Ofir Shalvi

Angel Investor Active Israel
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Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
5
in our dataset
Rounds participated
5
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$33.0M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
A Round, Seed, Pre-Seed

About

Dr. Ofir Shalvi is the co-founder and Chief Scientist Officer at Parallel Machines. He is best known for being an advisor and investor to various startups. Before working at Parallel, Shalvi co-founded and served as CTO of Anobit Technologies, until it was acquired by Apple in 2011. Prior to that, Ofir co-founded and served as CTO of Libit Signal Processing, which was acquired by Texas Instruments in 1999. Some of the companies Ofir has advised and invested in include Secdo, Passave, Tensera, Guardicore, and Jungo.

Portfolio · 5

Cypago Security
SaaS-based Cyber GRC Automation Platform
1 round $13.0M committed Latest: 2023-08
Maverick Medical AI
AI-based Autodidactic and Autonomous Medical Coding Platform
1 round $8.0M committed Latest: 2022-03
BeyondMinds
Enterprise AI Software Provider
1 round Latest: 2019-01
SECDO
Automated Endpoint Security and Incident Response
1 round $1.0M committed Latest: 2015-01
Cyvera
Enterprise Security Platform
1 round $11.0M committed Latest: 2013-08

Investment activity

2 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Cyber Security4
Business Software1
Health Tech & Life Sciences1

Q&A

What is Ofir Shalvi's background?
Dr. Ofir Shalvi is the co-founder and Chief Scientist Officer at Parallel Machines. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of Anobit Technologies, which was acquired by Apple in 2011, and co-founded and served as CTO of Libit Signal Processing, acquired by Texas Instruments in 1999.
What are Ofir Shalvi's most notable exits?
Ofir Shalvi has seen two significant exits: Cyvera was acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $200M in May 2014, and SECDO was acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $100M in April 2018.
Which sectors does Ofir Shalvi primarily invest in?
Ofir Shalvi primarily invests in Cyber Security, with 4 portfolio companies in this sector, followed by Business Software and Health Tech & Life Sciences, each with one portfolio company.
What are some of Ofir Shalvi's recent investments?
Ofir Shalvi invested in Cypago Security, a SaaS-based Cyber GRC Automation Platform, which raised a $13M Seed round in March 2022. Another recent investment is Maverick Medical AI, an AI-based medical coding platform, which raised a $10.4M Seed round in August 2023.
What investment stages does Ofir Shalvi focus on?
Ofir Shalvi focuses on early-stage investments, primarily Seed and A Round. According to startupim data, 5 of his investments have been in the Seed stage and 1 in the B Round.
Can you name some of Ofir Shalvi's portfolio companies?
Ofir Shalvi's portfolio includes BeyondMinds, an enterprise AI software provider, and QEDIT, a secure data collaboration platform for enterprises.
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