# Elan Zivotofsky

> Elan Zivotofsky is a seed investor at OurCrowd backing Apps and Automotive. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [OurCrowd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ourcrowd)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elan-zivotofsky-1267a64/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elan.zivotofsky

Elan Zivotofsky is a seed investor at OurCrowd focused on Apps and Automotive. Elan Zivotofsky has over 15 years of extensive, on-the-ground experience, focused on researching, raising capital for, and investing in Israeli companies. Elan has deep knowledge of the Israeli investment landscape, startup scene and the overall Israeli capital markets. Until recently, Elan was the Managing Partner of the Prelude Israel Fund, whichwas a hedge fund focused on Israeli companies. Elan was a Senior Vice President and the Head of Technology investment banking at Lehman Brothers in Israel from 2005-2008. Prior to that position, Elan was a portfolio manager at a global $1.5 billion hedge fund with a focus on long/short, catalyst driven and special situation investing. Between 1997-2002, Elan was a top-ranked Israeli technology research analyst at Goldman Sachs. Elan started his career as a technology research analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York (1994-1997). Elan received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 50% |
| Automotive | 2 | 50% |
| Image Recognition | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| Sensor | 1 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 3 | 75% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nexar | Nexar's mission is to reduce the chance of collisions and to make the road safer for everyone. Like a school of fish or a flock of birds, we want to get every car on the road moving safely and smoothly together. Using a Nexar-powered dash cam, AI and inter-vehicle networking, Nexar makes every car a smart car and is building the world’sfirst safe driving network. | $30M | Series B | Jan 24, 2018 | https://getnexar.com/ |
| Scopio Labs | Scopio Labs is a provider of Full Field Morphology dedicated to unlocking the potential of imaging and AI in hematology. Uncovering actionable insights from vast amounts of data readily available in the average blood sample and bone marrow aspirate, Scopio's solutions will aim to showcase thousands of cells at scale in high resolution, toenable new hematology diagnostic methods. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 23, 2017 | http://www.scopiolabs.com |
| Engie | Connecting Cars with service providers- Engie's technology provides remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance information in a simple way, to make car repairs easy and efficient | $3.5M | Seed | Jul 26, 2016 | http://engieapp.com |
| OurCrowd | OurCrowd is a venture investing platform that enables institutions and individuals to invest and engage in emerging companies. OurCrowd was started in 2013, driven by the idea that the business of building startups grows bigger and better when the global 'crowd' gains access to VC-level investment opportunities. |  | Series A | Feb 06, 2013 | http://www.ourcrowd.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aleph](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aleph-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alibaba Innovation Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba-innovation-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mosaic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mosaic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nationwide Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nationwide-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Slow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slow-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [True Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About OurCrowd

VC Fund · Jerusalem, Israel

OurCrowd is a venture investing platform that enables institutions and individuals to invest and engage in emerging companies. OurCrowd was started in 2013, driven by the idea that the business of building startups grows bigger and better when the global 'crowd' gains access to VC-level investment opportunities.

5 contacts available at OurCrowd.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Shore | Vice President, Investor Relations - Canada | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-shore-2 |
| Denes Ban | Managing Director, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denes-ban |
| Etai Kramer | Managing Director, Head Funds | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etai-kramer |
| Lenny Roth | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lenny-roth |
| Steven Blumgart | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steven-blumgart |

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## FAQ

### What does Elan Zivotofsky invest in?

Elan Zivotofsky invests primarily in Apps, Automotive and Image Recognition startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Elan Zivotofsky last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Elan Zivotofsky closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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