
Nir Yosseph
Managing Partner
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- Full Name
- Nir Yosseph
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Firm
- Brilliance Ventures
- Firm Type
- Venture Capital
- Investment Stage
- Series A and later / growth stages
- Target Company Profile
- Israeli technology companies with high growth potential in Asia Pacific
- Sector Focus
- AI, deep tech, machine learning, med tech, storage, semiconductors, Industry 4.0
- Geographic Focus
- Israel-based technology companies; Asia / Asia Pacific expansion and strategic-investor access
- Location
- Ramat Gan / Tel Aviv area, Israel
Background
Nir Yosseph is listed by Brilliance Ventures as a Managing Partner on the firm's team page. The same page provides little public biography for him personally, but places him within a team focused on helping founders "navigate, strategize and grow" through venture investment and market access.
Brilliance Ventures describes itself as an Israeli-based venture capital fund investing in core technology companies at growth stages. The firm says its investments are used to help portfolio companies facilitate follow-on equity financing, and it emphasizes investment-banking activity such as fundraising, M&A, private placements, secondary deals, and IPO access from Asia.
The firm was founded in 2018 by Tel Aviv Capital Group / TLVC, according to CTech. Brilliance Ventures works with Israeli technology companies alongside Asian private equity firms and family offices to facilitate strategic investments and collaborations. CTech reported in May 2020 that Brilliance Ventures raised a $20 million fund focused on startups raising Series A rounds or more advanced rounds.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Brilliance Ventures states that it invests in "core technology in growth stages" and works to facilitate the next equity-financing round for its portfolio companies.
- CTech reported that the firm's $20 million fund focuses on startups raising Series A rounds or later.
- Sector focus includes artificial intelligence, deep tech, storage, semiconductors, Industry 4.0, machine learning, and med tech.
- The firm looks for Israeli technology companies with high growth potential in Asia Pacific and positions itself as a bridge to Asian strategic investors and markets.
- Keren Maimon, Brilliance Ventures' managing partner, told CTech: "we founded Brilliance Ventures in order to not only be the bridge to the Asian market but to assist Israeli companies enter the Asian market with our investments, our professional tools, and expertise in this market."
- Brilliance Ventures' stated model includes value-add support around fundraising, M&A, private placements, secondary deals, IPOs, and strategic collaborations in Asia.
Notable Investments
- HotelMize - Israeli travel-tech company using big data and AI for hotel booking price and profit optimization; Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and Brilliance Ventures led its Series B round in 2020 for an undisclosed amount.
- Plataine - Industrial IoT and AI optimization platform for advanced manufacturing; Brilliance Ventures lists it as a portfolio company.
- Pliops - Data-center infrastructure company building technology to accelerate data access while reducing compute load and power consumption; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
- ePlane - Aviation-parts sourcing platform connecting buyers, sellers, and MROs; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
- Apester - Interactive digital-media engagement platform for publishers and brands; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
- BEAM - Confidential cryptocurrency based on the Mimblewimble protocol; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
- 2key - Blockchain-based referral-link and campaign tracking technology; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
- Elrond - Public blockchain architecture focused on scalability, efficiency, and security; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
- Interactbot - Enterprise AI platform intended to integrate with existing enterprise systems; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
- Coognitive - AI adoption tools for enterprises; listed in Brilliance Ventures' portfolio.
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