media and technology executive, with over 20 years of experience in building early stage companies into market leaders, as well as senior leadership positions within large, global corporations. Acting as Executive Chairman, Barak is leveraging his experience to assist in the fast growth of Legolas.Since the beginningof 2011, Pridor has been assisting early stage companies and executives in strategy and corporate development. Prior to this time, Barak served as an Executive Vice President at Thomson Reuters, focusing on formulating and executing the company’s emerging New Media strategy. In 2007, Thomson Reuters acquired ClearForest, the software startup Barak was leading as CEO, where he established a strong market position and raised $30 million of capital during his tenure.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 2 | 29% |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Advertising | 2 | 29% |
| Video Advertising | 2 | 29% |
| TV | 1 | 14% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Israel | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nexite | Nexite develops a platform that provides item tracking, inventory transparency and business intelligence from manufacturing to the customer's home. Its miniature NanoBT batteryless tag can be read by any smartphone, costs a fraction of the cost of similar tags, and is small enough to embed into the item. The company was founded in 2017 andis headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $67M | Series C | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Nexite | Nexite develops a platform that provides item tracking, inventory transparency and business intelligence from manufacturing to the customer's home. Its miniature NanoBT batteryless tag can be read by any smartphone, costs a fraction of the cost of similar tags, and is small enough to embed into the item. The company was founded in 2017 andis headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $67M | Series C | Dec 17, 2021 |  |
| Mine | Mine provides a smart data assistant that enables people to discover and control their personal data online.With a simple and friendly app, and in less than 30 seconds, users can discover all the companies that hold sensitive data such as personal, financial, identity, health, and more. It helps discover, understand, and effectively manage whatthe internet knows about users, enabling people to reduce their unnecessary online exposure to minimize potential risks. | $9.5M | Series A | Oct 21, 2020 |  |
| Mine | Mine provides a smart data assistant that enables people to discover and control their personal data online.With a simple and friendly app, and in less than 30 seconds, users can discover all the companies that hold sensitive data such as personal, financial, identity, health, and more. It helps discover, understand, and effectively manage whatthe internet knows about users, enabling people to reduce their unnecessary online exposure to minimize potential risks. |  | Seed | Jan 21, 2020 |  |
| Origami Logic | Origami Logic is a marketing analytics company that helps teams master their marketing performance by letting them see what’s working and what’s not, so they can optimize their efforts. Thousands of marketers and global brands like P&G, HP, JCPenney, Intel, and Omni Hotels, trust Origami Logic to help them unify and refine their vast array ofmarketing data, across every channel and platform, and let them search and organize it in real-time, in whatever way makes sense to them, so they can better understand their marketing efforts and improve their overall impact. Origami is funded by top-tier investors Accel Partners, Icon Ventures, NextWorld Capital, DAG Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. |  | Series D | Jan 30, 2018 |  |
| EX.CO | EX.CO (formerly known as Playbuzz) is the leading technology used by brands and publishers worldwide to drive business results through impactful content. EX.CO has two product lines: Channels by EX.CO is a content-driven in-stream video solution for publishers that helps drive revenue.The EX.CO Platform is a technology that enables brands andpublishers to create interactive content that increases engagement, dwell times and conversion rates. | $12.2M | Series B | Mar 18, 2015 |  |
| EX.CO | EX.CO is a self-serve video technology platform empowering video strategy for maximum yield on every screen. Their AI-based solutions for monetization, content automation, and video recommendation are preferred by online publishers as well as CTV and DOOH. |  | Series B | Mar 18, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Battery Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/battery-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pitango VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitango-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vertex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertex-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Viola Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/violaventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atreides Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atreides-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Saban Ventures

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Saban Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of Saban Capital Group, Inc. (SCG), a private investment firm founded by Haim Saban in 2001 and specializing in the media, entertainment, and communications industries. Saban Ventures was formed by SCG in 2008 to invest in early-stage to mid-stage start-ups in digital media, mobile, and consumerInternet with an emphasis on companies that can add value to SCGâ€:tm:s global media investments.The Saban Ventures team brings significant investment, operations, and industry experience in the digital media, mobile, and consumer Internet spaces. The firm seeks to partner with ambitious, market-changing entrepreneurs and invest in companies where the Principals can add value through their expertise and strategic network. The firm actively partners and collaborates with its portfolio companies to help them achieve breakout success.Saban Ventures and SCG work closely together on investments that require multidisciplinary skills and creative structuring. As a division of SCG, Saban Ventures has access to a wide network of strategic relationships in the traditional media, entertainment, and advertising industries that continue to influence our new media investments. With representation in both Los Angeles and the Silicon Valley, Saban Ventures is well positioned to invest in disruptive start-ups at the intersection of media, entertainment, and technology.

2 contacts available at Saban Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Barak Pridor | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barak-pridor |
| Haim Saban | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haim-saban |

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## FAQ

### What does Barak Pridor invest in?

Barak Pridor invests primarily in Big Data, Internet and Advertising startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Barak Pridor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Barak Pridor closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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