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Itamar Novick

Founder & Managing Partner · Recursive Ventures

OperatorInvestor$1B+ Exit

About Itamar

Itamar Novick is the Founder and Managing Partner of Recursive Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on AI. Before founding Recursive, Itamar was the Chief Business Officer at Life360, a leading family safety platform. He joined Life360 in its early days after a career in venture capital at Morgenthaler Ventures. At Life360, he was instrumental in scaling the company, leading M&A activities, and guiding it through two public offerings on the ASX and later on the NASDAQ, reaching an $8 billion valuation.

On the podcast with Itamar

Oct 23, 2025 • Episode 94
Life360's $8B Exit: A Playbook for Buyouts, M&A, and IPOs
Itamar Novick, Managing Partner at Recursive Ventures, details his decision to bet his entire net worth to buy into Life360, a move that culminated in an $8B NASDAQ-listed company. This episode unpacks the grit required to survive near-bankruptcy, the strategy behind raising a pivotal $17M Series A, and the logic of pursuing a dual-IPO path starting in Australia to manage a complex cap table.

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Itamar Novick

About Itamar

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Life360's $8B Exit: A Playbook for Buyouts, M&A, and IPOs

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