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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
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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 Management1,230
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 University339
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 UpWest17
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.)14
Asaf CharnilasPrincipal at Team8Shlomit WagmanChief Compliance Officer at Team8Eyal Bar-ZviGeneral Partner at Palsar VenturesYahel HalamishPartner at Nina CapitalRoni LivnehHead of Platform and Communities at ICONYC labsDov RozenbergInvestor at O.G. Venture Partners
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