Shahar Tzafrir Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Shahar Tzafrir General Information

Biography

Mr. Shahar Tzafrir serves as a Board Member at DeepCure and Buildots. He serves as Managing Partner at TLV Partners. He is an Angel Investor. He served as a General Partner at Magma Venture Partners. He served as a board member at Guesty. He joined Magma in 2013 and brings the firm over two decades of entrepreneurial and executive operational know-how. He is a 3x Start-up veteran (his three Start-ups were acquired by VMware (NASDAQ: VMW); CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA); and Cordys respectively). Before Magma, he served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Field Operations at Digital Fuel Technologies (2006-2011) in London, where he built and launched Digital Fuel's successful business trajectory, including direct sales and inside sales, and partner & channel sales. There, he also established the company's SaaS and cloud sales model. Prior to his tenure in London, he was General Manager and Vice President of R&D at Digital Fuel Technologies' Israel branch (2005-2006), where he oversaw a turnaround in the company's product group. From 2000 to 2005, he served as Vice President of Research and Development and Services at Oblicore, where he oversaw the company's product definition and execution from its first stages of inception. Before Oblicore, he founded the Start-up Federation Inc. (1997-2000). He began his career in the ICT field during his service in the Israeli Defense Forces Mamram computer software unit (1991-1997). In Mamram, he was the recipient of 4 outstanding performance awards, including the Signal and Communication Corps annual decoration. He serves as a Board Member at ScyllaDB. He served as a Board Member at WireX. He holds an LLB in Law from Ono Academic College.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, TLV Partners
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Email
sh
Phone
+972
Address
  • 21 HaArbaa Street
  • Tel Aviv 6473921
  • Israel
+972

Shahar Tzafrir Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
TLV Partners Investor Managing Partner Tel Aviv, Israel Venture Capital

Shahar Tzafrir Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Buildots Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel
DeepCure Drug Discovery Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Boston, MA
ScyllaDB Database Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Sunnyvale, CA
Silverfort Network Management Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel

Shahar Tzafrir Lead Partner on Deals (26)

Shahar Tzafrir has been the lead partner on 26 deals. Their latest deal was with Converge (Drug Discovery), a discovery tools (healthcare) company. The deal was made for on 20-Nov-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Converge (Drug Discovery) 20-Nov-2024 Seed Round Completed Discovery Tools (Healthcare) Tel Aviv, Israel
Buildots 11-Jul-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
ScyllaDB 10-Oct-2023 Completed Database Software Sunnyvale, CA
Churney 08-Aug-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Copenhagen, Denmark
Pelanor 01-Jan-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Buildots 17-May-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
DeepCure 08-Nov-2021 Completed Drug Discovery Boston, MA
EverAfter 14-Sep-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Buildots 31-May-2021 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Solvo (Network Management Software) 07-Oct-2020 Seed Round Completed Network Management Software Tel Aviv, Israel

Shahar Tzafrir Network (139)

Board Members (44)

Name Company Representing Location From
Amir Fridman ScyllaDB Western Digital Capital Sunnyvale, CA
Yahal Zilka ScyllaDB Magma Venture Partners Sunnyvale, CA
Guesty Inovia Capital Covina, CA
WireX (Network Management Software) Entrée Capital Sunnyvale, CA
Guesty Apax Partners Covina, CA

Portfolio Executives (85)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Oded Kalev Converge (Drug Discovery) Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 20-Nov-2024 Tel Aviv, Israel
Iddo Weiner Converge (Drug Discovery) Chief Scientific Officer 20-Nov-2024 Tel Aviv, Israel
Converge (Drug Discovery) Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 20-Nov-2024 Tel Aviv, Israel
Buildots Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer 11-Jul-2024 Tel Aviv, Israel
Buildots Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 11-Jul-2024 Tel Aviv, Israel

Fund Team Members (10)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Yahal Zilka Magma Venture Partners Magma Venture Capital IV Tel Aviv, Israel
Yahal Zilka Magma Venture Partners Magma Venture Capital III Tel Aviv, Israel
TLV Partners Tel Aviv, Israel
TLV Partners Tel Aviv, Israel
TLV Partners Tel Aviv, Israel

Shahar Tzafrir Affiliated Funds (6)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
TLV Partners III TLV Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2020
TLV Partners IV TLV Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2021
TLV Partners II TLV Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2018
Magma Venture Capital IV Magma Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2015
Magma Venture Capital III Magma Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2012

Shahar Tzafrir FAQs

  • Who is Shahar Tzafrir?

    Mr. Shahar Tzafrir serves as a Board Member at DeepCure and Buildots.

  • How much does Shahar Tzafrir typically invest?

    Shahar Tzafrir's median deal size is .

  • What is Shahar Tzafrir’s main position?

    Shahar Tzafrir’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Shahar Tzafrir?

    Shahar Tzafrir’s email address is sh and his phone number is +972 .

  • How many active board seats does Shahar Tzafrir hold?

    Shahar Tzafrir holds 4 board seats including Buildots, DeepCure, ScyllaDB, and Silverfort.

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