Ayal Shiran

About

Ayal Shiran is a General Partner at Viola Growth, a technology growth capital fund that invests in Israeli-related global technology companies during their expansion phase. Viola Growth is one of the investment arms of Viola Ventures. Viola Ventures, established in 2000, is an Israeli venture capital firm that aims to support Israeli entrepreneurs in building global technology companies. **Background and Career Highlights:** * Ayal Shiran has over 20 years of experience as a global operating and management executive. * He specializes in building high-performance executive teams and leading telecommunications and service organizations with billion-dollar revenues. * He is skilled in establishing operational excellence, translating conceptual models into growth strategies, and executing global business development campaigns. * He has a track record of sourcing, negotiating, and completing complex transactions in the $100-500 million range. * Prior to Viola Growth, Ayal was President of Amdocs Customer Business Group and Division President responsible for the AT&T group of companies. * Before Amdocs, he was Acting Vice President at TTI Team Telecom International. * He was responsible for developing avionic systems for the F-15 fighter jet in the Israeli Air Force. * He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. **Current and Former Positions:** * General Partner at Viola Growth (since 2014