Meet the Team
Industry colleagues for over 15 years, Sunvest Capital Partners’ founding team combines deep fund management and transaction expertise with deep technological insight and long-standing relationships across the local and global VC and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Leveraging this experience, the team is focused on building a differentiated portfolio and long-term partnerships that create lasting value for investors, funds, and growth-stage technology companies alike.
Co-founder &
Managing Partner
Fiona M. Darmon
Veteran of the VC and PE industry with over 20 years of experience in fund, portfolio management, and LP construction. 13 years General Partner with leading VC firm JVP; Founding member of the first CVC in Israel with direct and FoF portfolio. Led numerous structured and secondary transactions, including continuation funds, fund, and portfolio secondary transactions. Identified, instigated, and negotiated strategic partnerships with leading international corporations. Led
and consulted on public and
private investments, as well as
due diligence. MBA from
Northwestern, BA in IS and
Finance.
Co-founder &
Managing Partner
Merav Weinryb
Leading Venture Capital investor and portfolio manager with over 15 years of experience in venture capital investing, portfolio formation, management, and value appreciation. 9 years as VP & Managing Director of Qualcomm Ventures Europe and Israel, previously with Intel Capital and Pitango. Over 13 highly successful exits, with an additional portfolio of companies under management. Experienced in investing in early through late-stage transactions.
MBA from Insead International University, B.Sc. in Information
System Engineering (Cum
Laude) from the Technion.
Our Industry & Technological Advisors.
A global team of innovators, investors, and financial strategists driving forward the future of technology.
Venture Technological Advisor
Haim Somech
Haim Somech is a senior technology adviser with over 25 years of experience in artificial intelligence, software, and communications. He has held leadership roles at Microsoft, Comverse, and Siemens, where he directed next-generation solutions. Haim has contributed to patents in speech, natural language, and AI systems, and brings deep expertise in applying advanced AI and machine learning to product development and strategic technology risk. At Sunvest, he supports technology evaluation and diligence, advising on AI, product-market fit, and innovation strategy to strengthen the firm’s ability to assess and scale growth-stage technology companies.
Venture Advisor
Eveline Steinberger
Eveline Steinberger is a seasoned European investment professional with over 25 years of investment experience. As Founder & Managing Partner of The Blue Minds Company, she has led investments in clean energy, AI, and digital infrastructure, including a number of successful exits. She serves on the Supervisory Board of UniCredit Bank Austria and the Board at Oerlikon AG. Eveline also advises leading international funds such as Collective Energy (Lazard AM) and JVP, and is a board observer at NetZero Technology Ventures. At Sunvest, she contributes her expertise in governance, ESG, and scaling technology ventures to strengthen the firm’s investment approach.
Venture Advisor
Roberth Friedman
Roberth Friedman has 25 years of experience as a Business Developer and Tech Scout within the Nordic innovation ecosystem. As Country Manager at Israel Ministry of Economy he built a deep and broad network within the innovation ecosystem that led to several investment, market entries and successful tech scouting mission with companies like IKEA, H&M, Volvo, Sony Mobile, Tele2, Telia, Elisa, Skanska and many more. Roberth Co-founded Dalet Invest where he is active as Senior Advisor. At Sunvest, he contributes his vast network to connect the Sunvest portfolio with the Nordic region.
