What is Yuval Ariav's primary investment focus by stage?

Yuval Ariav primarily invests in Seed and Pre-Seed stage companies.

Which sectors does Yuval Ariav frequently invest in?

Yuval Ariav shows a concentration in Industrial Technologies and Fintech & Insurtech, with two portfolio companies in each sector. Other investments include Health Tech & Life Sciences and Business Software.

Can you name some of Yuval Ariav's notable portfolio companies?

Yuval Ariav's portfolio includes companies like FundGuard, an AI-powered investment accounting platform, and Jiga, an AI-Native hardware sourcing platform.

Has Yuval Ariav had any exits from his portfolio?

Yes, Yuval Ariav had an exit in April 2021 with the acquisition of Approve by Tipalti for $40M.

What is Yuval Ariav's background beyond investing?

Yuval Ariav is an entrepreneur with experience as a software engineer and data analyst, having founded FundBox. He also teaches at Columbia Business School and mentors at TechStars.

When did Yuval Ariav make his most recent portfolio investment?

Yuval Ariav's most recent recorded portfolio investment was in August 2021.

Yuval Ariav

Angel Investor Active Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Last updated 2026-06-18

Portfolio

in our dataset

Rounds participated

Rounds led

Rounds' value

$25.2M

total disclosed, rounds participated

Stages

Seed, Pre-Seed

About

Yuval Ariav is an entrepreneur, investor and adviser for many startup companies such as Stoa, Remesh Inc., Breeze, Jiga, Squire and more. With experience as a software engineer and a data analyst Yuval founded FundBox. Currently, Yuval teaches at the Columbia Business School and serves as a mentor at TechStars.

Portfolio · 6

Jiga

AI-Native Hardware Sourcing Platform for Engineers

Led ★ 1 round $3.0M committed Latest: 2021-08

Approve

Enterprise Procurement SaaS

1 round $5.0M committed Latest: 2020-08

Stoa

Web Platform for Real Estate Investors

1 round $4.0M committed Latest: 2020-01

FundGuard

Cloud-Native, AI-powered Investment Accounting Platform

Led ★ 1 round $4.0M committed Latest: 2018-10

Assured Allies

Longevity Risk Management Platform

Led ★ 1 round $4.2M committed Latest: 2018-03

NextSilicon

Computational Platform for High-Performance Applications

1 round $5.0M committed Latest: 2017-12

Investment activity

1 portfolio exit on record.

Portfolio by sector

Industrial Technologies2

Fintech & Insurtech2

Health Tech & Life Sciences1

Business Software1

Q&A

What is Yuval Ariav's primary investment focus by stage?: Yuval Ariav primarily invests in Seed and Pre-Seed stage companies.
Which sectors does Yuval Ariav frequently invest in?: Yuval Ariav shows a concentration in Industrial Technologies and Fintech & Insurtech, with two portfolio companies in each sector. Other investments include Health Tech & Life Sciences and Business Software.
Can you name some of Yuval Ariav's notable portfolio companies?: Yuval Ariav's portfolio includes companies like FundGuard, an AI-powered investment accounting platform, and Jiga, an AI-Native hardware sourcing platform.
Has Yuval Ariav had any exits from his portfolio?: Yes, Yuval Ariav had an exit in April 2021 with the acquisition of Approve by Tipalti for $40M.
What is Yuval Ariav's background beyond investing?: Yuval Ariav is an entrepreneur with experience as a software engineer and data analyst, having founded FundBox. He also teaches at Columbia Business School and mentors at TechStars.
When did Yuval Ariav make his most recent portfolio investment?: Yuval Ariav's most recent recorded portfolio investment was in August 2021.

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External links

LinkedIn	linkedin.com/in/yuvalariav

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Patents

EPO	3