Saar Wilf

Angel Investor Active Israel
LinkedIn
Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
8
in our dataset
Rounds participated
9
Rounds led
2
Rounds' value
$22.8M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Pre-Seed, Seed, A Round

About

Saar Wilf is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Over his career, he has founded several technology ventures, his first back in 1997. Most notably, he founded Fraud Sciences (acquired by PayPal/eBay for $169m), where he served as CEO and Chief Scientist. He also co-founded ClarityRay (acquired by Yahoo), Trivnet (acquired by Gemalto), Pointgrab, Deep Optics, Creditstacks, Bzigo, Rootclaim, Immersix, Initiative Q, and wikiwand.com, which serves over 10M users monthly. He was the first investor in Moon Active, Supersonic (merged with Iron Source), Crosswise (acquired by Oracle), Redhill Biopharma, and CallApp. Mr. Wilf also funded the Brain Preservation Prize, which sparked the first technique that can completely preserve an entire human brain for long-term storage.

Portfolio · 8

Bzigo
Autonomous Mosquito-detection Solution
Led ★ 1 round $1.0M committed Latest: 2019-05
Jasper
Credit Cards for People Without US Credit History
1 round $4.0M committed Latest: 2018-01
DeepOptics
Adaptive Omnifocal Eyeglasses with Liquid Crystal Lenses
Led ★ 1 round $5.3M committed Latest: 2016-03
PointGrab
Sensing Technology for Workspace Analytics
1 round $5.0M committed Latest: 2015-12
CallApp Software
Caller ID and Contact Information App
2 rounds $5.0M committed Latest: 2014-12
Crosswise
Cross-device Mapping Platform
1 round $2.0M committed Latest: 2014-01
ClarityRay
Helps Publishers and Networks Identify and Prevent Ad-frauds
1 round $500K committed Latest: 2012-05
Moon Active
Cross-platform Game Development Studio
1 round Latest: 2011-04

Investment activity

2 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Business Software3
Fintech & Insurtech1
Media & Entertainment Technologies1
Health Tech & Life Sciences1
Industrial Technologies1
Education & Knowledge Technologies1
Agriculture & Food Technologies1

Q&A

What is Saar Wilf's primary investment focus by stage?
Saar Wilf primarily invests in Pre-Seed, Seed, and A Round stages.
Which notable companies has Saar Wilf founded?
Saar Wilf founded Fraud Sciences, ClarityRay, Trivnet, Pointgrab, Deep Optics, Creditstacks, Bzigo, Rootclaim, Immersix, Initiative Q, and Wikiwand.com.
What are some of Saar Wilf's most significant exits?
Saar Wilf had a significant exit with Crosswise, which was acquired by Oracle for $50M in April 2016. Another notable exit was ClarityRay, acquired by Yahoo! for $20M in August 2014.
What is Saar Wilf's investment range?
Saar Wilf's investment range is between $500K and $5.3M.
Which sectors has Saar Wilf's portfolio concentrated on?
Saar Wilf's portfolio shows a concentration in Business Software, with 3 companies, and one company each in Fintech & Insurtech, Media & Entertainment Technologies, Health Tech & Life Sciences, Industrial Technologies, Education & Knowledge Technologies, and Agriculture & Food Technologies.
Can you name some of Saar Wilf's portfolio companies?
Saar Wilf's portfolio includes companies such as Bzigo, an autonomous mosquito-detection solution, and CallApp Software, a caller ID and contact information app.
When did Saar Wilf make his most recent recorded investment?
Saar Wilf's most recent recorded investment was in May 2019.
What was Saar Wilf's first recorded investment?
Saar Wilf's first recorded investment was in April 2011.
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