Eran Shir

Angel Investor Active Israel
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Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
1
in our dataset
Rounds participated
1
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$1.5M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, Pre-Seed

About

Eran Shir is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Nexar, which develops an AI Driving App for Road Safety and Event Recording. Prior to that, Mr. Shir was an entrepreneur in Residence in Aleph VC, focusing on fields like IoT, big data, cryptocurrencies, marketplaces, and networks. Before Aleph, he ran the global Creative Innovation Center for Yahoo!, where he was responsible for Yahoo!'s ad creative technologies strategy and portfolio, as well as the development of its next-generation ad creative personalization platform. He has joined Yahoo! in October 2010 when Yahoo! acquired Dapper, a dynamic ads and semantic web startup, he has co-founded earlier, in 2007. Earlier in his career, he was a physicist, an Internet researcher, and the founder of the DIMES Internet research project, and of Cogniview, a machine learning startup. Mr. Shir holds an MA and a BA in Theoretical Physics from the Technion and a Ph.D. from TAU. In the last 25 years, he is serving as a board member at the Israel Center for Excellence through Education, a renowned national non-profit organization in Israel that focuses on finding and cultivating young excellent students to fulfill their full potential.

Portfolio · 1

Simply
Music Education Apps
1 round $1.5M committed Latest: 2013-05

Investment activity

Portfolio by sector

Education & Knowledge Technologies1

Q&A

What is Eran Shir's primary role and current venture?
Eran Shir is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Nexar, which develops an AI Driving App for Road Safety and Event Recording.
What is Eran Shir's investment focus in terms of stages?
Eran Shir primarily invests in Seed and Pre-Seed stage companies.
Can you name a notable portfolio company for Eran Shir?
One notable portfolio company for Eran Shir is Simply (formerly JoyTunes), which develops music education apps.
When did Eran Shir make his investment in Simply?
Eran Shir invested in Simply in May 2013 during its Seed funding round.
What is Eran Shir's background prior to Nexar?
Prior to Nexar, Eran Shir was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Aleph VC, focusing on fields like IoT, big data, cryptocurrencies, marketplaces, and networks. He also ran the global Creative Innovation Center for Yahoo! after Yahoo! acquired Dapper, a startup he co-founded.
What is Eran Shir's educational background?
Eran Shir holds an MA and a BA in Theoretical Physics from the Technion and a Ph.D. from TAU.
What sector does Eran Shir's portfolio company Simply operate in?
Simply operates in the Education & Knowledge Technologies sector.
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