Omri Barzilay
Peak State Ventures
Israel
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2024 - Current
Backing the top Y Combinator founders
Cofounder & Board Memeber
2018
Cofounded Migdalor, the official Israeli Naval Academy Alumni Association, a self-sustaining non-profit organization dedicated to the development and empowerment of alumni and the Israeli society. The organization now includes four hundred volunteers and over a thousand paying members, collaborating with dozens of other non-profits.
CEO & Cofounder
2017 - 2018
Spent one year as a CEO to get the foundation up and running. Recruited the Board of Trustees, fundraise, registered 500 paying members, organized events and our flagship mentorship program.
Angel Investor
2020
Invested small checks in pre seed and seed companies, usually as the first supporter to the founder and with top tier venture fund. Including: * Ask AI (Seed) - Enterprise grade AI solutions platform. First yes to the $6M seed round that was led Vertex. Raised $22.5M to date. * Platformatic - Vercel for backend development. Joined Decibel for the $3M pre-seed round. Raised $7M to date. * Nest Genomics (Seed) - Genetics Copilot at the point of care. Investors include YC, DCVC, Maven and B Capital. Raised $8M to date. * Mino Games (Series B) - Gaming company. Joined Standard Crypto for the round. Conversational AI data analyst. Joined Buckley Ventures for the $5M seed round. Company Raised $13M to date. * ControlHub (Seed)- Procurement software for HW companies. * Cased (Seed) - AI tools for the infrastructure layer of software development. Brought the lead investor to the seed extension. Investors include FoundersFund and Whatsapp founder Jan Koum. Raised $10M to date. * Spinach (Pre Seed) - AI agent that turns meeting to actions. I was the first yes to the company. Investors include YC, Maven, Atlassian and Zoom. Raised $6.5M to date. * TribeXR (Pre Seed) - Virtual world where DJs and musicians can learn, play and perform. Joined Nimble Ventures and Precursor for the pre-seed round. Raised $9M to date. * testRigor (Pre Seed) - AI based test automation tool.Investors include Flashpoint. Raised $8M to date.
Self Employed is a contracting company that provides independent contracting services.
Principal
2018 - 2024
Managed the fund's pipeline. Created annual pipeline of over 500 tier-1 post seed/A startups. Supported portfolio founders with fundraising. Sourced and helped execute investments in Unicorns: Snapdocs, Ironclad, Moonvalley Successful Exits: Raise, Fieldwire, Direct Shifts And High Growth Companies: Mosaic, Steadily, Doppler, Good Health Company
Peak State Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in the Future of Work
Columnist
2015 - 2018
Covering Proptech, Fintech, and Venture Capital
Forbes Magazine is a business magazine that is focused on business news and financial information.
Raised $200,000,000.00 from Binance.
Contributor
2016 - 2017
Co-Founder & CEO
2015 - 2017
Transforming the way people invest in homes using data. Leveraged my experience as a hedge fund trader to bring algoritmic approach to the residential market. Raised a pre seed round. Shut it down as the tech wasn't there and we didn't secure our seed. Learned a ton.
Hedge Fund Algo Trader
2012 - 2014
At Reevan Traders, one of the largest players in the TA-35 derivatives market, I served as a trader while also leading the development of proprietary trading software to optimize execution and support data-driven strategies
Sales Manager
2010 - 2012
Following my role as a Sales Analyst I transitioned into a Sales Manager position to gain hands-on operational experience and have a direct impact on revenue generation. In this role, I managed a team of 40 field sellers and oversaw $7M in annual sales across multiple regions. I led performance-driven initiatives, optimized sales processes, and translated data insights into actionable field strategies that drove measurable growth.
Sales Analyst
2009 - 2010
S.Schestowitz is the leading CPG Company in Israel managing brands like Colgate, Plamolive, Revlon, Barila and many others. As a Sales Analyst at I conducted in-depth sales performance analysis across multiple brands and regions. Built advanced forecasting models and developed custom scripts to automate reporting and data analysis workflows, delivering actionable insights that directly influenced inventory planning and go-to-market strategies.
Naval Combat Officer
2001 - 2008
Served as Chief Engineer on a missile ship in the Israeli Navy, leading the technical crew responsible for the maintenance and operational readiness of all core systems during high-stakes missions. Later appointed Head of the Advanced Naval Command Training Program for Naval Officers, where I designed and led strategic training initiatives to prepare the next generation of commanding officers, focusing on leadership under pressure, operational decision-making, and advanced naval warfare tactics