Harel Beit-On

Founder & General Partner at Viola Growth · Joined 2008

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Biography

Harel Beit-On is the Founder and General Partner of Viola Growth and a co-founder of the Viola Group. He spent more than eight years as CEO, President and Chairman of Tecnomatix (NASDAQ: TCNO), growing it to roughly $100 million in revenue and over 650 employees before its 2005 sale to UGS for $228 million. He was later Chairman of ECtel and Chairman of Lumenis, where he led a $150 million investment and turnaround that ended in the company's 2015 sale to XIO Group for $510 million. He founded Viola Growth in 2008 as Israel's first dedicated technology growth fund. He chairs the Board Executive Committee of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

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Career Timeline

2005
Tecnomatix, which he led as CEO, President and Chairman, sold to UGS for $228 million
2008
Founded Viola Growth; first fund closed at $164 million
2015
Lumenis, where he was Chairman, sold to XIO Group for $510 million

Sources & References

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