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Yaniv Golan

Investor

General Partner at Lool Ventures

Tel Aviv, Israel

Writes $500K – $2.5M checks · typically $1.7M

About

Yaniv Golan is a software and technology entrepreneur with three decades of experience and a decade in venture capital. He co-founded and served as CTO of Yedda (acquired by AOL), held CTO and VP R&D roles at SmarTeam (acquired by Dassault Systèmes), was a VP at AOL Israel, and was the first investor and advisor at Face.com (acquired by Facebook).

Contact· published on Yaniv's own website

Experience

  1. lool venturesGeneral Partnercurrent2011 — presentIsrael
  2. ZeroportInvestor, Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. ControlMonkeyInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Atero AIInvestor, Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. Unlimited RoboticsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  6. NewMooInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  7. Flip Social ShoppingInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  8. Beewise TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  9. XTENDInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  10. NoTrafficInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  11. NeoLogicInvestor, Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  12. Medisafe®Investorcurrent2013 — present
  13. SuperlegalInvestorcurrent2015 — present
  14. Home365Investorcurrent2015 — present
  15. SiteAwareInvestor, Board Membercurrent2015 — present
  16. SensiboInvestorcurrent2015 — present
  17. ai.workInvestor, Board Member2024 — 2026
  18. Brodmann17Investor, Board Member2017 — 2023
  19. MyPermissionsInvestor, Board Member2012 — 2023
  20. TalenyaInvestor2017 — 2022
  21. MabayaInvestor, Board Member2013 — 2021
  22. Farm DogInvestor2015 — 2021
  23. Saga FoundationInvestor2018 — 2021
  24. MarketManInvestor, Board Member2016 — 2021
  25. DBmaestroInvestor2015 — 2021
  26. WibbitzInvestor, Member of the Board2011 — 2021
  27. Voca.aiInvestor2018 — 2020
  28. KIDO'Z (KIDOZ.net)Investor, Board Member2013 — 2019
  29. ZooZInvestor2011 — 2018
  30. Cinch (CinchKey Inc.)Investor, Board Member2015 — 2017
  31. Start A Fire (TOMODO)Investor, Board Member2013 — 2017
  32. ShopialInvestor2013 — 2017
  33. TonaraInvestor2011 — 2015
  34. Everything.me (formerly DoAT)Shareholder and Advisor2010 — 2015
  35. RankAboveAdvisory Board Member2010 — 2014
  36. FamilioBoard Member2012 — 2014
  37. PromodityAdvisory Board Member2011 — 2013
  38. VikidoSeed investor2010 — 2013
  39. Sense of FashionSeed investor, Advisory Board Member2009 — 2013
  40. Face.comInvestor, Advisory Board Member2008 — 2012

Skills & more

Early Stage InvestmentVenture CapitalStart-ups ManagementBoard of DirectorsInvestmentsProduct Management99Product Development42Start-ups99Media Analysis7Entrepreneurship74Quality Assurance3Mobile Devices16
+12 moreMarketingBusiness IntelligenceOnline MarketingBusiness DevelopmentManagementStrategic PartnershipsUser ExperienceStrategySaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)LeadershipSocial Media

From Yaniv's professional profile.

Colleagues at Lool Ventures

Avichay Nissenbaum
General Partner at Lool Ventures
Haim Bachar
Venture Partner at Lool Ventures
Lee Ben-Gal
Associate at Lool Ventures
Max Marine
Principal at Lool Ventures
Maya Szutan-Azoulay
Partner at Lool Ventures
Yair Kfir
CFO at Lool Ventures

Network1

Avichay Nissenbaum
General Partner at Lool Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yaniv Golan?
Yaniv Golan is a software and technology entrepreneur with three decades of experience and a decade in venture capital. He co-founded and served as CTO of Yedda (acquired by AOL), held CTO and VP R&D roles at SmarTeam (acquired by Dassault Systèmes), was a VP at AOL Israel, and was the first investor and advisor at Face.com (acquired by Facebook).
Where does Yaniv Golan work?
Yaniv Golan is General Partner at Lool Ventures.
What check size does Yaniv Golan write?
Yaniv Golan typically writes checks of $500K – $2.5M.
Where did Yaniv Golan go to school?
Yaniv Golan studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (BSc, Computer Science).

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Also attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology163

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Shared employers

Also worked at Atero AI9

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Also worked at Flip Social Shopping3

Avichay NissenbaumGeneral Partner at Lool VenturesMaya Szutan-AzoulayPartner at Lool VenturesTony SaighPartner at Lool Ventures

Also worked at SiteAware6

Emanuel TimorGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures IsraelAviad ArielGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures IsraelYaniv JacobiManaging Partner at Horizon CapitalAvichay NissenbaumGeneral Partner at Lool VenturesMaya Szutan-AzoulayPartner at Lool VenturesYaniv JacobiManaging Partner at Oryzn Capital

Also worked at ai.work2

Avichay NissenbaumGeneral Partner at Lool VenturesMaya Szutan-AzoulayPartner at Lool Ventures