Yuval Tal

Israeli serial entrepreneur and investor, best known as the founder of Payoneer and co-founder of Borderfree.

Angel Investor Active Tel Aviv, Israel Est. 1965
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Last updated 2026-07-20
Portfolio
1
in our dataset
Rounds participated
2
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$5.0M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, A Round, Pre-Seed

About

Yuval Tal is an Israeli serial entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in the fintech and e-commerce sectors. He is recognized for founding Payoneer, a global cross-border payments platform, and co-founding Borderfree (originally E4X), a company that streamlined international e-commerce. Tal has also served as an Operating Partner at Team8, a venture capital firm, and is an active angel investor in various startups. More recently, he co-founded Linguana, an AI-powered startup focused on multilingual video localization.

Portfolio · 1

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Converting Leftover Change to Virtual Currency
2 rounds $5.0M committed Latest: 2015-05

Investment activity

4 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Fintech & Insurtech4
Health Tech & Life Sciences1
Retail Platforms1
Agriculture & Food Technologies1
Media & Entertainment Technologies1

Q&A

What is Yuval Tal's primary investment focus by sector?
Yuval Tal shows a strong focus on the Fintech & Insurtech sector, with 4 out of 8 portfolio companies and 5 investment rounds in this area.
What are some of Yuval Tal's most notable exits?
Yuval Tal has notable exits including Payoneer Global, which went public via a SPAC event on NASDAQ in June 2021, and Cymbio, acquired by PayPal in January 2026.
What is Yuval Tal's preferred investment stage?
Yuval Tal primarily invests in Seed rounds, with 5 out of 9 recorded investment rounds at this stage.
Can you name a recent investment made by Yuval Tal?
Yuval Tal invested in Nilos, a custodial wallet for brands and creators, in a Seed round in June 2023, which raised $5.47M.
What is Yuval Tal's background prior to becoming an angel investor?
Yuval Tal co-founded E4X in 1999, which was later rebranded to Borderfree and sold to Pitney Bowes in 2015. He also founded Payoneer in 2005, a global payment solutions company.
Which of Yuval Tal's portfolio companies operates in the Health Tech & Life Sciences sector?
Laminate Medical Technologies, a company developing an implanted device for renal vascular procedures in dialysis patients, is a portfolio company of Yuval Tal in the Health Tech & Life Sciences sector.
Has Yuval Tal had any exits in the Retail Platforms sector?
Yes, Yuval Tal had an exit with PRACTI, a data management company for SMB retailers, which was acquired by Just Eat-Takeaway for $8.7M in April 2019.
What is the most recent exit from Yuval Tal's portfolio?
The most recent exit from Yuval Tal's portfolio is Cymbio, which was acquired by PayPal in January 2026.
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