# Merav Rotem-Naaman

> Merav Rotem-Naaman is a Series B investor at Nautilus by AOL (Tel Aviv) backing SaaS and Software. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nautilus by AOL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nautilus-by-aol)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meravrotemnaaman

Merav Rotem-Naaman is a Series B investor at Nautilus by AOL in Tel Aviv focused on SaaS and Software. Merav Rotem-Naaman - Head of Nautilus @ Nautilus by AOL

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 18% |
| PaaS | 1 | 9% |
| Big Data | 1 | 9% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 27% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 2 | 18% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series D | 1 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 3 | 27% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Optibus | Optibus leverages the power of machine learning and optimization algorithms to redefine the way mass-transportation is planned and operated. Optibus’ disruptive technology drive some of the most complex transportation operations worldwide, helping to improve the quality of service, increase efficiencies, save money, and streamline operations. | $100M | Series D | May 16, 2022 |  |
| Optibus | Optibus leverages the power of machine learning and optimization algorithms to redefine the way mass-transportation is planned and operated. Optibus’ disruptive technology drive some of the most complex transportation operations worldwide, helping to improve the quality of service, increase efficiencies, save money, and streamline operations. | $100M | Series D | May 16, 2022 |  |
| Wiliot | Wiliot is bringing connectivity and intelligence to everyday products and packaging; things previously disconnect from the Internet of Things. The Wiliot Platform combines cloud services and IoT stickers, computing elements that can power themselves by harvesting radiofrequency energy. This revolutionary mixture of cloud and semiconductortechnology is being used by some of the world’s largest brands, food, and pharmaceutical companies to change how we make, distribute, sell, use and recycle products. | $200M | Series C | Jul 27, 2021 |  |
| Optibus | Optibus leverages the power of machine learning and optimization algorithms to redefine the way mass-transportation is planned and operated. Optibus’ disruptive technology drive some of the most complex transportation operations worldwide, helping to improve the quality of service, increase efficiencies, save money, and streamline operations. | $107M | Series C | Mar 10, 2021 |  |
| Edgybees | Edgybees’ pioneering platform delivers real-time, high-speed augmented reality experiences to anything that moves. Using sensors and streaming data, AR application developers can now deliver overlays that keep up with a three-dimensional human experience of high-speed motion. The Edgybees platform contains a set of unique, patent-pendingcapabilities packaged in the form of a developer SDK coupled with its back-end SaaS services. This ability opens the door to exciting new consumer and commercial applications of high-speed AR on a wide range of devices. Edgybees was co-founded in 2016 by Menashe Haskin, former manager of the Amazon Prime Air Israeli development office, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, together with CEO Adam Kaplan and Vice President for Research and Development Nitay Megides. | $9.5M | Series A | Feb 17, 2021 |  |
| Wiliot | Wiliot is bringing connectivity and intelligence to everyday products and packaging; things previously disconnect from the Internet of Things. The Wiliot Platform combines cloud services and IoT stickers, computing elements that can power themselves by harvesting radiofrequency energy. This revolutionary mixture of cloud and semiconductortechnology is being used by some of the world’s largest brands, food, and pharmaceutical companies to change how we make, distribute, sell, use and recycle products. | $20M | Series B | Feb 20, 2020 |  |
| Iguazio | The Iguazio Data Science Platform enables enterprises to develop, deploy and manage AI applications at scale. With Iguazio, enterprises can run AI models in real time, deploy them anywhere; multi-cloud, on-prem or edge, and bring to life their most ambitious data-driven strategies. Iguazio is backed by top financial and strategic investors and ledby serial entrepreneurs and a diverse team of innovators in the USA, UK, Singapore and Israel. | $24M |  | Jan 27, 2020 |  |
| Optibus | Optibus leverages the power of machine learning and optimization algorithms to redefine the way mass-transportation is planned and operated. Optibus’ disruptive technology drive some of the most complex transportation operations worldwide, helping to improve the quality of service, increase efficiencies, save money, and streamline operations. | $40M | Series B | Dec 12, 2018 |  |
| Edgybees | Edgybees’ pioneering platform delivers real-time, high-speed augmented reality experiences to anything that moves. Using sensors and streaming data, AR application developers can now deliver overlays that keep up with a three-dimensional human experience of high-speed motion. The Edgybees platform contains a set of unique, patent-pendingcapabilities packaged in the form of a developer SDK coupled with its back-end SaaS services. This ability opens the door to exciting new consumer and commercial applications of high-speed AR on a wide range of devices. Edgybees was co-founded in 2016 by Menashe Haskin, former manager of the Amazon Prime Air Israeli development office, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, together with CEO Adam Kaplan and Vice President for Research and Development Nitay Megides. | $5.5M | Seed | Nov 15, 2017 |  |
| Optibus | Optibus leverages the power of machine learning and optimization algorithms to redefine the way mass-transportation is planned and operated. Optibus’ disruptive technology drive some of the most complex transportation operations worldwide, helping to improve the quality of service, increase efficiencies, save money, and streamline operations. | $12M | Series A | Nov 07, 2017 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pitango VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitango-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [NFX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nfxcapital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BlueRed Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluered-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Grove Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grove-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Nautilus by AOL

VC Fund · Tel Aviv, Israel

AOL’s investment and scouting arm in Israel; a growth platform helping serious startups achieve success in the real world. As strategic investors, we offer startups resources to get to market fast with an extraordinary product and compelling story.Once we invest in a company’s seed or post-seed round, for a period of 8 months, the team isinvited to share our inspirational workspace in TLV (for free) and get expert guidance tailored to its specific needs. In addition, we offer our portfolio companies privileged access to AOL’s global customer and supplier base, as well as its O&O brand and affiliated brands (e.g., Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Aol.com, Engadget, One by AOL).When it’s relevant, we also connect our companies to our parent company - Verizon.Our investment focus: Connected Cars, IOT, AR/VR, SmartCities, Video, Marketplaces, Media, eCommerce, Telecom, Cybersecurity, Drones, eSports, Agriculture, DevOps and Mobile.In general, it’s anything besides Gaming/BioMedical, and mainly B2B ventures.

3 contacts available at Nautilus by AOL.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Merav Rotem-Naaman | Head of Nautilus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merav-rotem-naaman |
| Roni Burrell | Head of Products & UX | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roni-burrell |
| Iris Gal | Operations Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iris-gal |

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## FAQ

### What does Merav Rotem-Naaman invest in?

Merav Rotem-Naaman invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Merav Rotem-Naaman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Merav Rotem-Naaman closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 11 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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