Oded Hermoni
About Oded Hermoni
Oded Hermoni is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of J-Ventures, based in Los Altos, California. J-Ventures describes itself as a community-driven venture fund in Silicon Valley that it calls a "Capitalist Kibbutz". Crunchbase dates his role at J-Ventures from 2016. He also co-founded J-Impact, the group's impact fund, and J-Angels, where he is co-chair. An eMerge Americas speaker bio says the J-Ventures Group includes J-Ventures Funds, J-Impact and J-Angels, with about $100 million in assets.
Before J-Ventures he was a partner at Rhodium Venture Partners and at Coin Ventures. His Crunchbase bio says Rhodium invested in Yotpo, Outbrain and StoreDot, and that Coin Ventures invested in Yotpo and Yieldmo. He also invests as an individual angel. His bio puts his investing career at 17 years. The eMerge bio says 20 years and nearly 70 companies. A podcast bio says he has invested in over 70 companies since 2005, five of which became unicorns.
He has also worked on ecosystem building. By his own account he headed the Israeli VC association (IVA), helped form the Israeli tech association IATI, was a founding member of ICON and INTRO (co-chairing INTRO for seven years), and helped start the Global VC Congress. He has served on boards in the nonprofit sector, including the Jewish Federation of San Francisco and JFCS, and was part of the founding team of Shomrim. The eMerge bio adds that he serves as a captain in Israeli Army reserves.
Crunchbase lists 5 investments, 5 portfolio companies, 0 lead investments and 2 exits for Hermoni. His own bio is much broader than that, because it counts deals made through Rhodium, Coin Ventures, J-Angels and J-Ventures as well as personal angel checks. Directory data should be read as a partial picture.
The exits he names in his bio are Compass (acquired by Sage), HopStop (Apple), Concertio (Synopsys), Physera (Omada), Conversa Health (Amwell), Hoopla (Raydiant), Hexatier (Huawei), Face.com (Facebook), NeuroDerm (Mitsubishi) and Capital Point (IPO). The eMerge bio cites more than 25 exits across his career.
The Crunchbase counts show no lead investments, and one directory notes he typically does not lead rounds. He describes his approach as bringing experience and network to the companies he backs, with the aim of adding value beyond the check. In a podcast on J-Ventures' model, the description says he discussed how he evaluates founders and why community support matters to first-time founders.
His bio groups these companies under AI: Face.com (acquired by Facebook), MachEye, Cognizer and DataRobot. He also lists DataRobot among the unicorns he backed through J-Ventures. A third-party profile says he invested in DataRobot's Series F, but this is not confirmed by a primary source, so treat it as unverified.
One directory lists Bria.ai (generative AI) among J-Ventures' notable holdings. That is a fund-level listing, not a stated personal investment by Hermoni. Investment years for these AI deals are not public in the sources found.
Stage: his stated activity is early-stage and seed investing. Directory entries for him list seed and early-stage focus. J-Ventures' fund-level data lists seed and Series A.
Geography: he says most of his investments were in Silicon Valley, New York and Israel. J-Ventures focuses on US and Israel cross-border opportunities. Its team says it was the most active foreign VC fund in Israel in the first half of 2024.
Sectors: his bio lists consumer, media and marketing; automotive and mobility; life sciences; enterprise, SaaS and cyber; AI; fintech and insurance; agtech and Industry 4.0; and B2C.
Check size: Hermoni has not published a personal check size. Directories describe J-Ventures' initial checks at $250K to $1M, but sources disagree: one lists $100K to $500K and another $50K to $500K. These are fund figures, so confirm directly before assuming they apply to his personal angel checks.
- DataRobot: AI platform, named in his bio as a unicorn backed through J-Ventures.
- Yotpo: e-commerce marketing platform, backed through Rhodium and Coin Ventures; Crunchbase lists his investment from October 2012.
- Visby Medical: rapid diagnostics, named as a unicorn backed through J-Ventures.
- Omada: digital health company that acquired Physera, which is one of his listed exits.
- Face.com: facial recognition company acquired by Facebook.
- HopStop: transit directions app acquired by Apple.
- Conversa Health: digital health company acquired by Amwell.
- Hexatier: security company acquired by Huawei.
- BeeHero: agtech company listed in his bio under AgTech and Industry 4.0.
- MachEye: AI company listed in his bio under AI.
- Hidden Level: airspace security company listed in his bio under Automotive/Mobility.
- Bria.ai: generative AI company listed among J-Ventures' holdings by a fund directory.
Investing activity
Oded Hermoni has made 5 investments according to Crunchbase across 5 portfolio companies, and has seen 2 exits and founded 3 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Oded Hermoni
Who is Oded Hermoni?
Oded Hermoni is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of J-Ventures and lives in Los Altos, California. He was previously a partner at Rhodium Venture Partners and Coin Ventures, and he also invests as an angel.
Does Oded Hermoni invest in AI startups?
Yes. His bio lists Face.com, MachEye, Cognizer and DataRobot under AI. J-Ventures' fund-level listings also include Bria.ai.
What check size does Oded Hermoni write?
He has not published a personal check size. Directories put J-Ventures' initial checks at roughly $250K to $1M, but they disagree, so ask him directly.
What stage does Oded Hermoni invest in?
He focuses on seed and early-stage companies. J-Ventures' fund-level data also lists Series A.
Which geographies does Oded Hermoni back?
He says most of his investments were in Silicon Valley, New York and Israel. J-Ventures focuses on US and Israel cross-border opportunities.
Does Oded Hermoni lead rounds?
Crunchbase shows 0 lead investments for him, and one directory says he typically does not lead rounds. Founders should not assume he can set terms for a round.
Is Oded Hermoni an angel investor?
Yes. Oded Hermoni invests personally as an angel and is Co Founder, Managing Partner at J-Ventures. Crunchbase counts 5 investments and 2 exits.
Where is Oded Hermoni based?
Oded Hermoni is based in Los Altos, California, United States.
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