# Uri Haramati

> Uri Haramati is the co-founder and CEO of Torii, a New York-based SaaS management platform that helps IT teams discover, track, and automate the sprawl of software applications inside modern companies. A serial entrepreneur, he previously co-founded Life on Air, the studio behind the viral live-streaming apps Meerkat and Houseparty, and earlier launched the event-discovery app Skedook. He raised a $50M Series B for Torii led by Tiger Global in 2022, bringing total funding to $65M, and describes his lifelong ambition as building 'one software to manage all software.'

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Torii
- **Organizations:** Torii, Life on Air (Meerkat, Houseparty), Skedook, Deloitte
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Torii, credited with pioneering the SaaS Management Platform (SMP) category, Raised $65M total for Torii, including a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, Co-founded Meerkat, which reached 1 million users in weeks with no marketing spend

## Career timeline

- **2006-2009** — Senior consultant in financial services advisory at Deloitte
- **2011-2013** — Founded Skedook, an event-discovery app
- **2013-2016** — Co-founded Life on Air with Ben Rubin and Itai Danino, building Yevvo, then Meerkat, then Houseparty; served as Head of Product
- **2017** — Co-founded Torii with Tal Bereznitsky and Uri Nativ, pioneering the SaaS Management Platform category
- **2019** — Houseparty acquired by Epic Games
- **2021** — Torii raised $10M Series A led by Wing Venture Capital
- **2022** — Torii raised $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, total funding reaching $65M
- **2023** — Torii reduced headcount by roughly 30% amid macroeconomic pressure to reach profitability

## Achievements

- Co-founded Torii, credited with pioneering the SaaS Management Platform (SMP) category
- Raised $65M total for Torii, including a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global
- Co-founded Meerkat, which reached 1 million users in weeks with no marketing spend
- Co-founded Houseparty, which hit 1 million daily active users within a month of launch and was later acquired by Epic Games
- Signed customers including Instacart, Bumble, and Pipedrive at Torii
- Grew Torii revenue 300% and headcount 600% in the year following its Series A

## Latest updates

- **2022-02** — Torii announced a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing total funding to $65M.
- **2023-06** — Torii reduced its team by about 30% (roughly 28 people), citing macroeconomic uncertainty and a push toward profitability.

## Links

- Website: https://toriihq.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/uriharamati
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/torii_hq
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/toriiapp/

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Last updated: 2026-07-07