Find your path to Assaf
234 people in our graph share verified history with Assaf — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Lisa CohenunlockedAssaf: together at Reichman University (2008)
×3Assaf: together at Reichman University
×6Assaf: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Assaf: together at iMDsoft
Experience
- LionBirdPartnercurrent2025 — present
- UpWestVenture Partner2023 — 2025
- UpWestPartner and Head of Tel-Aviv Office2019 — 2023
- Viola CreditPartner2017 — 2019
- Viola CreditPrincipal2012 — 2017
- GKH & Co. (Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co.)Corporate & Securities Lawyer2007 — 2012
- iMDsoftProduct Manager1999 — 2007
Skills & more
Venture Capital93Private Equity61Due Diligence29Corporate Law31Mergers4Joint Ventures19Mergers & Acquisitions29Entrepreneurship31Legal Advice7Legal Research5Corporate Governance7Intellectual Property3
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IPOCorporate FinanceStart-upsCross-border TransactionsSecurities RegulationInternational LawCorporate DevelopmentRestructuringCommercial LitigationSecuritiesCapital MarketsPatentsLanguages English · French · Hebrew · Spanish
- Member of the Israel Bar Association — United Latino Students Association
From Assaf's professional profile.
Colleagues at LionBird
Chaim Friedman
Partner at LionBird
Edward Michael
Partner at LionBird
Eric Fenster
General Counsel at LionBird
Gal Noyman - Veksler
Partner at LionBird
Itschak Friedman
Venture Partner at LionBird
Jonathan Friedman
Partner at LionBird
Kati Raisher
Financial Director at LionBird
Robert Lord
Venture Partner at LionBird
Network1
Investors connected to Assaf in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Assaf Wahrhaft?
- Partner at UpWest Labs
- Where does Assaf Wahrhaft work?
- Assaf Wahrhaft is Partner at LionBird.
- What check size does Assaf Wahrhaft write?
- Assaf Wahrhaft typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
- Where did Assaf Wahrhaft go to school?
- Assaf Wahrhaft studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (EMBA, Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA Program); Reichman University (LL.M., Business Law (Magna Cum Laude)); Reichman University (LL.B and B.A., Law and Business Administration).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management913
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Reichman University279
Ron GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyJuriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDean MeyerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalYaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures IsraelOsnat VelingardVice President at Ibex Investors
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Shared employers
Also worked at UpWest18
Shuly GaliliFounding Partner at UpWestGil Ben-ArtzyFounding Partner at UpWestLia CromwellPartner at UpWestAya NeemanPrincipal at UpWestGil BirnboimHead of Platform at UpWestMichelle SerpaOffice Manager at UpWest
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Also worked at Viola Credit23
Dan StolarVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersElana BarzilayHead of Legal at PitangoZiv Ben-BarouchFounder at Pereg VenturesIdo VigdorManaging Partner at Viola CreditElad FriedmanManaging Director at Viola CreditAlex GinzburgPartner and Head of Risk at Viola Credit
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Also worked at GKH & Co. (Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co.)13
Asaf CharnilasPrincipal at Team8Dr. Shlomit WagmanChief Compliance Officer at Team8Eyal Bar-ZviGeneral Partner at Palsar VenturesYahel HalamishPartner at Nina CapitalDov RozenbergInvestor at O.G. Venture PartnersNufar MalovaniBoard Member at Clal Biotechnology Industries
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