About
Omri Barzilay is a cofounder and board member of Migdalor Foundation, a nonprofit alumni network for Israeli Naval Academy graduates with over 1,200 members. An early-stage investor, he has backed more than 20 companies including Carta, Moonvalley, Snapdocs, and Mastra. His background includes founding a proptech startup, contributing to Forbes and TechCrunch, working as a hedge fund algorithmic trader, and serving as a naval officer.
Experience
- Migdalor Foundation (INAA)Cofounder & Board Memebercurrent2018 — present
- Migdalor Foundation (INAA)CEO & Cofounder2017 — 2018
- MCP ISRAELCommunity Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
- Self EmployedAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Orange CollectivePrincipal2024 — 2025
- Peak State VenturesPrincipal & Head of Value Creation2018 — 2025
- ForbesColumnist2015 — 2018
- TechCrunchContributor2016 — 2017
- PropcyCo-Founder & CEO2015 — 2017
- Reevan TradersHedge Fund Algo Trader2012 — 2014
- S. SchestowitzSales Manager2010 — 2012
- S. SchestowitzSales Analyst2009 — 2010
- IDF - Israel Defence ForcesNaval Combat Officer2001 — 2008
Education
- Tel Aviv UniversityMBA, Finance & Marketing
- The Open University of IsraelBA, Computer science
Skills & more
Business Strategy64Start-ups58Business Development53Product Management41Entrepreneurship42Financial Markets15Trading17Marketing Strategy21Real Estate24Business Planning16New Business Development15Product Marketing11
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Market AnalysisSales ManagementInternational Real EstateReal Estate DevelopmentReal Estate EconomicsReal Estate FinancingReal Estate TransactionsBloggingStrategyManagementNegotiationStrategic PlanningLanguages English
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Colleagues at Peak State Ventures
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George Cigale
Venture Partner at Peak State Ventures
Jason Freedman
General Partner at Peak State Ventures
Investors connected to Omri in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Omri Barzilay work?
- Omri Barzilay is Principal at Peak State Ventures.
- What check size does Omri Barzilay write?
- Omri Barzilay typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
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Also attended Tel Aviv University378
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Also attended The Open University of Israel37
Rutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst FundLidia VerraBookkeeper at TriventuresAdi GreenwaldAssociate at YL VenturesGad HuldaiGeneral Partner | First at PitangoOr GitPrincipal at Grove VenturesAriel AnatiPartner at Catalyst Investments, L.P.
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