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Rafi Carmeli

Vice President, Strategic Finance at Matillion

Demarest, New Jersey

Overview 

Rafi Carmeli is a Vice President of Strategic Finance at Matillion, with a background at Goldman Sachs and experience in investment banking, business development, and serving on multiple boards. He has successfully invested in companies like Home365, Zoomin Software, and Bizzabo, demonstrating a strong track record in finance and strategic planning. Rafi holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and has a diverse educational background, including a B.A and L.L.B from the University of Haifa. His career highlights include serving as a General Partner at Viola Growth and founding Heseg- a Non-Profit Organization.

Work Experience 

  • Vice President, Strategic Finance

    2023 - Current

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2023

    FinTech, PropTech tech enabled solution

Home365 is a real estate property management company that makes owning and renting out real estate.

Raised $50,000,000.00 from Gatewood Capital Partners, Verizon Ventures, North First Ventures, Viola Growth, Greensoil PropTech Ventures, lool ventures and O.G. Venture Partners.

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2023

    SaaS Enterprise Software, B2B, Customer Engagement

Zoomin develops a content publishing platform that delivers information across various customer touchpoints.

Raised $73,000,000.00 from Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Viola Growth and General Atlantic.

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2023

    SaaS Enterprise B2B software, Sales & Marketing

Bizzabo powers in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences with the event experience OS.

Raised $194,500,000.00 from OurCrowd, Viola Growth, Next47 and Insight Partners.

  • General Partner

    2018 - 2023

    Lead sourcing, diligence, quantitative & qualitative analyses and execution of Technology/Software (SaaS) and FinTech investments • Board member - guide management through growth, strategy, operational, and financial decision-making – including annual budgets, financial feasibility of new initiatives, driving cost efficiencies, affordability of growth and M&A opportunities * Guide and support management teams through capital raising (equity), debt and IPO preparation Spearhead expansion of U.S. business development activities - Manage key relationships with existing and new investors - Build comprehensive relationships with financial services, technology corporations, corporate development teams, and Private Equity funds

  • Senior Vice President, Investment Banking

    2013 - 2018

    Financial Technology coverage and execution - Head of Emerging FinTech practice - SaaS and Tech Enabled solutions. * Financial Services coverage * Technology/Software Coverage Financially analyzed and executed, sourced, led and executed numerous transactions across M&A, equity and debt, IPO Sourced and executed growth investments in leading FinTech companies. Co-Captain of investment banking recruiting at Chicago Booth MBA program

  • Investment Banking Associate

    2010 - 2013

    Financial Institutions Group

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

  • Summer Associate

    2009 - 2009

    Financial Institutions Group

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

  • Associate

    2009 - 2009

    Venture Capital & Private Equity internship - researched and analyzed investment opportunities

  • Corporate Attorney

    2004 - 2008

    Corporate law Associate. Focused on Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance and Banking transactions, and other corporate and commercial matters. Rrepresented private and public companies both domestic and international.

  • Founder & Chairman

    2004 - 2008

    Heseg is a registered non profit association aimed at reduction of social gaps in Israel via development of learning skills in children and teenagers. The organization's activity concentrates in supporting families and children from low social-economic backgrounds.

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