How it started

Moti Rafalin co-founded vFunction and serves as its CEO. He brings over 20 years of experience in the enterprise software market to his role, with a focus on infrastructure, applications, and security. Prior to co-founding vFunction, Moti co-founded and led WatchDox from inception until its acquisition by BlackBerry, growing the company over 20 consecutive quarters and establishing it as a leader in the secure enterprise mobility and collaboration space. Subsequently, he served as Senior Vice President at BlackBerry LTD. Before WatchDox he was a general manager of the application management business at EMC. He holds an engineering degree from Technion and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Amir Rapson co-founded vFunction and serves as its CTO, where he leads its technology, product and engineering. Prior to founding vFunction in 2017, Amir was a GM and the VP R&D of WatchDox until its acquisition by Blackberry, where Amir served as a VP of R&D. Prior to WatchDox, Amir held R&D positions at CTERA Networks and at SofaWare (Acquired by Check Point). Amir has an MBA from the IDC Herzlia, and a BSc in Physics from Tel-Aviv University.

Ori Saporta co-founded vFunction and serves as its VP Engineering. Prior to founding vFunction, Ori was the lead Systems Architect of WatchDox until its acquisition by Blackberry, where he continued to serve in the role of Distinguished Systems Architect. Prior to that, Ori was a Systems Architect at Israeli’s Intelligence Core Technology Unit (8200). Ori has a BSc in Computer Engineering from Tel-Aviv University and and an MSc in Computer Science from the same institute for which his thesis subject was “Testing and Optimizing Data-Structure Implementations Under the RC11 Memory Model”.

Samantha Cartwright is the Vice President of Strategic Alliances at vFunction. In her role, Samantha is responsible for leading and growing vFunction’s portfolio of alliance partners, including hyperscalers, global system integrators, and managed service providers. As an enterprise and cloud technology leader, Samantha has rich experience transforming marketing and alliance programs and driving successful go-to-market strategy. Prior to joining vFunction, Samantha served as Vice President, Global Alliances at CloudSphere, a solution provider in cyber asset management. Prior to CloudSphere’s merger with iQuate, Samantha served as Chief Marketing Officer. Samantha holds a BA from Texas State University.

Craig leads Strategy for vFunction. In his role, Craig is responsible for helping define, execute and achieve our long-term strategic growth objectives. With 25 years of sales, marketing, alliances and corporate development experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge and a collaborative, hands leadership style. Prior to joining vFunction, Craig worked with and advised 50+ venture-based companies, helping them accelerate their growth, improve their execution, and achieve their objectives.

As Senior Director of Marketing at vFunction, Paul oversees the company’s go-to-market strategy. He is a technical marketing executive with over 12 years of experience rooted in B2B SaaS, AI, and cloud infrastructure. Previously, as Director of Product Marketing at Matilda Cloud, Paul drove key partnership initiatives with hyperscalers and service organizations. He also brings extensive experience guiding segment marketing and channel partnerships from his time at Schneider Electric. Paul holds a degree in Electrical Computer Engineering with minors in Business, Mathematics, and Computer Science from the University of Iowa.