Amir Shevat

Overview

Amir Shevat is an angel investor and entrepreneur based in Israel. He is the general partner at Darkmode Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage startups in the software and developer platform sectors. Darkmode Ventures primarily invests in Israeli entrepreneurs, with a fund size of $5 million and an investment range of $100,000 to $200,000 per venture. The firm has invested in companies such as Merge, Drata, Tabnine, and Bluesky. Prior to his venture capital career, Shevat held significant roles in developer relations and platform development. He was the head of Twitter's developer platform, vice president of developer products at Twitch, director of developer relations at Slack, and global startup outreach lead at Google Play. He co-founded Reshuffle, a developer platform acquired by Twitter, and has authored two books on conversational technology and APIs. Shevat's investment strategy focuses on open developer platforms, enterprise AI, and the modern data stack. His portfolio includes companies like daily.dev, Clarity, Vee, and Roundup. He has been recognized as a top angel investor in Israel, particularly in the social impact sector, with investments in startups such as TaTiO, which delivers a smarter way to hire through competency-based sourcing combining AI and job experience simulations.

Investment Focus

• Open developer platforms
• Enterprise AI
• Modern data stack

Portfolio Companies