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Ion Pacific

Venture capital structured secondaries and special-situations manager, founded 2015, unlocking liquidity for founders, GPs and LPs.

What
Structured secondaries and special-situations deals.
Cost
Equity
From abroad
Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026) All programmes open to founders from abroad →
Backed by
QIA Fund of Funds
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · ionpacific.com · How we check ↗

In detail

Ion Pacific is a structured secondaries / special situations in Qatar. Venture capital structured secondaries and special-situations manager, founded 2015, unlocking liquidity for founders, GPs and LPs. QIA Fund of Funds partner. Has a Doha office — its own team page lists investment staff based there; the firm describes itself as having offices across the US, Europe and Asia. Accepts startup pitches through the VC funding module on the Invest Qatar Gateway — free account required.

Amount
Assets under management not published · secondaries and special situations
Focus
VC structured secondaries — liquidity for founders, GPs and LPs
Portfolio
QIA Fund of Funds member · backed Singlife ($8.7M secondary investment, March 2021)
Status
Active

What the source says

“Founded in 2015 by Itamar Har-Even and Michael Joseph, with offices across the US, Europe and Asia”

ionpacific.com/about-us · seen September 2026

“before joining the firm’s Doha, Qatar office in 2026”

ionpacific.com/team · seen September 2026

“Ion Pacific Completes $8.7 Million Secondary Investment in Singlife”

ionpacific.com/media · seen September 2026

“Ion Pacific Inc. is registered as an Investment Advisor with the US SEC, and Ion Pacific Ltd. is licensed in Hong Kong by the SFC for Type 4 & 9 Regulated Activities.”

ionpacific.com · seen September 2026

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Sources

Primary source · ionpacific.com · Checked September 2026

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