Team

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"Driven by a profound passion for technology and a deep commitment to Israel, Yishay Waxman’s mission is to work with great entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impact global recognition."

Yishay's  high-tech career began with Comverse in 1996 in Israel, where he sold solutions and platforms to Telco Operators in over 85 countries.

In 2005, Yishay co-founded Jumptap, a company that spanned Boston and Israel, achieving revenues of $130 million, employing over 300 people, and culminating in a $240 million exit. In 2015, he co-founded Platterz, now known as Thriver Inc., which grew to 230 employees and reached a $100 million run rate pre-COVID before being recently acquired. Throughout his career, Yishay has raised more than $140 million from venture capitalists worldwide for his venture-backed startups.

Yishay’s extensive global network and relationships are built on 28 years of international high-tech experience. His connections include over 250 venture capitalists globally (with 70 in Israel) as well as numerous angel investors in Israel, ensuring a rich stream of deal flow. He is on the board of a publicly traded company (ILLM) that grew from a $10 million to a $1.5 billion valuation in 14 years.

Additionally, Yishay has had tremendous success as an angel investor in Israeli and North American companies and has been a limited partner in three venture capital funds. His experience and network make him a highly influential and respected figure in the venture capital and technology sectors.

“The Canadian tech ecosystem is bourgeoning. We need new sources of private capital to keep up with this growth and allow our companies to mature beyond an early sale. At PV, a large part of our mission is to orientate family wealth towards the innovation economy, where it has suffered from lack of access, and to connect our entrepreneurs with the vast resources from these successful repeat entrepreneurs and families.”

Matthew is a seasoned growth-stage technology investor and career VC, having originated, managed and completed dozens of transactions. During his tenure at B.E.S.T. Funds, Matthew oversaw dozens of growth-tech finance investments with consistent double-digit returns and co-created multiple funds.

Today, Matthew is Plaza Ventures front-end specialist, focused on deal flow, investment transaction processing, ecosystem development, and investor relations. He is also the Managing Partner of Quayside Venture Partners, an early-stage, Canadian Urban Technology Venture Fund established in partnership with Alphabet and Sidewalk Labs. He sits on the board of numerous companies including Q4 Inc and MMB Networks, accelerators, and charities. Matthew is a Board Member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, a member of the MaRS IAF Investment Committee, Co-Chair of the CIX Top 20 Awards Committee and Mentor at Techstars Toronto Accelerator and Creative Destruction Lab. Matthew is also an Advisor at NEXT Canada, where he mentors young entrepreneurs in building their own ventures. He is a frequent public speaker and guest lecturer on tech start-ups and Venture Capital, as well as an active angel investor.

Matt obtained his Honors Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, a Master of Science from the University of New South Wales, and a Master of Laws from Oxford University.

“Each day in this job is full of learning experiences; new technologies, new faces, new hurdles to getting an investment completed. What we do to compete and thrive is to learn from each day and get better the next; fine tuning our processes, structures, documents and methodologies to be a best in class investor and partner.”

Daniel is an international and corporate law attorney and investor with extensive experience advising public and private companies. Prior to co-founding PV, he practiced corporate M&A and securities law at two prominent New York law firms, where he advised various private equity clients in a wide range of corporate transactions from seed to $26B. Daniel also developed a successful track record with Plazacorp family offices, heading numerous investments in real estate and technology (40+ technology deals) with many fruitful exits over the years.

Today, Daniel is PV’s back-end specialist focused on fund structure, deal structure and negotiation. His judgment of management character and company platform readiness is relied upon to make informed decisions.

Daniel obtained his Bachelor of Arts from York University and his Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business and a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School. Daniel is a member of the Bar of New York State and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Daniel is a finance executive with extensive experience advising and leading multi-national corporations on their corporate finance and tax structures. As the finance leader for a high-growth SaaS company, Dan scaled up operations and managed the strategic sale of the company to a private equity firm. He has also served as a financial and strategy advisor to various early- and mid-stage tech companies.

Today, Dan leads PV’s finance and administration, overseeing all due-diligence activities. He works closely with our portfolio finance teams to improve their finance functions, metrics tracking and governance. With our partners, Dan takes a leadership role in the practice helping to manage investments and deliver superior returns to investors.

Dan obtained his Bachelor degree in Honours Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from Ivey Business School. Dan is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered Accountant.