# Top 30 Transportation Angel Investors in Israel in June 2026

## Zohar Zisapel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Cyber Security, Security, Software

Zohar Zisapel

## Eyal Ofer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Eyal Ofer (born 1950) is Chairman of Ofer Global, leading the group’s private portfolio of international businesses in shipping, real estate, energy, technology, banking and investments. In 2017, Eyal launched O.G. Venture Partners, a single LP Venture Capital fund focused on investing in early-growth-stage technology start-ups, demonstrating hislong-standing support for tech entrepreneurs.In 2022, O.G. Venture Partners announced Fund II of $400M following the successful $100m Fund I, later expanded to $150m. Fund I has invested in 21 companies since its 2017 launch, with 5 exits already. The Fund I portfolio includes: LendBuzz, WSC Sports, BlueVine, Bringg, Paxos, Connecteam, Elementor, Coralogix, Candivore and SuperPlay.
Eyal Ofer (born 1950) is Chairman of Ofer Global, leading the group’s private portfolio of international businesses in shipping, real estate, energy, technology, banking and investments. In 2017, Eyal launched O.G. Venture Partners, a single LP Venture Capital fund focused on investing in early-growth-stage technology start-ups, demonstrating his long-standing support for tech entrepreneurs.
In 2022, O.G. Venture Partners announced Fund II of $400M following the successful $100m Fund I, later expanded to $150m. Fund I has invested in 21 companies since its 2017 launch, with 5 exits already. The Fund I portfolio includes: LendBuzz, WSC Sports, BlueVine, Bringg, Paxos, Connecteam, Elementor, Coralogix, Candivore and SuperPlay.

## Uri Levine
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Mobile, Travel

Uri Levine - Co-Founder & Chairman @ Refundit

## Danny Hadar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet

For the last 10 years, I have been active within the Israeli and US startup ecosystems where I completed 20+ seed investments in companies such as Geoforce (acquired by LLR), Bonobo (acquired by Salesforce), Optitex (acquired by Efi), Keeprz (acquired by Como), Drippler (acquired by Soluto), Snyk (Unicorn) and few others. I am passionate for seedinvestments, creative ideas, risk taking and supporting entrepreneurs.Prior to that, I founded 2 companies, Blue Sky (Energy) and Sinusafe (Medical) after working as a software engineer for 7 years.I grew up in Israel, and lived in the US for 5 years while completing my MBA from Duke. I love all kinds of extreme sports, and particularly kite surfing and snowboarding.

## Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Mobile Apps

Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen grew up across Africa, from Angola and Guinea-Bissau to Tanzania and Libya, after his family fled the Angolan Civil War as refugees. Those early experiences instilled in him a belief that education, technology, and social innovation can transform lives and continue to anchor his career and philanthropic activities to this day.Today, Lars is a General Partner at Owl Ventures ($2.2 billion AUM), the world’s leading venture capital firm focused exclusively on education technology. He leads Owl’s expansion across Europe, Africa, and global markets, backing founders who harness AI and breakthrough technologies to make learning more accessible and impactful.Before joining Owl, Lars co-founded 2xN, an early-stage fund at the frontier of deeptech and quantum innovation, with standout investments including Quantinuum (valued above $10 billion), Oxford Ionics (acquired by IonQ in a $1 billion deal), QSimulate, and Sparrow Quantum. Prior to that, he was a General Partner at Balderton Capital in London during which time the firm led the Seed and Series A rounds in Revolut. His investments also span education (Labster, uLesson, StudySmarter, Kukua), mobility (Yassir, Voi, Monta, NoTraffic), and mobile and frontier tech (Hiya, Monarch Money, Rahko, Pocket, Colossal, Celus, Octant Bio, Vivino, OpenSea, Blue Bottle Coffee).Lars previously spent a decade in Silicon Valley, shaping some of tech’s most iconic growth stories. At Uber, he joined when it operated in fewer than 20 cities and, as Vice President, forged global alliances with Verizon and América Móvil that fueled its international expansion. Before Uber, as Head of Mobile at Dropbox, he was among the first 25 employees and helped the company reach its first 100 million users through partnerships with Samsung and other OEMs.Despite his career in technology and venture capital, Africa has never left Lars’s journey. After his father’s passing, he returned to Angola to trace his family’s history, discovering that his sister had died of malaria as a child. That revelation transformed a personal loss into a mission. A technologist turned humanitarian innovator, Lars filed a patent for genetically modified mosquitoes that light up when carrying malaria and began funding malaria-research projects in Angola through partnerships with global nonprofits. In 2024, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for malaria research, following earlier campaigns such as climbing the Matterhorn and crossing the Sahara by motorbike.A Danish-Portuguese national who served with the Royal Danish Guards, Lars holds an MBA from London Business School, where he was a member of the Board of Governors and Chairman of the Endowment Fund, an MSc from Oxford University (Keble College), and a BSc from King’s College London. Across every chapter, from refugee to technologist to investor, his purpose endures: advancing education, health, and innovation as catalysts for social change.

