Yanai Oron Overview

  • Primary Position
  • General Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 10

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Yanai Oron General Information

Biography

Mr. Yanai Oron serves as a General Partner at Vertex Ventures Israel. He served as a Board Member at Joonko. He serves as Board Member at DataRails, EverAfter Watchful, and Verbit. He also serves as Board Member at Zenity. He serves as Board Member at Ask-AI. He served as Board Member at Kryon. He joined Vertex in early 2014, following his activity as an active early-stage investor with an operational and technical background. He has invested in and advised startups in various industries including Enterprise Software, Cyber-Security, and Mobile. He is on the board of the following Vertex portfolio companies Perfecto Mobile, NSOF, Taranis, Webyclip, DataRails, EasySend, Trigo Vision, and Identity Protocol. He is also a Board Observer at Saga Foundation. Previously, he was General Manager at DVTel in the US, managing the company's Access Control unit. Prior to that, he served as its Director of Business Development and headed the company's M&A initiatives where he oversaw the acquisition of two companies. Earlier in his career, he worked as a real-time engineer at Intel Corporation in the R&D Center. He was a Board Member of Meta Networks. He holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
General Partner, Vertex Ventures Israel
Education
New York University (Stern), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Tel Aviv University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
ya
Phone
+972
Address
  • 28 HaArba'a Street
  • Northern Tower, 29th Floor
  • Tel Aviv 6473925
  • Israel
+972

Yanai Oron Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Vertex Ventures Israel Investor General Partner Tel Aviv, Israel Venture Capital

Yanai Oron Board Seats (10)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Ask-AI Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel
DataRails Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel
EasySend Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel
EverAfter Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel
Identiq Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel

Yanai Oron Lead Partner on Deals (51)

Yanai Oron has been the lead partner on 51 deals. Their latest deal was with Firedome, a network management software company. The deal was made on 01-Aug-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Firedome 01-Aug-2024 Later Stage VC Completed Network Management Software New York, NY
Zenity 24-Jul-2024 Completed Network Management Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Ask-AI 10-Jan-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Apprentice AI 01-Jan-2024 Completed Other Commercial Products Tel Aviv, Israel
Zenity 12-Sep-2023 Completed Network Management Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Trigo (Business/Productivity Software) 24-Apr-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Ask-AI 25-Oct-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Joonko 24-Oct-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Birmingham, AL
Taranis 07-Sep-2022 Later Stage VC (Series D) Completed Business/Productivity Software Westfield, IN
Wilco (Software Development Applications) 21-Jun-2022 Seed Round Completed Software Development Applications Tel Aviv, Israel

Yanai Oron Network (290)

Board Members (76)

Name Company Representing Location From
Tony Chen Verbit Self New York, NY
Barak Salomon Trigo (Business/Productivity Software) Red Dot Capital Partners Tel Aviv, Israel
Correlsense Vertex Ventures Israel Tel Aviv, Israel
Taranis Self Westfield, IN
Verbit Verbit New York, NY

Portfolio Executives (203)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Sharon Mirsky Firedome Co-Founder & Advisor 01-Aug-2024 New York, NY
Moti Shkolnik Firedome Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 01-Aug-2024 New York, NY
Firedome Advisor 01-Aug-2024 New York, NY
Firedome Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 01-Aug-2024 New York, NY
Zenity Vice President of Engineering 24-Jul-2024 Tel Aviv, Israel

Fund Team Members (11)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Yoram Oron Vertex Ventures Israel Vertex Ventures Israel Fund IV Tel Aviv, Israel
Yoram Oron Vertex Ventures Israel Vertex Ventures Israel Fund V Tel Aviv, Israel
Vertex Ventures Israel Tel Aviv, Israel
Vertex Ventures Israel Tel Aviv, Israel
Vertex Ventures Israel Tel Aviv, Israel

Yanai Oron Affiliated Funds (4)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Vertex Ventures Israel Fund IV Vertex Ventures Israel Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2014
Vertex Ventures Israel Fund V Vertex Ventures Israel Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2018
Vertex Israel Opportunity Fund Vertex Ventures Israel Venture - General Closed 2018
Vertex Ventures Israel Fund III Vertex Ventures Israel Venture Capital - Early Stage Liquidated 2005

Yanai Oron FAQs

  • Who is Yanai Oron?

    Mr. Yanai Oron serves as a General Partner at Vertex Ventures Israel.

  • How much does Yanai Oron typically invest?

    Yanai Oron's median deal size is .

  • What is Yanai Oron’s main position?

    Yanai Oron’s primary position is General Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Yanai Oron?

    Yanai Oron’s email address is ya and his phone number is +972 .

  • How many active board seats does Yanai Oron hold?

    Yanai Oron holds 10 board seats including Ask-AI, DataRails, EasySend, EverAfter, and Identiq.

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