Yanki Margalit

Angel Investor Active Israel
LinkedIn
Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
7
in our dataset
Rounds participated
8
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$6.9M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, A Round, Pre-Seed

About

Yanki Margalit was born in 1962, in Israel. Mr.Margalit is an entrepreneur and speaker. He is an executive partner in Innodo Ventures, a seed investment fund and a partner and investor at IAngels. He is the former Chairman of SpaceIL, a non-profit space technology organization competing for the Google Lunar X Prize. In 1985, Margalit founded Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.In 1996 Aladdin has acquired FAST software Security in Germany and in 1998 Aladdin acquired ESafe Technologies. In 2004 the company's shares were also listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In 2006 Aladdin acquired California based Preview Systems and in 2008 Aladdin acquired SafeWord. In March 2009, with close to $150M in sales, Vector Capital acquired Aladdin and officially merged it with SafeNet. Mr. Margalit is on the boards of Idealist.org, Latet, College4all.org, Meet.mit.edu, Adama.org.il, and SpaceIL.com.

Portfolio · 7

MAYU Water
At-home Mineral Water Technology
1 round $587K committed Latest: 2017-10
Routeperfect
Trip Planning and Booking for Multi-destination Trips
2 rounds $4.0M committed Latest: 2016-12
parola
Collaborative App for Musicians and Music Lovers
1 round $2.0M committed Latest: 2015-10
Scoreoid
Real-time Marketing Platform for Interacting with Users
1 round $100K committed Latest: 2013-02
Drippler
Personalized Technology Info and Tips for Smartphone Users
1 round $250K committed Latest: 2011-06
Perpetix
A Global Marketplace for News
1 round
Waveit
Crowdsourced Content-sharing App
1 round

Investment activity

1 portfolio exit on record.

Portfolio by sector

Business Software3
Undisclosed2
Agriculture & Food Technologies1
Media & Entertainment Technologies1

Q&A

What is Yanki Margalit's primary role in the investment ecosystem?
Yanki Margalit is an angel investor and an executive partner in Innodo Ventures, a seed investment fund. He is also a partner and investor at IAngels.
Which investment stages does Yanki Margalit typically focus on?
Yanki Margalit primarily focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, and A Round investment stages.
Can you name a notable exit for Yanki Margalit?
Yanki Margalit saw an exit in December 2017 with the acquisition of Drippler by Soluto for $3M.
What is Yanki Margalit's investment focus by sector?
Yanki Margalit has shown a concentration in Business Software, with 3 portfolio companies in this sector, and also has investments in Agriculture & Food Technologies and Media & Entertainment Technologies.
Which portfolio companies has Yanki Margalit invested in?
Yanki Margalit's portfolio includes companies such as MAYU Water, which is in the at-home mineral water technology space, and Routeperfect, focused on trip planning and booking.
What was Yanki Margalit's most recent investment round activity?
Yanki Margalit's most recent recorded investment round activity was in October 2017.
What is Yanki Margalit's background as an entrepreneur?
Yanki Margalit founded Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. in 1985, which was later acquired by Vector Capital in March 2009 and merged with SafeNet.
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