# Ori Eldarov

> Ori Eldarov is the co-founder and CEO of OffDeal, a New York based AI-native investment bank that runs sell-side M&A processes for owners of small businesses with $10-100M in revenue. A former RBC Capital Markets banker with over $20B in advised deals and a Harvard MBA, Eldarov started OffDeal out of Y Combinator in 2024 with ex-Meta engineer Alston Lin, and in mid-2025 raised a $12M Series A led by Radical Ventures.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at OffDeal
- **Organizations:** OffDeal, Y Combinator (alumni), Forbes Technology Council, RBC Capital Markets (former), Harvard Business School (alumni)
- **Education:** MBA, Harvard Business School, Undergraduate, University of British Columbia
- **Known for:** Advised on over $20B of transactions during his Wall Street career, Founded and scaled OffDeal to a reported ~$100M valuation within a year of launch, Raised $17M total across Seed and Series A rounds

## Career timeline

- **pre-2022** — Investment banker at RBC Capital Markets in New York and London, roughly six years, advising on over $20B of deals
- **2022-2024** — MBA at Harvard Business School
- **2024** — Co-founds OffDeal with Alston Lin (ex-Meta engineer); goes through Y Combinator
- **2024** — Raises $5M seed round
- **2025-07** — Announces $12M Series A led by Radical Ventures, ten months after the seed; total funding $17M
- **2025** — OffDeal has launched 30+ sell-side mandates; CNBC Squawk Box appearance

## Achievements

- Advised on over $20B of transactions during his Wall Street career
- Founded and scaled OffDeal to a reported ~$100M valuation within a year of launch
- Raised $17M total across Seed and Series A rounds
- Member of Forbes Technology Council
- Featured on CNBC Squawk Box with colleague Sam Mielke

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Announced $12M Series A led by Radical Ventures with participation from YC, Rebel Fund, Centre Street Partners
- **2025-07** — Appeared on CNBC Squawk Box alongside colleague Sam Mielke
- **2025** — OffDeal reports 30+ sell-side mandates launched in under a year

## Links

- Website: https://offdeal.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eldarov/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/leveredvlad

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Last updated: 2026-07-09