Ron did his Bachelors and Masters degrees in EE, at the Technion. He was one of the first employees in Annapurna Labs, a semiconductor startup that was acquired by Amazon Web Services in 2015. After the acquisition, Ron relocated the California, to work closely with the AWS team. More recently, Ron initiated and lead the AWS Inferentia development, a Machine Learning accelerator that provides the best inference price/performance in the cloud.
Dec 30, 2020•22 min
Lior is the head of Shibolet's Hi-Tech and Venture Capital practice and a senior member of the firm's management committee. He brings 25 years of experience and has earned an outstanding reputation in leading high-end transactions and recognized as a leading expert in venture capital and strategic investments, and in the structuring and establishment of venture capital funds. Lior has vast experience working with the international market, extensive connections in the United States and Europe, an...
Oct 07, 2020•23 min
Michael is a growth leader with a proven track record of building and scaling successful customer-focused global operations for B2B startups. She is the COO at Hyro, an innovative startup focused on supercharging digital experiences with Conversational AI, where she is leading the company's commercial efforts. Previously she was VP at MCE Systems and then moved to Spot, where she helped increase the organizations’ revenue by 30% Q over Q.
Oct 06, 2020•22 min
Bing works with Colliers International, a full service global commercial real estate firm. His focus currently is investment sales and helping firms with leasing and facility needs. Previously, he served a private investment fund as its acquisitions officer, sourcing numerous opportunistic acquisitions exceeding a total of $225M. He was also a national real estate consultant, with an aggregate value of commercial real estate transaction history of over $800,000,000.
Oct 05, 2020•24 min
Sergio is the co-founder of dLocal, a leading payments solution for global companies selling into emerging markets. He previously founded several companies, including Uiotel, Metrocall, JetNumbers and Astropay. He was a sales executive for Oracle and a researcher at IBM. Sergio is an active angel investor in early-stage tech startups and holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MSC from the technion.
Oct 04, 2020•22 min
Rona is a founding partner of TLV Partners, currently focusing on Cloud Computing, AI and Cyber Security. She led the investment and is on the board of various companies that span over a dozen exit events, including Varonis (NSDQ: VRNS), Skycure, Puresec, and SalesPredict. Previously, Rona was a General Partner at Pitango and Evergreen, and was head of the enterprise software sector at both funds. Her journey began as a successful entrepreneur herself, in the gaming industry.
Oct 03, 2020•21 min
Giddy is the CTO of Adesto Technologies, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor market. Previously he was a member of the advisory board of Think Silicon and Sansa Security (both acquired) and Centipede Semi. He was VP of Marketing at MIPS Technology (acquired Feb 2013) and VP of Architecture for Symwave. Gideon holds over 30 issued patents and BSEE, MSEE and MBA degrees.
Oct 02, 2020•23 min
Josh is a public interest entrepreneur working at the nexus of community activism, technology, and social justice. He co-founded New Cycle Capital and was CEO of Lex Machina, sold to LexisNexis, which pioneered Data/AI for law. He also founded www.fullcirclefund.org to fund non-profit organizations working to build a better Bay Area. Josh earned a joint MBA and Law Degree from Stanford University in 1999. He is presently a candidate for the California State Senate.
Sep 30, 2020•22 min
Rabbi Joey Felsen, Founder and Executive Director of the Jewish Study Network, hails from Toronto, Canada. A skilled educator, Rabbi Felsen teaches classes at the JCCs in Palo Alto and Los Gatos, as well as a host of other venues. He is the founding Board President of Meira Academy and a recipient of the prestigious Grinspoon-Steinhardt National Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
Sep 29, 2020•22 min
Shiran is responsible for Super-Pharm’s (Israel’s largest pharmacy chain) brand development, trend forecasting, and brand hunt. She previously worked for April Cosmetics and Revlon headquarters in New York, after which she transitioned to a packaging company providing to all leading beauty brands. Shiran holds an MA in Media Studies and Media Managements and a BA in Communications. She is a proud mother of 3.
