About
Galia Beer-Gabel is a Managing Partner at Team8, where she builds and invests in fintech companies and supports founders through ideation, building, and scaling. Before Team8, she spent six years at PayPal in business development and sales leadership roles across sub-Saharan African, Israeli, and Eastern European markets, and previously worked as a commercial lawyer at Amit, Pollack, Matalon & Co. She holds an MBA from Reichman University and an LLB in Law and Economics from Tel Aviv University, and completed an Executive Education Program at the Wharton Business School.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Team8Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Team8Partner2021 — 2025Israel
- Team8VP, Team8 Fintech2020 — 2021Tel Aviv District, Israel
- BluespineBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- ReevolBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Charm SecurityBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- April (getapril.com)Board Observercurrent2021 — present
- ChiefMembercurrent2024 — present
- Operators GuildMembercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Fintech GuildGuild Membercurrent2024 — present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2022 — present
- SHESHE - Meta’s Women Mentorship Program in IsraelAlumnicurrent2019 — present
- SpottBoard Observer & Advisor2021 — 2023
- PayPalHead of Sales and Market Development Eastern Europe2018 — 2020Israel
- PayPalHead of Business Development, Africa and Israel2017 — 2018Israel
- PayPalBusiness Development & Product development Manager, sub Saharan Africa2014 — 2017Israel
- Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co.Business Development and Marketing Manager2011 — 2014
- Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co.Associate2009 — 2014
- Gastro MedicalAdministrative Director2004 — 2009Ramat Gan, Israel
- MakaWebsite Content Writer2005
Education
- The Wharton SchoolWharton Executive Education Program2013
- Reichman UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business2012 — 2014
- Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law2005 — 2009
- Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics2005 — 2009
Skills & more
Strategic Planning9Management1Strategy5General ManagementBusiness Development99Entrepreneurship76Business Strategy62Marketing38Corporate Law27Start-ups29Marketing Strategy22Public Relations18
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Online MarketingMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsProject ManagementProduct ManagementOnline AdvertisingJoint VenturesVenture CapitalInvestmentsLegal MarketingE-commerceCorporate Website ManagementLanguages English · French · Hebrew
From Galia's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Reichman University152
Juriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDean MeyerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalYaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures IsraelNoa RandOperations Manager at Ibex InvestorsLior AvisarVenture Investor at Alpha Partners
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Also attended Tel Aviv University323
Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthYoram SnirPartner at 83NorthDavid GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst FundAmit ShofarSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundRutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Team842
Juriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesDean MeyerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalBoaz PeerManaging Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm VenturesLiran GrinbergCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Team8Yuval ShacharExecutive Chairman & Managing Partner at Team8Rakefet Russak AminoachManaging Partner at Team8
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Also worked at Chief64
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystLiz FoxProduct Marketing and Communications at In-Q-TelJesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalSaydeah HowardCo-founder & Managing Partner at Cherryrock Capital
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Also worked at PayPal108
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC
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Also worked at Israeli Defense Force33
Tom SchifterSenior Associate at Square Peg CapitalAssaf EinatInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalYoni GreifmanPartner at Qumra CapitalYoav TzruyaGeneral Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Lotan LevkowitzManaging Partner at Grove VenturesAdam IngramChief Operating Officer at Manhattan Venture Partners
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Colleagues at Team8
Aaron Dubin
Partner at Team8
Adi Kuperly
Director of HR & Talent Acquisition at Team8
Adi Vazana
Business Development Operations Specialist at Team8
Adm. Michael Rogers
Former Director, NSA & Operating Partner, Team8 at Team8
Alon Huri
Managing Partner at Team8
Alon Melcer
Strategy & Business Research Manager at Team8
Amir Lewkowicz
VP of Digital Health Business Development at Team8
Amir Zilberstein
Managing Partner at Team8