Yoni Cheifetz is an Israeli-based Lightspeed partner since 2006 who was given a dedicated $10M "open check" mandate to independently identify and back Israeli tech companies, reflecting unusual trust from the U.S. partnership. He's known for backing ambitious infrastructure-level technology plays like Cato Networks and financial technology platforms that democratize sophisticated capabilities for broader audiences. Yoni Cheifetz is an Israeli-based Lightspeed partner since 2006 who was given a dedicated $10M "open check" mandate to independently identify and back Israeli tech companies, reflecting unusual trust from the U.S. partnership. He's known for backing ambitious infrastructure-level technology plays like Cato Networks and financial technology platforms that democratize sophisticated capabilities for broader audiences.