Bio

Itzik is a Partner & CFO of the Viola Group, as well as a Partner & CFO of Viola Ventures. Itzik joined Viola when the group was founded in 2000, having worked with the founding partners for the past 26 years, starting out as the Senior Audit Manager of Oshap and Tecnomatix. Itzik has extensive experience in global financial management, private fundraising, and mergers and acquisitions. He has participated in all stages of the listing process of Israeli companies on the NASDAQ and has extensive experience in performing due diligence, financial statement analysis and taxation of high-tech companies. At Viola, Itzik is responsible for building the finance organization to support the growth of the group, and manages all financial and legal aspects, including fund planning, forecasting, cash management, portfolio monitoring, portfolio valuation, deal structuring, fund formation, reporting to LPs and all other financial and legal aspects of the group’s activities. Itzik also works closely with the portfolio companies’ management and finance teams. Itzik graduated from Tel Aviv University with a B.A. in Accounting and Economics as well as an MBA with a specialization in Accounting and Marketing, both with distinction. Prior to joining the Viola Group in 2000, Itzik was a Senior Audit Manager at Deloitte (1993-2000), specializing in auditing high-tech companies, primarily those traded on the NASDAQ.