## Aviram Jenik
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cupertino, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence

Venture Capitalist, investor and former Enterpreneur.
Founder x5, profitable bootstraps, 3 exits; investor x30+ in Israel, Silicon Valley and Korea; passion for: cyber security, building scalable B2B companies

## Ariel Maislos
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Ariel has been leading technology innovation and entrepreneurship for over 30 years, leading teams, founding companies and mentoring entrepreneurs.
He is an active angel investor in startups, and supports technology education as a philanthropist.
Ariel is a graduate of the prestigious Talpiot program, and holds a BSc from the Hebrew University ofJerusalem in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science (Cum Laude) and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

## Omri Casspi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Cloud Management, Artificial Intelligence

Omri Moshe Casspi is the founder of Swish Ventures. He is a former NBA athlete who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He plays the small forward position but can play also at the power forward position.

## Christer Andersson
- Type: Angel
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, Financial Services

Christer K. Andersson is an investor in early stage angel and venture rounds. Christer's main focus is in software tech start-ups that have a certain level of disruption in their idea. The current portfolio includes start-ups based in USA, Sweden, India , Israel, and Germany and cover technologies in Crypto / BlockChain, ArtificialIntelligence, BioTech, Enterprise SaaS, MusicTech, Mobility, and Futureofwork.

## Yigal Jacoby
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Mobile, Analytics

Yigal Yacoby is an angel investor.Yigal Jacoby co-founded Allot Communications in 1996 and served as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors until 2006, when he retired as CEO.Jacoby continued as Chariman of the Board until November 2008.In 1992, Jacoby founded Armon Networking, a manufacturer ofRMON-based network management solutions, which was sold to Bay Networks in 1996. Following this acquisition, Jacoby continued on as General Manager of Bay Network’s Network Management Division from 1996-1997.Prior to this, he held a variety of engineering and marketing management positions at Tekelec, a manufacturer of telecommunication monitoring and diagnostic equipment. Throughout his career, Jacoby has founded several start-ups in the communications field, serving on their board of directors and taking an active role in guiding the companies.Jacoby has a B.A. cum laude in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Southern California.

## Rami Lipman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Social, Software

Rami Lipman is an angel investor.

## Michael van Swaaij
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Travel, FinTech

Michael van Swaaij is an Advisor, and ex-Chairman Skype and attributed with the launch of eBay & AOL in Europe

## Igor Ryabenkiy
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Igor Ryabenkiy is the Managing Partner at AltaIR Capital.

Igor is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with over twenty years of successful executive and investment experience including Internet startups and IT companies. He has funded, developed, and exited a significant number of investment projects worldwide.

## Edward Lando
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Edward Lando is the founder of Pareto Holdings. He previously worked at Horizons School of Technology as a co-founder. Edward Lando attended the Wharton School.

## Ameet Patel
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Cyber Security, Information Technology

CTO//Investor//Whisperer to Leading Enterprise Companies


Exits

Acopia Networks, Mimosa Systems, Integrien, Cyvera, Librato, Caspida, BlueBox Security, Nodeprime, APIGEE, SkyHigh, Solinea, Cask, Zscaler (TPG-IPO), Anaplan (IPO)

## Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Investor/global strategist with a deep business/financial training and the ability to understand technology at the engineering level.Related investments:* Replay Technologies* Celeno* AudioBurst* Corephotonics* Rounds* ScyllaDB* EarlySense* Cortica* Aveni* Pitango VI, VII, VC fund (Israel) * Triventures III*StoreDot (Israel) '12 * NextIO: Datacenter IO Virtualization company (US), '12* Undisclosed Flash based storage company (US) '12* Yume, Digital Ad Network, (US,Operational DD) '11Specialties: Areas of investment focus: 1) Mobile: Comp. Vision, Imaging, Wireless Comms 2) Cloud : IAAS, PAAS, Ent. Storage, Servers, Virtualization, Big data processing/management3) Semicon: Equipment/Process Technology/MetrologyOther: Media, Digital Advertising, Online Gaming/GamblingGeographic Coverage:1) Israel2) Europe3) USSManaged Portfolio:Replay TechnologiesGirafficStoreDot (Board Member)Pitango VI LP representativePurestorage (past)FusionIO (past)PrimeSense (Past)EXPERIENCEPrincipalSamsung VenturesDecember 2011 – Present (1 year 3 months)San Francisco Bay AreaDeal sourcing, due diligence, term sheet negotiation and execution, portfolio management and exitManager - Global StrategistSamsung ElectronicsAugust 2010 – December 2011 (1 year 5 months)Founded in 1997 by Group Chairman Kun-Hee Lee the Global Strategy group is an internal strategy consulting team created to help Samsung face its globalization challenges.Project Lead and UC Berkeley School Recruiting Champion:http://gsg.samsung.com/popup/popup_Berkeley.asp(Open)1 honor or awardSenior ConsultantPwC ConsultingJuly 2005 – August 2008 (3 years 2 months)Promoted from Analyst to Senior Consultant within 7 months. Strategic plans, process re-engineering, proforma modeling and investment appraisal for multiple industries.Systems Design EngineerAEA Technology (Former Atomic Energy Authority)July 2003 – July 2005 (2 years 1 month)London, United KingdomEMI studies (C++, Matlab). High Voltage Power Supply desig. Relevant projects: West Coast Route Modernization, CTRL, etc.

## Shy Datika
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Transportation

Shy Datika is the Founder and President of INX Limited. Shy Datika attended Tel Aviv University. He attended Tel Aviv University.

## Nadav Ben-Chanoch
- Type: Angel
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Nadav Ben-Chanoch

## Joey Low
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Software

Joey is the Founder of Star Farm Ventures, an early stage investing incubator bringing Israeli startups to the US market. Joey studied and lived in Israel, and developed a program for bringing Israeli students to the U.S. on advocacy missions. Among other things, Joey is the founder of the Israel at Heart Fellowship Program.

## Nissim Bar-El
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Banking, FinTech, Payments

Nissim Bar-El

## Andy Ellis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cyber Security, Privacy, Security

Andy Ellis is the CEO at Duha. He Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

## Marius Nacht
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tel Aviv-yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Machine Learning

Marius Nacht, one of Check Point’s founders, has served as Chairman of our board of directors since 2015. Nacht has also served as one of our directors since we were incorporated in 1993. From 1999 through 2005, Nacht held Senior Vice President roles at Check Point. 
Nacht earned a B.S. (cum laude) in Physics and Mathematics from the HebrewUniversity of Jerusalem in 1983, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Communication Systems from Tel Aviv University in 1987.

## Fernando Rivera
- Type: Angel
- Location: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, B2B, Apps

Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and VC. Ex-CTO for ETF.com. Interest in LatAm startups and Fintech.

## Sir Ronald Cohen
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Financial Services, Apps

Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder director of Social Finance UK (2007-11), Social Finance USA, and Social Finance Israel, and of Big Society Capital. He was co-founder Chair of Bridges Ventures (2002-2012).He chaired the Social Impact Investment Taskforceestablished under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2013-2015), the Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Innovation Award for innovation in social finance.He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005). He was a founder director and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a founder director of the European Venture Capital Association.He is a graduate of Oxford University, where he was President of the Oxford Union. He is an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School to which he was awarded a Henry Fellowship.He is a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School and Vice-Chairman of Ben Gurion University. He is a former director of the Harvard Management Company and the University of Oxford Investment Committee. He is a former member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers (2007-2013), former Trustee of the British Museum (2005-2012) and a former trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (2005-2011).In 2007, Sir Ronald published: “The Second Bounce of the Ball – Turning Risk into Opportunity”.

## Peter Mertens
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kefar Sava, HaMerkaz, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Automotive, CleanTech

Peter Mertens

## Mark Joseph
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Logistics, Software, Transportation

Mark Joseph is an experienced chief executive – leading and building Yellow Transportation (Baltimore) for 13 years, including its sale to a subsidiary of Veolia. Under his leadership, Veolia transportation grew $50M to $800M in revenue. Mark later became the CEO of Transdev North America (and then Chief Development Officer) with responsibility for20,000 employees and $1.5B in revenue. Mark now advises companies through his consulting firm Mobitas advisors and makes investments as an angel both in early and mid-stage growth stages.

