# Shahaf Bar-Geffen > Shahaf Bar-Geffen is a seed investor at COTI backing Gaming, Software and Blockchain. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [COTI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coti) - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Oct 2021 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahafbg Shahaf Bar-Geffen is a seed investor at COTI focused on Gaming and Software. Shahaf Bar-Geffen - CEO @ COTI ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $3M–$3M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Gaming | 1 | 50% | | Software | 1 | 50% | | Blockchain | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | MonkeyBall | MonkeyBall is a Solana-based play-to-earn soccer game – a kind of FIFA Street and Final Fantasy rolled into one fun monkey-themed game. | $3M | Seed | Oct 21, 2021 | | | MonkeyBall | MonkeyBall is a Solana-based play-to-earn soccer game – a kind of FIFA Street and Final Fantasy rolled into one fun monkey-themed game. | $3M | Seed | Oct 21, 2021 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [6th Man Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/6th-man-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Ascensive Assets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascensive-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Banter Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banter-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [CMS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cms-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Collider](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collider) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About COTI VC Fund · Gibraltar, Gibraltar COTI is a blockchain protocol optimized for use by payment dApps, merchants, and stable coin issuers. The company offers the first-ever dispute resolution system to protect users from errors, fraud, and counterparty abuse. Its technology eliminates the need for hours or days to clear transactions, P2P payments, and remittances.COTI'splatform enables businesses to easily create advanced fintech solutions, saving time, data, and money. COTI Pay accepts all online and offline payment methods, including crypto and stable coins, credit cards, and even a merchant's native coin. It also has built-in financing in the form of interest on deposits and business loans. 5 contacts available at COTI. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Leonard Tye | VP of Business Development, Head of Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonard-tye | | Shahaf Bar-Geffen | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shahaf-bar-geffen | | Yuval Altun | Senior Team Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuval-altun | | Nir Arazi | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-assaraf | | Nir Haloani | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nir-haloani | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund - [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund - [Shima Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shima-capital) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [OurCrowd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ourcrowd) — VC Fund - [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund - [Pitango VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitango-venture-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Web3 Angel Investors in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/web3-angel-investors-middle-east) - [Web3 Angel Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/web3-angel-investors-israel) - [Blockchain Angel Investors in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/blockchain-angel-investors-middle-east) - [Blockchain Angel Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/blockchain-angel-investors-israel) - [Gaming Angel Investors in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-angel-investors-middle-east) - [Gaming Angel Investors in Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-angel-investors-israel) ## FAQ ### What does Shahaf Bar-Geffen invest in? Shahaf Bar-Geffen invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Shahaf Bar-Geffen's check size? Shahaf Bar-Geffen typically joins rounds of $3M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shahaf Bar-Geffen participates in. ### When did Shahaf Bar-Geffen last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Shahaf Bar-Geffen closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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