About
Kobi Lif is a serial business entrepreneur and angel investor, investing in early-stage deals. He is currently a General Partner at Inflexion Points Technology Partners (IPTP), an investment bank specialized in the sale of high-tech companies with a strong software component that have proved the quality of their technology. In addition to his position at IPTP, he serves as the Head of Sales and Marketing at BillRun Technologies, which develops an Open-source BSS for Big Data, Telecoms, and IoT providers. Prior to these positions, he has served as the EMEA Channels Director & East Europe Sales Director at MongoDB, a general-purpose database platform, designed to unleash the power of software and data for developers and the applications they build. Prior to his time at MongoDB, he has served in various sales positions at companies as EMC, Oracle Corporation, and Sun Microsystems. At Sun Microsystems, he served, among others sales-oriented positions, as the country manager of Israel, and took the business of Sun from 10M+ in 1996 to almost 60M$ in 2001. Mr. Lif helps to nurture and support early-stage startups in forming their vision, market positioning, Go-To-Market strategy and tactics, as well as in various, more advanced stages including exits (M&A).
Portfolio · 5
Investment activity
2 portfolio exits on record.
Portfolio by sector
Q&A
- What is Koby Lif's primary investment focus?
- Koby Lif is an angel investor who focuses on early-stage deals, specifically Pre-Seed and Seed rounds.
- What are some of Koby Lif's notable portfolio companies?
- Koby Lif's portfolio includes DataRails, a financial data management platform, and Korra, an AI-powered knowledge discovery platform.
- Has Koby Lif had any recent exits?
- Yes, Octopai, an AI-based data lineage platform in Koby Lif's portfolio, was acquired by Cloudera in November 2024.
- What is Koby Lif's sector concentration?
- Koby Lif shows a concentration in Business Software, with 4 portfolio companies in this sector. Additionally, there is one investment in Health Tech & Life Sciences.
- What is Koby Lif's role at Inflexion Points Technology Partners (IPTP)?
- Koby Lif is currently a General Partner at Inflexion Points Technology Partners (IPTP), an investment bank specializing in the sale of high-tech companies.
- What is Koby Lif's operational background?
- Koby Lif has a strong background in sales and marketing, having served as Head of Sales and Marketing at BillRun Technologies and EMEA Channels Director & East Europe Sales Director at MongoDB. He also held various sales positions at companies like EMC, Oracle Corporation, and Sun Microsystems.
- What was Koby Lif's involvement with TestFairy?
- Koby Lif was an investor in TestFairy, a mobile testing platform, which was acquired by Sauce Labs in March 2021.
- What kind of support does Koby Lif provide to early-stage startups?
- Mr. Lif helps nurture and support early-stage startups in forming their vision, market positioning, Go-To-Market strategy and tactics, and in more advanced stages including exits (M&A).
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External links
| linkedin.com/in/koby-lif-1ba2411a |