Daniel Cohen
InvestorGeneral Partner at Viola Ventures
Tel Aviv, Israel
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $3M
About
Daniel Cohen is co-founder and general partner at Sticker Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on B2C Israeli startups. With more than 25 years of venture capital experience, he invests in Israeli technology companies operating in consumer applications, e-commerce, and gaming.
Contact· published on Daniel's own website
Experience
- Sticker VenturesCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Viola VenturesSenior Advisorcurrent2025 — presentIsrael
- Viola VenturesGeneral Partner2013 — 2025Israel
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow | Class 11current2006 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- PanjayaBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- CandivoreInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- HyperGuestBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- RUTI INC.Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- FaddomBoard Member2024 — 2026
- ReasonLabsBoard Member2022 — 2026
- JoinableBoard Member2021 — 2026
- EX.COChairperson of the Board2014 — 2026
- LightricksBoard Member2015 — 2025
- CardinalOpsBoard Member2022 — 2025Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Innplay LabsInvestor2022 — 2023
- Origami LogicBoard Member2018 — 2019
- Tapingo (acquired by Grubhub)Board Member2013 — 2018
- Minute MediaBoard Member2012
- Eyeview (acquired by Aki)Board Member2009 — 2012
- Virtual tweens ltd.Board Member2009 — 2012
- WatchDox (acquired by BBRY)Board Member2008 — 2012
- Gemini Israel VenturesGeneral Partner2008 — 2012Israel
- Gemini Israel VenturesPartner2006 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- Gemini Israel VenturesPrincipal2001 — 2005Israel
- OutbrainBoard Member2008 — 2012
- Adap.tv (Acquired by AOL)Board Member2007 — 2012
- AmadesaBoard Member2011 — 2012
- Commtouch Inc.Director Strategic Development2000 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Sagitta Ltd.R&D Manager1995 — 1998
- Scitex CorporationSoftware Developer1992 — 1995Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Skills & more
Start-ups99Venture CapitalStrategic Partnerships82Entrepreneurship52Cloud Computing23Private Equity12Product Management16Mergers2Mobile Devices10Product Development14Cleantech5SaaS32
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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
Avi Zeevi
Co-Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures
Ayal Shiran
General Partner, Viola Growth at Viola Ventures
Bastien
VP of Value Creation and Portfolio Management at Viola Ventures
Network10
Ben LingScout
General Partner at Bling Capital
Daniel RecanatiScout
Founder and CEO at Rhodium
Gonen FinkScout
Venture Partner at Viola Ventures
Yoni CheifetzScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Avi Zeevi
Co-Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures
Ayal Shiran
General Partner, Viola Growth 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
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Cohen?
- Daniel Cohen is co-founder and general partner at Sticker Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on B2C Israeli startups. With more than 25 years of venture capital experience, he invests in Israeli technology companies operating in consumer applications, e-commerce, and gaming.
- Where does Daniel Cohen work?
- Daniel Cohen is General Partner at Viola Ventures.
- What check size does Daniel Cohen write?
- Daniel Cohen typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- Where did Daniel Cohen go to school?
- Daniel Cohen studied at INSEAD (MBA); Tel Aviv University (BA, Psychology); Tel Aviv University (BA, Computer Science).
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