Team


More than 20 years of backing Israeli startups

Established in 1997 as the venture arm of XT Holdings, XT Hi-Tech is one of the early investors in Israeli startups. XT Hi-Tech draws on the Ofer and Angel family heritage of entrepreneurship, and leverages the group’s vast network of connections and years of experience investing, supporting and managing large and small operations.

Since inception, we have invested in over 80 companies in various technology categories and at different stages, from pre-seed to private equity deals.

Udi Angel

Udi Angel has been a longtime investor and owner of various multi-billion dollar businesses. His entrepreneurial spirit, vast managerial experience, and personal network continuously contribute to XT Hi-Tech's evolution as a leading investor in Israeli technology companies.

Among other activities, he heads several communal and charitable organizations such as “Variety” Children’s Charity Israel (president), and Ruppin Academic Center (chairman of the Board of Governors).

Ori Angel

Ori Angel has been active in the technology investment space for years, investing in various categories at both early and growth stages. As a big believer in “technology-led” disruption, he leads the vision of XT Hi-Tech and its investment strategy direction.
Among his various activities, Ori is the CEO of XT maritime, a ship-owning company with over 120 employees and 2,500 seamen.

Ori holds a BS in Investment, Finance and Risk Management from London’s City University and MBA from University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. He graduated with honors from both institutions.

Lital Steinitz VP HR

Lital joined the XT Group in 2013 and serves as its VP HR since 2020, leading the global human capital and all organizational development-related aspects.

Alongside serving as the Group’s VP HR, Lital supports XT Hi-Tech and its portfolio companies with various aspects relating to recruitment, retention, welfare, career development, and organizational culture.

Lital holds an MBA and a BA in Economics from the Tel-Aviv University, and is studying for PhD in Business Administration at the Tel-Aviv university.

Tom Lavi Principal

Tom joined XT Hi-Tech as an associate in 2021, taking an integral part in the deal sourcing and supporting the portfolio companies. Prior to joining XT-Hi-Tech Tom led an EdTech SaaS company, taking it from zero to hundreds of thousands of users. Earlier in his career, Tom served as a commander in the IDF’s special forces, where he led complicated operations.

Tom holds an MA in Education Policy Management from the Tel-Aviv University and a BA in Psychology from the Reichman University in Herzeliya, Israel.

Assif Stoffman Managing Director

Assif is a serial entrepreneur at heart, with over twenty years of experience in the software and healthcare industries. After holding various key positions at XT Hi-Tech, including heading its Venture Accelerator for several years where he was instrumental in supporting early stage startups from their very beginning, Assif co-founded, headed, and invested in several startups before rejoining XT Hi-Tech early 2020.

Currently, Assif is an active board member at Duve and BioT Medical. Notable previous investments include Checkmarx (acquired by Insight Venture Partners), CmyCasa (acquired by Adobe; NASDAQ: ADBE); MentorWave (acquired by Alphabet; NASDAQ: GOOG); and PainReform (NASDAQ: PRFX). In most of these cases, he joined the company at its earliest stages.

Assif holds an LL.M. (negotiation and dispute resolution program) from Bar-Ilan University and an LL.B and BA in Business Administration from The Interdisciplinary Center.

Yoav Sebba Managing Director

Yoav has been identifying, financing, and growing startup companies for over 20 years. Yoav joined the XT Group after serving as a partner in Yozma Venture Capital, one of Israel's anchor VC funds. Prior to Yozma, Yoav served as a project manager at one of Israel's leading commercial banks.

Yoav is an active board member in select XT Hi-Tech portfolio companies, where he leverages an extensive experience and global network to help them achieve their objectives and build value.

Currently, Yoav is serving on the board of Sofwave (TASE: SOFW), Phytech, Epitomee (TASE: EPIT), Cymbio, Healthy.io, Beyeonics, NeuReality, BlueThrone and ZIM (NYSE: ZIM). Previously, Yoav served on the boards of Cognitens (acquired by Hexagon), Kailight Photonics (acquired by Optium), Painreform (Nasdaq: PRFX), and NextNine (acquired by Honeywell).

Yoav holds an MBA from the Haifa University and BSc in Management and Industrial Engineering, cum laude, from the Technion Institute of Technology.

Sivan Avrahami Sourcing Manager and Analyst

Sivan joined XT Hi-tech as a sourcing manager and analyst in 2022, taking part in the deal sourcing and researching categories and trends of interest to XT Hi-Tech and its portfolio companies.
Prior to joining XT Hi-Tech, Sivan gained experience working as an analyst for Joy Ventures, helping the team gain insights of unique categories and supporting the Fund’s positioning as a thought leader in its space.
Prior to that, Sivan worked for several years as a reporter and host on the Israeli TV, during which she covered daily local and global technology news, focusing on Israel's most exciting startups.

Sivan holds a BSc in neuroscience from the Bar-Ilan university, Israel.

Chen Ben Hanania Research Analyst

Chen joined XT Hi-Tech in 2022 as a Research Analyst, researching categories and trends relevant to XT Hi-Tech and its portfolio companies. Prior to joining XT Hi-Tech, Chen worked as an Equity Research Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co, analyzing and providing financial insights on publicly traded companies in various industries. Prior to that, Chen was a Hedge Fund Analyst at Clover Wolf Capital.

Chen holds a B.A. in Financial Risk Management and a LL.B. from Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel.

Guy Eldar CFO

Guy joined XT Group in 2017 as CFO and acts as a board member in some of the Group’s portfolio companies.

In addition to serving as CFO, Guy is involved in XT Hi-Tech investment processes and supports financial transactions related to the portfolio companies, including IPOs or M&As.

Before joining XT group, Guy was the CFO of ZIM (NASDAQ: ZIM) for 5 years and prior to that, was CFO of Danya Cebus (Africa Israel Group).

Guy is a certified CPA and holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Eyal Wolfsthal Legal Counsel

Eyal joined XT Group in 1998 and was appointed General Counsel in 2005.
Alongside serving as the Group’s General Counsel, Eyal acts as in-house legal counsel for XT Hi-Tech, taking an integral part in XT Hi-Tech's various investments processes.

Eyal possesses extensive experience in finance, commercial, and contract law and holds an LL.B from the University of Sussex in England.