AAA Dor opens place at M12

Dor opens place at M12

Irad Dor has joined US-headquartered software provider Microsoft’s corporate venture capital unit, M12, as an Israel-based partner.

Dor had been a venture partner at Eight Roads, a VC arm of US-based mutual fund manager Fidelity, since 2018 and had led investments in FireBlocks, Gloat and ScyllaDB.

Dor said: “Super excited to join M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Fund – an independent, global VC fund that combines the best of all worlds: financially driven, independent but able to take advantage of Microsoft’s global reach.”

Mony Hassid, head of M12 in Europe and Israel, said Dor will focus on early-stage investments in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and enterprise software in his regions. Prior to joining Eight Roads, he had been a director at telecommunications firm SingTel and its corporate venturing subsidiary, Innov8.

Photo of Irad Dor courtesy of LinkedIn.

By James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.