Profiles · Principals
- Type
- Person
- Role
- Executive
- Programs
- PPP
- Updated
The profile
A co-founder of Fundbox, a PPP lender of record; no enforcement action naming him is on the public record.
Identity and role
Tomer Michaeli co-founded Fundbox with Eyal Shinar and Yuval Ariav (see the Fundbox profile).
Biography / career arc
Israeli fintech founder; co-founded Fundbox, an AI-driven small-business financing platform, and served as VP of Operations. He later moved to venture capital. Viola lists him as a General Partner at Viola FinTech, investing in fintech, insurtech, and regtech and serving on portfolio-company boards.
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
Fundbox was a PPP lender of record, originating 13,505 loans worth about $329.4 million. The policy-facing role belongs mainly to CEO Eyal Shinar, who signed the March 24, 2020 fintech access letter. Michaeli's specific PPP-period operating role is not detailed in the public record.
No separate personal or company-side PPP/EIDL loan, SVOG grant, Provider Relief Fund payment, or other own-relief receipt is identified for Tomer Michaeli.
Legal status / controversies
No charges, public allegations, personal enforcement actions, civil settlements, debarments, or criminal cases involving Michaeli were identified.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
General Partner, Viola FinTech, according to Viola's team page and LinkedIn.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- Agile Israel, Tomer Michaeli speaker profile
- LinkedIn, Tomer Michaeli profile
- Viola FinTech status page identifying Michaeli as General Partner
- Viola, Tomer Michaeli author page
- Viola article identifying Michaeli as former Fundbox co-founder and VP Operations
Sources
- Viola, Tomer Michaeli author page: Viola, Tomer Michaeli author page (original: viola-group.com · stored capture)
- Viola FinTech status page identifying Michaeli as General Partner: Viola FinTech status page identifying Michaeli as General Partner (original: viola-group.com · stored capture)
- Viola article identifying Michaeli as former Fundbox co-founder and VP Operations: Viola article identifying Michaeli as former Fundbox co-founder and VP Operations (original: viola-group.com · stored capture)
- LinkedIn, Tomer Michaeli profile: LinkedIn, Tomer Michaeli profile (original: uk.linkedin.com) (self-reported profile; LinkedIn pages cannot be mirrored into the archive)
- Agile Israel, Tomer Michaeli speaker profile: Agile Israel, Tomer Michaeli speaker profile (original: agileisrael.co · stored capture)
- Cross-reference: Eyal Shinar, Yuval Ariav