About Viola Credit
Viola Credit, established in 2000, is a private debt fund primarily based in Herzliya, Israel. It specializes in financing Venture Debt round of companies based in Israel. Its portfolio includes 50 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, Retail sectors.
As of Aug 2026, Viola Credit has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 28 portfolio exits so far. Its most notable investments include companies like CyberArk, Lendbuzz and Global-e.
Its latest investment was a $63.4M Venture Debt round in Kriya on Jan 31, 2024.
Viola Credit's List of Top Investments
Viola Credit has a portfolio of 50 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Juganu and Lendbuzz.Their portfolio spans across Israel, United States, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Enterprise Infrastructure and 20 other sectors, across stages such as Venture Debt, Series B and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Viola Credit:1. CyberArk
Identity security providing solutions to secure identities across any infrastructure. It provides solutions for privileged access management and securing credentials and secrets across various infrastructures. It offer access experiences for workforce and customer identities, AI to detect and manage access.
Key facts about CyberArk
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Newton (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $59M
- Employee Count: 2,864 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Bregal Sagemount, Herald Investment Management and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Lendbuzz
Online car loan platform. Users can apply for loan by providing guarantee, user details, payment details, preferred plans, and more.
Key facts about Lendbuzz
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $310M
- Employee Count: 390 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Arkin and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 04, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Global-e
Provider of platform simplifying cross-border e-commerce for merchants and global shoppers. The platform enables merchants to localise the customer journey and simplify global trading operations. It harnesses data to offer market insights and optimisation recommendations. The platform also exposes brands to shoppers through a multi-country portal.
Key facts about Global-e
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £100M - £500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 1,264 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Vitruvian Partners and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 11, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. ControlUp
Cloud based platform offering Daas monitoring solutions. It provides an IT operations analytics management platform for managing windows servers, workstations, and user sessions. It also monitors the virtual environment hosts, VM servers, and dashboards to manage performance, and resolve issues. It offers reports to analyze the business activities. It enables users to monitor and troubleshoot the virtual platforms.
Key facts about ControlUp
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $140M
- Employee Count: 417 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Viola Credit, JVP and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Kriya
B2B embedded finance platform offering PayLater, invoice finance, and working capital loans. It allows merchants to provide buy now, pay later terms to their customers, improve conversion rates, and expand sales by easing upfront payment constraints. It also supports cash flow management through invoice financing and lending products that help businesses unlock capital tied up in receivables or fund operational growth. Designed for B2B commerce, it integrates payment and credit solutions into sales workflows to improve liquidity, increase order values, and support scalable business growth.
Key facts about Kriya
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $452M
- Employee Count: 105 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Viola Group, Black River Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Jan 31, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Viola Credit's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Viola Credit has invested in 50 companies over the last 23 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Kriya and most recent follow-on round was in Lendbuzz.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Viola Credit's Investments by Stage
Viola Credit has made 11 investments in Venture Debt stage with an average round size of $9.89M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $23.5M and 4 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $19.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Venture Debt | 11 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 4 |
Conventional Debt | 3 |
PE | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Viola Credit's Investments by Sector
Viola Credit has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, Semiconductors and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 43 Tech companies, 40 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 27 Software companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
FinTech | 6 |
Consumer | 5 |
Semiconductors | 5 |
Financial Services | 4 |
Others | 28 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Viola Credit's Investments by Geography
Viola Credit has made most investments in Israel (16), followed by United States where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Israel | 16 |
United States | 8 |
Australia | 1 |
China | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Viola Credit's recent investments
Viola Credit has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Viola Credit:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 31, 2024 | United Kingdom | Venture Debt | 7944 | - | |
Jun 23, 2021 | United States | Conventional Debt | 6930 | ||
Aug 24, 2020 | Australia | Venture Debt | 9205 | ||
Oct 29, 2019 | United States | Venture Debt | 5585 | - | |
Jul 15, 2019 | United States | Conventional Debt | 5986 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Viola Credit's Portfolio
Viola Credit has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Lendbuzz. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Lendbuzz which became a unicorn in 2023, 5 years after Viola Credit first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Viola Credit's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Online car loan platform | 2015 | Boston | Series C | rxukxku |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Viola Credit's Portfolio
3 of Viola Credit's portfolio companies have become public. Global-e got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in May 2021 at marketcap of $3.56B and Pagaya got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $312M.Here are Viola Credit's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 12, 2021 | - | - | 5340 | |
Feb 25, 2021 | Apr 03, 2019 | Series C | 7230 | |
Sep 26, 1997 | - | - | 9553 |
Acquired companies in Viola Credit's Portfolio
25 companies from Viola Credit's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Kriya in Oct 2025 by Allica Bank for $*****.Here are Viola Credit's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 22, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Venture Debt | 4898 | |
Jul 30, 2025 | - | - | 8427 | |
Jun 27, 2022 | May 2003 | Venture Debt | 9041 | |
May 11, 2022 | Dec 02, 2015 | Conventional Debt | 4151 | |
Jan 12, 2021 | Dec 14, 2009 | Series C | 6914 |
Team profile of Viola Credit
Viola Credit has a team of 2 members located in Israel.Co-investors of Viola Credit
Over the past 23 years, 165 investors have co-invested in Viola Credit's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Viola Credit: Viola Group, Benchmark and 69 others have invested in rounds before Viola Credit. There are 3 companies where Viola Group has invested before Viola Credit and 2 companies where Benchmark has invested before Viola Credit.
- Top Co-investors of Viola Credit: 25 investors entered a company along with Viola Credit. These include investors like Viola Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after Viola Credit: A total of 69 investors have invested in Viola Credit's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Viola Group (3 companies) and Vintage Investment Partners (3 companies).
