Private Equity
Catalyst Investments is an Israel-based Private Equity multi-fund firm with unparalleled access to Israeli deal flow and widereaching operational, financial and sector expertise. Since 1999, Catalyst Investments has managed 4 top-performing hightech funds with a high ratio of potential unicorn portfolio companies in Israel.
With over $450M under management, Catalyst supports the long-term growth of innovative Israeli companies within global markets. Catalystoffers unique, added-value advice to portfolio companies, and its partners take an active role, leveraging their significant business networks.
Catalyst focuses on leading disruptive technology companies and was the only Israeli VC to invest in Mobileye, which was acquired by Intel in 2017 for $15.3 billion, a record-breaking exit for an Israeli company, and is now trading in the US for value over USD $30B. Other notable investments include Tufin Technologies, a market leader in cybersecurity where Catalyst was the largest shareholder and which began trading onthe NYSE in 2019, SatixFy and Taboola, the largest Israeli AdTech firm, which went public in June 2021.
Catalyst Investments
Driving Global Growth
Henricus Bunting (1545 – 1606) Map of the World as a cloverleaf, with Jerusalem as its center from his book “Itinarium Sacrae Scripture”, Helmstadt, 1585
This version of the map was acquired by Cukierman & Co. for the 30th anniversary.
Catalyst
Funds
Catalyst CEL Fund
The Catalyst CEL Israel-China Fund primarily targets mid-to-late-stage companies with proven innovation and a growth strategy oriented towards expansion into emerging markets. The Fund was established in partnership with China Everbright Limited (165:HK), and this strategic cooperation allows the Fund to support the growth of Israeli companies in Greater China.
The Fund had its first closing in March 2014 and reached itsfinal closing in December 2015 with $151M in committed capital. To date the Fund has made investments into 8 portfolio companies – LaminaTechnologies, X-Jet, SatixFy, Taboola, Eloxx, Arbe Robotics, Raziel Therapeutics, and Lutris Pharma: 4 out of 8 of the portfolio companies wentpublic in the US.
The Catalyst IV Fund L.P., established in 2022, invests in mid- to late-stage Israeli companies with proven innovative technologies and processes.
The Fund will make both primary investments and direct secondary transactions, purchasing positions from existing shareholders seeking liquidity. Catalyst IV will focus on investments in mature companies that are raising their final funding round before exit and are category leaders across technology sectors, including enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, smart mobility, fintech, Agri Tech, Food Tech, energy, life sciences, and others.
Additionally, Catalyst IV offers co-investment opportunities as an integral part of its strategy, providing LPs with unique access to deal flow and the ability to become direct shareholders in portfolio companies.
*Yair Shamir was elected Parliament Member and served as Minister of Agriculture of the State of Israel in the 19th Knesset from 2013 until 2015.
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Catalyst Team in Israel

Edouard Cukierman
Managing Partner
Catalyst Fund

Yair Shamir
Managing Partner
Catalyst Fund

Luc Muller
Senior Partner
Catalyst Fund

Liat Soffer
Chief Financial Officer
Catalyst Fund

Roger Cukierman
Board Member
Cukierman & Co.

Ariel Anati
Partner
Catalyst Fund

Jacob Cordas
Investment Associate
Catalyst Fund

Felipe Holzhacker Alves
Managing Partner
Catalyst Fund São Paulo

Vered Zelekha
Executive Assistant
Catalyst Fund

Daniella Gross
Private Assistant
Catalyst Fund
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Catalyst Investors’ Club
Catalyst Investors’ Club (CIC) is a fintech startup featuring a digital investment platform for private accredited investors to co-invest in late-stage/pre-IPO hi-tech companies that are currently available only to the venture capital community.
CIC’s mission is to revolutionize startup investment and innovation. Its digital platform is designed to redefine how private investors discover cutting-edge technologies from promising startups to pre-IPO companies. CIC empowers investors eager to fund the expansion of late-stage companies, in either primary funding rounds benefiting for the same investment terms as the lead investor, or secondary transactions thanks to partnerships with Nasdaq Private Markets and Forge Global.
CIC was established in 2023 and is backed by Cukierman & Co. Investment House and Catalyst Investments.
Its team consists of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, technology experts and geeks with decades of combined experience in building businesses, raising capital, and investing in Israeli and global startups.
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Edouard Cukierman
Chairman & CEO
Catalyst Investors’ Club

Daniel Elfen
COO & Business Operations
Catalyst Investors’ Club

Michael Cukierman
Product Director
Catalyst Investors’ Club

Aron Pacifici
Marketing Manager
Catalyst Investors’ Club

Yael Rubinson
Content Director
Catalyst Investors’ Club

Gil Rabbi
Technology Partner
Catalyst Investors’ Club


