Shmil Levy is a seasoned angel and venture investor based in Israel, known for founding the Israeli branch of Sequoia Capital and continuing to invest independently. He has backed startups across seed and early-stage rounds, with a focus on sectors such as SMB software, social networks, Internet of Things, cybersecurity, health care, fintech, AI, analytics, and medical devices. His portfolio includes notable investments in companies like Personetics, Forter, BigPanda, Signals Analytics, Behalf, Lemonade, Moovit, Alooma, Onavo, and others . Before venturing into VC, Levy held executive and technical leadership roles at Lannet, Lucent, Madge, and IAI, where he helped establish Avionics and drone programs.