# Yaniv Stern

> Yaniv Stern is a Series B investor at Red Dot Capital Partners backing Software. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Red Dot Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-dot-capital-partners)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 78%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanivsstern
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ystern

Yaniv Stern is a Series B investor at Red Dot Capital Partners in Tel Aviv focused on Software and Information Technology. Yaniv Stern is based out of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv and is the Managing Partner of Red Dot Capital Partners. Yaniv previously worked at Codefresh as a Board Member. Yaniv Stern attended the Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |
| Apps | 1 | 11% |
| Consumer | 1 | 11% |
| Security | 1 | 11% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 44% |
| Series C | 2 | 22% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 4 | 44% |
| United States | 3 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tangos Ai | Tangos Ai creates autonomous agents that reason, research, connect evidence, and produce audit-ready results for banks, financial institutions, and national security organizations. | $20M | Seed | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Quantum Machines | Quantum Machines (QM) is a leading provider of quantum control solutions, driving the advancement of quantum computing with its Hybrid Control approach. By harmonizing quantum and classical operations, Hybrid Control eliminates friction and optimizes performance across hardware and software, enabling researchers and builders to iterate at speed,resolve setbacks, and bring visionary ideas to life. Its platform supports any type of quantum processor, empowering the industry to scale systems, accelerate breakthroughs, and push the boundaries – previously impossible. | $50M | Series B | Sep 05, 2021 |  |
| Granulate | Granulate is AI-powered optimization software that improves performance by creating a streamlined environment for any app. Granulate agents can be installed on any Linux server, and support any architecture be it data-centers, multi or hybrid-cloud environments. Comprised of kernel and user-level components, the agents infer from the resource usagepatterns how to best adapt the machine to the load it handles, creating a streamlined environment for the application.It was founded in 2018 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $30M | Series B | Feb 03, 2021 |  |
| Codefresh | Codefresh is a next-generation enterprise software delivery platform for cloud-native applications. We help you automate your GitOps workflows and advanced deployments such as Canary and Blue/Green and are the premium Argo enterprise solution. DevOps teams from GoodRx, Monday.com, Deloitte, and more depend on Codefresh to deploy their softwarein a safe and scalable manner. Codefresh can support any pipeline end-to-end. | $27M | Series C | Jun 29, 2020 |  |
| Armis | Armis provides an agentless cybersecurity platform that identifies, monitors, and protects managed, unmanaged, and IoT devices across enterprise environments. The platform continuously discovers assets connected to a network, assesses their risk, and detects threats in real time. It integrates with existing security tools to provide visibility andcontrol over devices without disrupting business operations. Armis uses behavioral analysis and contextual intelligence to detect anomalies and potential security incidents across IT, operational technology, and medical environments. Its platform is designed to support organizations in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and retail by enabling automated responses to potential threats. Armis also helps enterprises maintain compliance with industry standards and reduce risks associated with shadow IT and unauthorized device access. | $65M | Series C | Apr 11, 2019 |  |
| CTERA Networks | CTERA enables enterprise IT to provide secure file services from any cloud. Trusted by the Fortune 100 and leading service providers, the CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform is a private cloud IT-as-a-Service platform for storing, syncing, sharing, protecting and governing data across endpoints, remote offices and servers. CTERA was founded byIT security experts in 2008, and is backed by Benchmark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Venrock, Cisco, and Vintage Investment Partners. | $30M | Series D | Oct 03, 2018 |  |
| Puls | Puls is a venture-funded startup that powers a nationwide network of service providers in delivering home services. It offers a wide variety of handyman services, appliance repair services, TV mounting, and disinfection services. Puls handyman services include but aren’t limited to furniture assembly, wall hanging including shelf installation,drywall repair, interior painting, appliance installation, and fan installation.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $50M | Private Equity | Aug 28, 2018 |  |
| Armis | Armis provides an agentless cybersecurity platform that identifies, monitors, and protects managed, unmanaged, and IoT devices across enterprise environments. The platform continuously discovers assets connected to a network, assesses their risk, and detects threats in real time. It integrates with existing security tools to provide visibility andcontrol over devices without disrupting business operations. Armis uses behavioral analysis and contextual intelligence to detect anomalies and potential security incidents across IT, operational technology, and medical environments. Its platform is designed to support organizations in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and retail by enabling automated responses to potential threats. Armis also helps enterprises maintain compliance with industry standards and reduce risks associated with shadow IT and unauthorized device access. | $30M | Series B | Apr 09, 2018 |  |
| Puls | Puls is a venture-funded startup that powers a nationwide network of service providers in delivering home services. It offers a wide variety of handyman services, appliance repair services, TV mounting, and disinfection services. Puls handyman services include but aren’t limited to furniture assembly, wall hanging including shelf installation,drywall repair, interior painting, appliance installation, and fan installation.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $25M | Series B | Aug 15, 2017 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cerca Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cerca-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Viola Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/violaventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Samsung NEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsungnext) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tenaya Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tenaya-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Red Dot Capital Partners

VC Fund · Savyon, Israel

Red Dot Capital Partners is a growth stage fund focused on Israeli related tech companies

5 contacts available at Red Dot Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yaniv Stern | Co-Founder, Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yaniv-stern |
| Atad Peled | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atad-peled |
| Barak Salomon | Managing Partner at Red Dot Capital Partners | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barak-salomon |
| Danielle Ardon Baratz | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danielle-ardon-baratz |
| Eytan Shain | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eytan-shain |

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## FAQ

### What does Yaniv Stern invest in?

Yaniv Stern invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yaniv Stern last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yaniv Stern closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 9 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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