# Simplex

> Simplex is a VC fund in Giv'atayim backing FinTech and Payments. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Giv'atayim, Israel
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplexcc
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SimplexCC
- Website: http://www.simplex.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simplex.cc

Simplex is a VC fund in Giv'atayim focused on FinTech and Payments. Fully regulated as a financial institution, Simplex processes credit card payments with a 100% fraud protection guarantee – in case of a fraud chargeback, the merchant gets paid by Simplex. Utilizing its cutting-edge fraud prevention solution and AI technology, Simplex blocks fraudulent users and allows legitimate users to complete payments,thereby, increasing conversion rates and enabling merchants to focus on their business growth. In today's banking echo-system Crypto-related businesses are underserved. Simplex enables personal individuals and businesses to get an EU IBAN account for their banking activity having all the necessary payment account functions

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Simplex. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Simplex. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/simplex-3?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nimrod Lehavi | Co-Founder & CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nimrod-lehavi-2 |
| Ari Last | VP Business Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-last-2 |
| Erez Shapira | Co-Founder & CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erez-shapira |
| Maya Har Noy | VP Strategy | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maya-har-noy |
| Netanel Kabala | Co-Founder & CAO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/netanel-kabala |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| zulu | zulu is a cross-border payments paytech that was founded in 2021 in Colombia by Esteban Villegas, the current CEO, and Julián Delgado, who serves as the CTO. The company is approaching its first US$100 million processed from over 400 clients and already has connections with more than 50 countries worldwide. | $5M | Seed | Oct 15, 2022 |  |
| Archimedes | Archimedes is a leverage protocol using the Ethereum blockchain and top protocols. It empowers decentralized actively managed funds on the blockchain. Its protocol makes it easy to use leverage in the DeFi ecosystem.Archimedes allows DeFi users to take leverage positions on top of the leading stable coin farming protocols. The company wasfounded in 2022 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $2.4M | Pre-Seed | Mar 16, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BitScale Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitscale-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cadenza Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cadenza-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoinDCX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coindcx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hack VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hack-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Simplex invest in?

Simplex invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Simplex?

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### Who are the partners at Simplex?

The team at Simplex includes Nimrod Lehavi (Co-Founder & CEO), Ari Last (VP Business Development) and Erez Shapira (Co-Founder & CTO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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