Sep 28, 2020•24 min
Stav is a partner at Labs/02, a stage fund and Incubator backed by the leading equity crowdfunding platform OutCrowd, India’s Reliance Industries, the Hebrew University and the Israel Innovation Authority. Previously she was an entrepreneur focused on building startup accelerators and co-founder of SifTech, the first entrepreneurship center and accelerator program in greater Jerusalem. She also founded Jnext, which aims to strengthen and empower the technological ecosystem in Jerusalem.
Sep 27, 2020•23 min
Jacob is a financial expert with over 25 years of experience in driving the hyper growth of multinational enterprises, guiding global operations and supporting expansion into international markets, leading major corporate mergers, optimizing financial operations and overseeing corporate governance and compliance. He scaled multiple enterprises, raised over $750 million in venture capital and completed over $1.5 billion in acquisitions.
Sep 26, 2020•23 min
Benny is the CEO and Founder of OPSWAT, a cyber security company that provides critical infrastructure protection (CIP) solutions for over 1,500 customers across a wide range of industries, including energy (protecting most US nuclear power generation and research facilities), financial services, government agencies, healthcare, transportation, networking, and telecommunications. Benny bootstrapped OPSWAT and has transformed the company into a global operation with 300+ employees and 10 offices ...
Sep 25, 2020•24 min
Dana Look-Arimoto is the Founder and CEO of Phoenix⁵, a leadership and executive coaching company that helps corporations and leaders transform at an accelerated rate. She is a 2018 SIA Global Power 150 for Women in Staffing, coach, international speaker, author of Stop Settling, Settle Smart, and the host of the “Settle Smarter” podcast. Dana is using her knowledge from leading teams and companies for two decades in the staffing industry to evangelize her new mindset, method, and movement to re...
Sep 24, 2020•23 min
Cecile is the Head of Impact & Sustainability at Pitango Venture Capital, Israel’s largest VC, where she is responsible for adapting the worlds of ESG and the SDGs to the framework of mainstream venture capital. Previously, she was the Founder and Managing Partner of Impact First Investments, Israel's first impact investing company, and was one of the initiators of the Al-Bawader private equity fund, the first investor in Arab-founded startups.
Sep 23, 2020•25 min
Sandor is the CEO of Network Bankers, a tech-enabled investment bank matching capital providers and capital users through a global network of over 30,000 CEOs. Through the founding and leading of two successful investment banking businesses and a real estate management group, as well as board member of publicly traded companies, he led the advisory process on over $20B of M&As. Sandor holds an MBA from Stanford Business School and a Masters in AI from Stanford.
Sep 22, 2020•22 min
Itai founded Duda, a professional website builder for web designers, agencies and SaaS platforms. He started the company from his garage in Mountain View, CA, with his high school friend, Amir Glatt, who is now CTO. Duda currently has over 800,000 websites hosted on its platform. Previously Itai held business development, product and engineering positions at companies such as SAP and Amdocs.
Sep 21, 2020•22 min
Amy is the CEO of The B3 Method Institute and Drishtiq Yoga, a keynote speaker, and corporate board member. She is the author of the book, Business, Balance & Bliss: How the B3 Method Can Transform Your Career and Life, and the host of the Breaking Beliefs podcast. Her speaking programs encompass one-of-a-kind topics on digital transformation, mindfulness, leadership, employee engagement, company culture, change management and innovation.
Sep 20, 2020•21 min
Dr. Eliaz is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of steering companies to success and acquisition by big pharma. He is the Founder and Managing Director at Elrom Ventures. Previously he was VP of Innovative Branded Products at Teva and CEO of NasVax (TASE: NSVX) and Immcure Therapeutics, VP Product at Intradigm (acquired), Rinat Neuroscience (acquired by Pfizer) and Alza (acquired by J&J). Rom received his PhD from the Weizmann Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Sep 19, 2020•24 min
Yaron is currently Silicon Valley Bank Director of Enterprise Architecture and a former Chief Architect (Revenue Systems) at VISA. He has held leadership positions in software companies, architecturally leading multi-million dollar foundational initiatives, involving highly distributed systems processing billions of transactions, and spearheading the reimagination of next-gen technical and functional landscape for key financial institutions. Avid traveler and someone who takes it one day at a ti...
