# Yossi Ackerman

> Yossi Ackerman is a seed investor at Musketeer backing Apps, Local and Mobile. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Musketeer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/musketeer)
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yossi-ackerman-073156146

Yossi Ackerman is a seed investor at Musketeer focused on Apps and Local. Joseph Ackerman, also known as Yossi, served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Elbit Systems Ltd., the holding company of Elbit Security Systems Ltd. and Harpia Sistemas S.A. from 1996 to March 31, 2013. From 1994 to 1996, Joseph Ackerman served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Elbit Ltd.'s Defense Systems Division(EDS.). He joined Elbit Ltd. in 1982 and held various management positions, including General Manager of EFW, Senior Vice President of Operations Group, Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Advanced Battlefield Systems. He serves as the Chairman of MediGuide Ltd. He served as the Chairman of Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT - Elisra Ltd. and Elbit Systems Ltd. He served as the Chairman of Tadiran Communications Ltd. since August 2005. He served as the Chairman of Elbit Systems Ltd. from 1996 to 2004. He served as the Vice Chairman of Elbit Systems Ltd. from April 1, 2013 to November 19, 2013. He serves as a Director of Imagesat International N.v. He served as a Director of Elbit Systems Ltd., the holding company of Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT - Elisra Ltd. from 1996 to 2004. Joseph Ackerman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology (the Technion).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |
| Local | 1 | 14% |
| Mobile | 1 | 14% |
| Organic | 1 | 14% |
| Communities | 1 | 14% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phytolon | Phytolon revolutionizes the way food colors are produce, by Leveraging a novel and sustainable technology for production of healthy food colors in high quality at low costs. Phytolon's mission is to exploit scientific advancement promote human health and environmental sustainability | $23.6M | Series B | May 26, 2026 |  |
| Phytolon | Phytolon revolutionizes the way food colors are produce, by Leveraging a novel and sustainable technology for production of healthy food colors in high quality at low costs. Phytolon's mission is to exploit scientific advancement promote human health and environmental sustainability |  |  | Aug 13, 2025 |  |
| Phytolon | Phytolon revolutionizes the way food colors are produce, by Leveraging a novel and sustainable technology for production of healthy food colors in high quality at low costs. Phytolon's mission is to exploit scientific advancement promote human health and environmental sustainability |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| Phytolon | Phytolon revolutionizes the way food colors are produce, by Leveraging a novel and sustainable technology for production of healthy food colors in high quality at low costs. Phytolon's mission is to exploit scientific advancement promote human health and environmental sustainability | $14.5M | Series A | Jul 05, 2022 |  |
| Phytolon | Phytolon revolutionizes the way food colors are produce, by Leveraging a novel and sustainable technology for production of healthy food colors in high quality at low costs. Phytolon's mission is to exploit scientific advancement promote human health and environmental sustainability | $4.1M |  | Sep 16, 2020 |  |
| Phytolon | Phytolon revolutionizes the way food colors are produce, by Leveraging a novel and sustainable technology for production of healthy food colors in high quality at low costs. Phytolon's mission is to exploit scientific advancement promote human health and environmental sustainability | $4.1M | Seed | Sep 16, 2020 |  |
| Musketeer | Help anywhere, anytime. Musketeer enables personal safety, alerting people close by and emergency services that someone needs help. In addition, it builds real life communities and promotes proactive safety by allowing people to ask for assistance, such as having someone walk them to their car because it's night and they don't want to bealone. All for free.Musketeer is the first social network dedicated to personal safety. By leveraging 21st century technology (crowdsourcing, cloud, and mobile) Musketeer enables users to seek assistance from people around them in case of distress. The system also provides safety related information in real-time and in aggregate for smarter Region/City management. |  | Angel |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EIT Food](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-food) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Millenium Food-Tech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/millenium-food-tech) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Nextgen Nutrition](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgen-nutrition) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Trendlines Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trendlines-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Arkin Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkin-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Colorcon Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colorcon-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Musketeer

VC Fund · Morgan Hill, United States

Help anywhere, anytime. Musketeer enables personal safety, alerting people close by and emergency services that someone needs help. In addition, it builds real life communities and promotes proactive safety by allowing people to ask for assistance, such as having someone walk them to their car because it's night and they don't want to bealone. All for free.Musketeer is the first social network dedicated to personal safety. By leveraging 21st century technology (crowdsourcing, cloud, and mobile) Musketeer enables users to seek assistance from people around them in case of distress. The system also provides safety related information in real-time and in aggregate for smarter Region/City management.

3 contacts available at Musketeer.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yossi Ackerman | Advisor and Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yossi-ackerman |
| David Cohen | Co-Founder & VP Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-cohen-12 |
| Shaul Avidov | Co-Founder, CEO, and BD | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shaul-avidov |

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## FAQ

### What does Yossi Ackerman invest in?

Yossi Ackerman invests primarily in Apps, Local and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yossi Ackerman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yossi Ackerman closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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