About ExitValley

ExitValley is the first and fastest-growing Equity-Based Crowd-Investing platform in Israel. ExitValley changed the rules of fundraising for start-up companies, allowing them to raise capital directly from the general public through an online investment platform, and made it possible for everybody to acquire shares in those start-ups, thereby becoming part of the Start-up Nation success. Founded by the architects of the internet investment industry in Israel, ExitValley leads the market with the highest number of completed rounds, the greatest amount of funds raised, and the largest investor community in Israel.

Our Vision

• To provide start-up companies with an advantageous opportunity to raise capital through a path, every step of which is designed to help them build a successful company.

• To allow everybody to invest in Israeli companies and become shareholding partners in the Start-up Nation.

Our Raison D'etre

• The buzz and interest surrounding Israel as a start-up ‘superpower’ has been continuously growing. Despite its small size, Israel stands at the forefront of technology and innovation, along with other leading countries in the field. With years of experience as entrepreneurs, investors, lawyers and market professionals, we learned that there is a significant shortage in the supply of investment capital for Israeli companies in their early stages. We also discovered that investing in the Israeli hi-tech industry is something that is exclusively accessible to a very small group, mainly comprised of Venture Capital funds, Incubators and a handful of Angels. By solving these two problems, we help the Israeli success stories numbers to grow. With ExitValley, more entrepreneurs manage to raise funds and realize their vision. At the same time, more investors gain access to these opportunities and are able to partake in the success. A few years ago, we decided to take up the gauntlet and gathered together the best brains in the industry to develop an inclusive solution that restores power to entrepreneurs and provides public investors with a world of opportunities. Today, we are the change, the one we meant to create.

The Team

Shahar Shraga, MBA
Co-Founder and CEO

Shahar founded ExitValley. He is one of the architects of the internet crowd-investment industry in Israel.
Over the years Shahar has accumulated unprecedented expertise in all the aspects of the fundraising business, which turned ExitValley into the most successful equity based crowd-investing platform in Israel today. Under Shahar's leadership and guidance, ExitValley continues to lead the market with the highest number of completed rounds, the greatest amount of funds raised, the largest investor community in Israel and the most diverse portfolio of successful start-ups.
Prior to founding ExitValley, Shahar served as a business development manager at Tamir Fishman, one of the leading investment houses in Israel.
Shahar received his BA from the University of Haifa and his MBA from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Nir Meital
Co-Founder and CMO

Nir is one of the co-founders of ExitValley. He established the marketing department of the company and set the tone for the internet investments marketing in Israel. Nir is an undoubted expert in his field, specializing in managing the full range of marketing divisions, from content, through digital and to PR, bringing exceptional results and placing ExitValley at the forefront of the Israeli venture capital industry. Today he continues to expand his know-how by creating numerous marketing collaboration initiatives in Israel and abroad. Prior to ExitValley, Nir served as the head of the economic team at one of the leading consulting firms in Israel, working with both Governmental offices and private corporations. Nir holds a BA in economics and political science from the Tel Aviv University and a master's degree in security studies from the Bar Ilan University, which he completed as part of his military service as a senior officer and commander in an elite unit of the IDF.

Yoel Ettedgi
Co-Founder and CTO

Yoel lives and breathes technology and is an expert at turning ideas into reality.
Yoel conceived, initiated and created ExitValley's technological platform, along with its groundbreaking exchange tools. Yoel leads the field of innovation and development in the company. He has more than 20 years of high-tech experience: as an entrepreneur, as a technology consultant, as an investor and as a project manager in a variety of work environments.

Maor Zarini
Deal Flow Manager

Maor is managing the deal flow and Israeli start-up ecosystem partnerships at ExitValley. As part of his role, Maor is responsible for creating collaborations with various innovation-related entities, such as early-stage VC funds, accelerators, tech incubators, innovation centers, corporations, hospitals, academies, and more. Maor finds and selects the most suitable start-up companies for the platform. In addition, he follows up the many success stories of our portfolio companies. Maor has a Law degree (LLB) from the College of Management Academic Studies and an MBA from Ben Gurion University with a major in finance.

Yoel Cohen
Fundraising Division Team Lead

Yoel is leading a team, responsible for managing investor relations and fundraising rounds in the company, from content refinement to handling the fundraising process itself, and up to the legal closing. Yoel holds a fundamental role in building a personalized fundraising strategy for each company. As part of his role, he connects the fundraising start-ups’ tasks to the relevant ExitValley's departments. Furthermore, Yoel actively assists with management tools development and in-house operational improvement. Yoel has extensive experience in business development, operations set-up, customer relations management, and sales. He holds a dual bachelor's degree in business administration and entrepreneurship from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).