## Jonathan Karten
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, B2B, Marketing

Principal at Awz Ventures | Advancing Israel’s Economic & Technological Resilience
Investing in deep-tech innovations across AI, cybersecurity, photonics, biotech, and quantum technologies to strengthen Israel’s economy and defense capabilities. Veteran Staff Sergeant in the Israeli Air Force Intelligence division, Horizon. MSc BusinessAnalytics & BA Financial Economics, Psychology & Business Management; Columbia University Magna Cum Laude.•	Former President and Founder of Democratize Value (VC)
•	Former President and Founder of The Iftach Consulting Group (Management Consulting)My recent accomplishments include:
•	Raising $8 million from angel investors and due diligence/investing in 27 ventures in PropTech, E-commerce, Marcom, Healthcare, and FinTech sectors 
•	Providing fundraising, due diligence, marketing, and operational advice  to 23 PropTech, FinTech, and other Israeli start-ups
•	Underwriting, modeling, sourcing capital, negotiating, and closing 100+ commercial real estate transactions in the US, Israel, and EuropeOn the personal side, I: 
•	Created a documentary called “Survival In The Forest, Isidore Karten & The Partisans”. 
•	Served in the Israeli Air Force (SSG in Business Intelligence Division)          
•	Volunteer as a Board Member with Yad Va Shem and the Israeli American CouncilSkills
Global Early-Stage Startups | Venture Capital| Business Valuation |  Account Management | Arabic |  Business Strategy | Data Analysis | Financial Reporting | Foreign Relations| Hebrew | Management Consulting | Public Speaking | Social Media | Statistical Data Analysis | Strategic Communications |  Team Leadership | Arab-Israel Conflict | Business Valuation | Client-Focused | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Commercial Real Estate Acquisition | Commercial Real Estate Analysis | Commercial Real Estate Development | Competitive Analysis | Corporate Finance | Corporate Venture Capital| Creative Entrepreneurship |  Early-Stage Investment | Early-Stage Ventures| Debt & Equity Capital Raising| Debt & Equity Financing | Entrepreneurship Development| Financial Analysis | Financial Modeling | Fintech| Fundraising | Global Cross Functional Team Leadership | International Business Development |  International Trade Relations | Investment Communications | Management Due Diligence| Market Research | New Business Development |Operational Due Diligence| Private Equity Firms | Proptech | Real Estate Private Equity | Residential Real Estate Sales | Startup Development | Start-Ups | Valuation Modeling

## Nimrod Cohen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS

Nimrod Cohen is the Managing Partner of TAU Ventures. He previously worked at Hapoel Ramat-Gan as a Chairman. Nimrod Cohen attended Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).

## Ynon Kreiz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Series A
- Focus: Music, Video, Security

Ynon Kreiz joined Maker’s board as Chairman in May 2012 and was appointed Executive Chairman/CEO in May 2013. Under Ynon’s leadership, in May 2014 Maker merged with The Walt Disney Company.Before joining Maker, Ynon was Chairman and CEO of Endemol Group, the world's largest independent television production company, with majorinternational programming franchises including Big Brother and Deal or No Deal. Under his management, Endemol produced more than 10,000 hours of programming per year for over 300 broadcasters worldwide and became one of the world’s largest independent distributors of English speaking programming. During his tenure, Endemol also established its position as the leading independent producer for both network and cable in the U.S. and diversified into scripted programming. Prior to Endemol, Ynon was a General Partner at Balderton Capital (formerly Benchmark Capital Europe). Prior to that, Ynon co-founded Fox Kids Europe N.V. where he was Chairman and CEO. Under his leadership, Fox Kids Europe became one of the fastest growing pay-TV channels in Europe and the Middle East, broadcasting in 56 countries in 17 languages. Fox Kids Europe was listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam in 1999 and the majority shareholding was sold to the Walt Disney Company in 2001. Ynon is a graduate of the Tel Aviv University and holds a B.A. in Economics and Management as well an M.B.A. from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.

## Ilja Gorelik
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Parking, Navigation, Crowdsourcing

Ilja Gorelik is the Chief Operating Officer of Mitto. Additionally, Ilja Gorelik has had 1 past job as the Co-Founder of Lovoo.

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