Investors
ABOUT CARMEL VENTURES
With over $600 million currently under management, several successful exits, and a growing portfolio of promising start-ups, Carmel is among Israel’s top-tier venture capital funds. Carmel’s investments are focused primarily on early stage companies in the fields of Software, Communications, Internet, Media, Semiconductors, and Consumer Electronics. Founded in 2000 by pioneers and leaders of the Israeli high tech industry, Carmel provides significant capital and active, hands-on support through the growth cycle of its portfolio companies and is recognized as a true company building fund in Israel. Carmel, headquartered in Herzliya, Israel enjoys a worldwide network of industry, strategic and investment resources.
Carmel is an affiliate of the Viola Partners Group, a leading innovative private equity investment group with over $1.5B under management focused on technology-based investment opportunities in Israel.
ABOUT COLUMBIA CAPITAL
Columbia Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in the communications and information technology industries. With its latest $560 million fund, it now has $2 billion under management. Based in Alexandria, VA and Waltham, MA, Columbia Capital has an experienced investment team with diverse industry backgrounds in entrepreneurial ventures, management, finance, regulation and engineering. Its team has managed investments in approximately 100 companies in the communications and information technology sectors, ranging from small, early-stage investments to multibillion-dollar public companies.
ABOUT COURT SQUARE VENTURES
Court Square Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage communications, information technology, and media companies, with a particular interest in points of convergence between these industries. The firm's deep understanding of its three target sectors stems from the partners' 60 years of operating and investing experience in these areas. Court Square uses this base of experience to support young companies executing the critical transitions from pre-revenue to first sales and accelerating growth. Court Square seeks to establish close partnership with passionate, committed entrepreneurs and like-minded co-investors. The principals bring a broad national network of target sector contacts to bear in helping portfolio companies source customers, find strategic partners and recruit key personnel.
