Where does Avi Zeevi work?

Avi Zeevi is General Partner at Viola Ventures and Board director at Credifi and Board director at Pagaya.

What check size does Avi Zeevi write?

Avi Zeevi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What boards does Avi Zeevi sit on?

Avi Zeevi holds tracked board seats at Credifi, Pagaya.

Where did Avi Zeevi go to school?

Avi Zeevi studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Avi Zeevi

Investor

General Partner at Viola Ventures · Chairman of the Investment Committee at Viola FinTech · Board director at Credifi · Board director at Pagaya

Israel

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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459 people in our graph share verified history with Avi — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Roi Bar-KatunlockedAvi: together at Technion (2003–2005)

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Avi: together at Payoneer

Avi: together at Pagaya

About

Avi Zeevi is a veteran FinTech entrepreneur-turned-investor who built billion-dollar companies like Pagaya and Payoneer, emphasizing underwriting, risk management and regulatory expertise as bridge between banks and next-generation financial firms.

Contact· published on Avi's own website

a•••@viola.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Board director at Credifi

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Credifi's investors · 3

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks Maverick Ventures IsraelTel Aviv · $2M – $5M checks Viola VenturesTel Aviv · $1.4M – $32M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Credifi

ELY RAZINExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Pagaya

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Pagaya's investors · 6

G SquaredChicago Millennium New HorizonsSilicon Valley Millennium Technology Value PartnersBelgrade Oak HC/FTStamford · since 2018 SCB 10XBangkok · $1.2M – $100M checks Viola VenturesTel Aviv · $1.4M – $32M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Pagaya

Gal KrubinerChief Executive officer, Co-Founder and Director

Avital PardoChief Technology Officer, Co-Founder and Director

Yahav YulzariChief Revenue Officer, Co-Founder and Director

Experience

Viola VenturesCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2000 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
Viola FinTechChairman of the Investment Committeecurrent2018 — present
Israel Legacy PartnersChairman of the Investment Committeecurrent2021 — present
PagayaChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2016 — present
Personetics TechnologiesChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2010 — present
Sympera AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
DuettiBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
G2 Risk SolutionsMember Board Of Directorscurrent2015 — present
BounceBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyMember of the Board of Governorscurrent2017 — presentHaifa, Haifa District, Israel
Batsheva Dance CompanyBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
The Center for Educational Technology (CET)Former Member Board Of Directors2004 — 2025
PayoneerFormer Chairman Of The Board Of Directors2008 — 2025

Skills & more

Venture Capital11Investments5M&A experience1IPO2Strategic Partnerships7FinTech2Strategic Financial Planning2Financial Services1

From Avi's professional profile.

Deals · 2

PagayaBoard seat

via Viola Ventures · filed Aug 2022 · $303M raise

CredifiBoard seat

via Viola Ventures · filed Apr 2019 · $330K raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Abe's MarketActimizeClarizenCoolaDataDuettiEverCOpTierOversi NetworksParallelMPayoneer PersoneticsSorbetSpottSundaySkySympera AIYCD Multimedia

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Viola Ventures

Alex Shmulovich

Principal at Viola Ventures

Alon Cinamon

Principal, Viola Ventures at Viola Ventures

Anat Basson

VP Finance at Viola Ventures

Asaf Schreiber

Investment and Data Analyst at Viola Ventures

Avi Nimni

IT Manager at Viola Ventures

Ayal Shiran

General Partner, Viola Growth at Viola Ventures

Bastien

VP of Value Creation and Portfolio Management at Viola Ventures

Bastien G.

VP of Value Creation and Portfolio Management at Viola Ventures

Network9

Gonen FinkScout

Venture Partner at Viola Ventures

Saul KleinScout

Co-Founder, Board Member at Zinc

Yoni CheifetzScout

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Yuval TalScout

Managing Partner at Team8

Daniel Cohen

Senior Advisor at Viola Ventures

Daniel Tsiddon

Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures

Elad Friedman

Managing Director at Viola Credit

Eliran Azar

Principal at Viola Ventures

Eran Westman

General Partner at Viola Ventures

Investors connected to Avi in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Avi Zeevi?: Avi Zeevi is a veteran FinTech entrepreneur-turned-investor who built billion-dollar companies like Pagaya and Payoneer, emphasizing underwriting, risk management and regulatory expertise as bridge between banks and next-generation financial firms.
Where does Avi Zeevi work?: Avi Zeevi is General Partner at Viola Ventures and Board director at Credifi and Board director at Pagaya.
What does Avi Zeevi invest in?: Avi Zeevi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What check size does Avi Zeevi write?: Avi Zeevi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Avi Zeevi sit on?: Avi Zeevi holds tracked board seats at Credifi, Pagaya.
What companies has Avi Zeevi invested in?: Investments tracked here include Abe's Market, Actimize, Clarizen, CoolaData, Duetti, EverC, OpTier, Oversi Networks, Pagaya, ParallelM, Payoneer, Personetics, and 5 more.
Where did Avi Zeevi go to school?: Avi Zeevi studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.