Lior Handelsman
InvestorManaging Partner at Grove Ventures
Israel
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Lior Handelsman is a Managing Partner at Grove Ventures. His background spans venture capital, entrepreneurship, and technical expertise in areas including energy, photovoltaics, hardware design, and product management.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Grove VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2025 — presentTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Grove VenturesGeneral Partner2020 — 2025Tel Aviv District, Israel
- LimitlessCNCBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- LAVA (formerly Luminescent)Chairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- ProtaiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- NoTrafficBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- TeramountBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- VocaiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- DatoriosBoard Member2021 — 2025
- MiratoBoard Member2020 — 2025
- UnifabriXBoard Member2022 — 2024
- SolarEdge TechnologiesAdvisor to CEO, Founder2020 — 2023Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- SolarEdge TechnologiesVP Marketing & Product Strategy, Founder2006 — 2020
- IDFBranch Head2003 — 2006
- IDFProject Leader2001 — 2002
- IDFTeam Leader1999 — 2000
- IDFHW and Board design engineer1996 — 1999
Skills & more
Embedded Systems10Product Management99Product Development73System Architecture59Entrepreneurship38Business Development44Start-ups42Solar Energy33R&D32Go-to-market Strategy4Business Strategy19Renewable Energy27
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PhotovoltaicsProduct MarketingSemiconductorsSystems EngineeringProject ManagementStrategyResearch and Development (R&D)Program ManagementIntegrationStrategic PartnershipsCross-functional Team LeadershipCleantechLanguages English · Hebrew
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Colleagues at Grove Ventures
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Investor at Grove Ventures
Aner Mazur
Investor at Grove Ventures
Avihai Lederman
Finance Director at Grove Ventures
Avraham (Poza) Meir
Investor at Grove Ventures
Bryan Sivak
Investor at Grove Ventures
Catharine Dockery
Founder and General Partner at Vice Ventures
Daniel Ben Zvi
Investor at Grove Ventures
Dov Moran
Managing Partner at Grove Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lior Handelsman?
- Lior Handelsman is a Managing Partner at Grove Ventures. His background spans venture capital, entrepreneurship, and technical expertise in areas including energy, photovoltaics, hardware design, and product management.
- Where does Lior Handelsman work?
- Lior Handelsman is Managing Partner at Grove Ventures.
- What check size does Lior Handelsman write?
- Lior Handelsman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Lior Handelsman go to school?
- Lior Handelsman studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (MBA); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (B.sc, Electrical Eng.); Handasaim.
Founder mafias
Technion mafia32
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dan DinnarFounded HexaTier +1Ben BernsteinBAFounded Twistlock +1Amichai ShulmanAdjunct TeacherFounded Kanopy Security +1Michael ShalytAssociate ResearcherFounded Aperio +1Gordon DaughertySenior Management ProgramFounded Colossal BiosciencesSergio FogelMScFounded Datanomik
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Grove Ventures mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology163
Roi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalGil GorenPartner at 83NorthOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactoryBoaz PeerManaging Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm VenturesGal GitterPartner at Alpha Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Grove Ventures14
Dov MoranManaging Partner at Grove VenturesRenana AshkenaziManaging Partner at Grove VenturesLotan LevkowitzManaging Partner at Grove VenturesLiat KorenPartner & CFO at Grove VenturesOr GitPrincipal at Grove VenturesLitan CherikoverAssociate at Grove Ventures
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