Sep 18, 2020•23 min
Orit Balicer Tsur is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of a new startup in stealth mode, focusing on the future of work. Her previous startup was acquired back in 2015. Previously she worked as a PM for Lyft, building new shared rides experiences. She started her career as an architect and moved to high-tech "only for a couple of years" that lasted over a decade. Yet she claims nothing has changed - it was always about creatively building stuff that people need. Orit is also a proud mother o...
Sep 17, 2020•24 min
Jake Flomenberg is a Partner at Wing and focuses on next-generation infrastructure, SaaS, and security investments. Since joining Wing at the start of 2019 he has led 4 investments – including SiMa.ai and 3 stealth artificial intelligence related SaaS companies.
Sep 16, 2020•23 min
Ron started his career with a PhD in Semiconductor, after which he joined RCA Labs as part of the CMOS development team. He advanced to be the Director of Marketing for Motorola’s 6800 microprocessor, followed by being the General Manager for General Electric’s XRay division. His journey continued as he became the President of Diasonics' MRI Business and Senior Vice President of Toshiba Medical Systems. Today he is the Founder and CEO of EchoPixel’s Interactive Mixed Reality business.
Sep 15, 2020•20 min
Sophie is recognized as a Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. She is recognized by TechCrunch as a Verified Expert Lawyer and was recently named to the list of Top 10 Immigration Attorneys in California. She authors a weekly TechCrunch immigration advice column (Dear Sophie) and is the host of the podcast ‘Immigration Law for Tech Startups’. Her firm, Alcorn Immigration Law, is the fastest growing immigra...
Sep 14, 2020•21 min
Zack is the CEO of the OFJCC, where under his leadership they launched the Center for Social Impact, the Architects of the Jewish Future Series, and the Zionism 3.0 Project, which is creating a new paradigm for Israel-World Jewry relations. He is a writer, speaker and thought-leader on issues of modern American Judaism and Zionism. Previously he served as the Pacific Northwest Director for AIPAC. He holds a MA from Claremont Graduate School, a BA from Yale University and has studied at Hebrew Un...
Sep 13, 2020•22 min
Fatima is the CEO and co-founder of Quill Inc., the world’s first one-stop marketplace where podcasters can find pre-vetted expert freelancers. As a member of the National Speakers Bureau, Fatima has spoken at various events around the world on media and tech trends. In addition to being a commentator for BNN Bloomberg, she is a frequent contributor to publications including the Huffington Post. In recent years she has won two Top 30 under 30 awards and one of Flare Magazine’s Top 100 Women....
Sep 12, 2020•21 min
Shiran’s day job is the program managing director at DRIVE TLV and runs the commercialization program called fastlane. However, in the evenings she propels forward females in various aspects. Shiran was a managing partner of Yazamiyot, Israel’s leading community of over 5,000 members, and a volunteer at Saleet, an organization helping women at risk, working to integrate them into the hi-tech industry.
Sep 11, 2020•21 min
Tal is a General Partner at Disruptive Ventures, a privately held venture fund run by investment professionals equipped with extensive global technology and media relationships. He also serves as a board member in various technological companies as Beamr, Anodot, Co-Cycle, Speed Up and Taylor Brands. Previously Tal founded and led companies such as S.E.A (IPO), Orca Interactive (acquired), Belnsync (acquired) and Dotomi (acquired) and helped found Sosa, a global network of tech innovation hubs....
Sep 11, 2020•24 min
Hadas Bergman is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business school and moved to Cambridge from Tel Aviv last summer. In her prior life, she was the manager of the Digital & Service Design practice at TASC, an Israeli consulting firm, was the 3rd employee at IT Central Station, a B2B Enterprise IT startup, and served in the Intelligence Corps of the Israeli Defense Force.
Sep 11, 2020•22 min
Neil was a former VP and CFO of Ford Mobility and VP and Treasurer for Ford Motor Company. He joined Ford in 1982. In 1991, he joined the Treasurer's Office and held numerous positions in corporate treasury culminating in becoming VP Treasurer in 2007. In July 2016 he took on the role of CFO for Ford Mobility, a newly created subsidiary. Neil retired from Ford after 36 years at year-end 2018. Since retiring, Neil has taken on the roles of independent director at Karamba Security, has joined the ...
Sep 11, 2020•23 min
