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The investors funding Israeli tech and opening the door to the next generation of entrepreneurs

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
An exclusive investor survey as part of the Gateways to Israeli Tech project maps the strengths of the sector, highlights its problems, and also offers a vision and solutions
Yanai Oron ינאי אורון

Yanai Oron, Vertex: E-commerce and financial solutions are two key areas we're succeeding in

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Yanai Oron, General Partner at Vertex Ventures, said that he “love’s to see founders that are able to articulate their thoughts very clearly and are very convincing about their vision”
קובי סמבורסקי גלילות Kobi Samboursky Glilot Capital

Kobi Samboursky, Glilot Capital: VCs should be involved in the day to day operations of the business

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Kobi Samboursky of Glilot Capital Partners, said the upsurge in wages will continue as long as companies continue to grow
Merav Weinryb Qualcomm Ventures

Merav Weinryb, Qualcomm Ventures: Successful CEOs are real leaders

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Merav Weinryb from Qualcomm Ventures stressed that “successful startups have passionate teams, who communicate well, are very focused on their targets, but are flexible enough to move and change when needed”
לירן גרינברג שותף מייסד של Team8

Liran Grinberg, Team8: Security needs rethinking

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Liran Grinberg, co-founder of Team8, noted that VCs are in the services business. “We provide service, help and support to founders we work with. The founders don’t work for us, we work for them”
ללי דוד שותפה ב-OurCrowd

Laly David, OurCrowd: Foodtech is well-positioned to thrive long term

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Laly David, Partner at OurCrowd, explained how “as long as the demand of capital is larger than the supply of workers, the upsurge in wages will continue”
Tal Slobodkin StageOne טל סלובודקין

Tal Slobodkin, StageOne: We are super bullish on enterprise tech and all its flavors

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Tal Slobodkin, Managing Partner at StageOne VC, explained that they “try to assist in anything that has to do with HR, but frankly a VC would never be able to replace the CEO or executive team in attracting top talent”
Renana Ashkenazi Grove Ventures

Renana Ashkenazi, Grove Ventures: The most exciting part of investing is the people you invest in

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Renana Ashkenazi, General Partner at Grove Ventures, said the HR crisis “may hold an opportunity as it can also push the industry to find creative solutions in training and bringing new populations to the industry”
דני כהן Viola

Daniel Cohen, Viola: Web3 is the next revolution

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Daniel Cohen, General Partner at Viola Ventures, says he looks for startups targeting a big market and entrepreneurs that have a chip on his (or her) shoulder
אסף ורהפט מ UPWEST

Assaf Wahrhaft, UpWest: Cloud adoption creates a huge opportunity for new startups

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Assaf Wahrhaft, Partner at UpWest Ventures, said “digital health solutions will revolve around data and AI and our ability to create more efficient and agile health organizations”
יובל בהרב SOMV

Yuval Baharav, SOMV: The HR problem is also an opportunity

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Yuval Baharav, General Partner at SOMV, believes the world is at “the initial stages of a technology adoption curve, which will lead to the digitization of most of what we see around us”
נדב שמעוני Arkin Holdings

Nadav Shimoni, Arkin Holdings: We are looking for products that solve a real unmet need

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Nadav Shimoni, Head of Digital Health at Arkin Holdings, claimed that “high wages in tech are very harmful, as it reduces the number of people that stay long enough to develop their skills and contribute to a company”
דדה גולדשמידט סמנכ"ל ודירקטור מנהל ישראל ואירופה קרן Samsung Catalyst ועידת דור 5

Dede Goldschmidt, Samsung Catalyst: Data ends up acting like motor traffic

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, David (Dede) Goldschmidt, Head of Samsung Catalyst Fund, said “the strength of the startup ecosystem is in its ability to steer talent to new, rising needs and domains”
נתן שוחמי Hyperwise Ventures

Nathan Shuchami, Hyperwise: High wages are harmful both to companies and investors

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Nathan Shuchami, Managing Partner at Hyperwise Ventures, said that the solution to the HR crisis needs to include a combination of technological education, integration of minority groups, remote R&D centers, and foreign workers
נמרוד כהן TAU Ventures

Nimrod Cohen, TAU Ventures: There is almost no field that is oversaturated in tech

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Nimrod Cohen, the Managing Partner of TAU Ventures, insisted that it is the founders who should be managing their companies. “We as investors need to help them in any way we can”
מאיה פיזוב

Maya Pizov, Amiti: Autotech has a strong future ahead of it

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Maya Pizov of Amiti Ventures said "compute is well positioned to thrive long term, and so are data-related industries"
אירית קאהן DTCP דויטשה טלקום

Irit Kahan, DTCP: A strong team is needed to scale

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Irit Kahan, head of DTCP Israel noted that “as long as current funding environments persist the current upsurge in wages will continue”
פבל ליפשיץ Hetz Ventures

Pavel Livshiz, Hetz: Ability to pivot is what we look for in startups

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Pavel Livshiz, Partner at Hetz Ventures, noted that a “few verticals in the cybersecurity space are already oversaturated - SaaS security, open source security, and a few others”
יאיר שניר דל

Yair Snir, Dell Technologies Capital: The data revolution hasn’t started yet

06.12.21|Elihay Vidal
Speaking to CTech as part of a special investor survey, Yair Snir, Managing Director & VP at Dell Technologies Capital, noted that “disruption of the traditional financial institutions regulation is likely to reinvent everything that we used to think and know about finance”