Ep1125: Marc Gaffan: From Soldier to Cybersecurity Visionary: A Journey of Adapting to Customer Needs

Or was drafted into the Israeli Air Force in 1999 and served as an F-16 fighter pilot for 10 years. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Haifa and an Executive Master of Public Administration from NYU. Upon completing his EMPA, Or joined Supersonic ( Iron Source ) to head their East Coast office. He later on moved back to Israel to join Google as an Industry Manager. Believing that upcoming changes in the regulatory space around the US sports industry will create massive business opportunities, Or decided to start a venture in this market and founded Fantasy Advantage in 2017.

1 Feb 202222min

Akiva was born in Jerusalem and is married with 4 children, currently living in Ness Harim, as close as possible to nature. He holds a master's degree in physics and electro-optics, and worked in a classified position in the defense industries and was the key engineer of the "Arrow 3" missile and of many and varied classified projects. Since 216, he is the founder of Wisesight, a smooth and straightforward smart parking technology for a better parking experience.

31 Jan 202220min

Elay is the CEO and co-founder @ buff.game, an Israeli based company that completed its IPO in the Tel aviv stock exchange during August 2021. BUFF have developed a loyalty program for video gamers, its a fast growing technology platform. Elay is a father of 3, 44 years old.

30 Jan 202221min

Ron is the Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, a New York based investment firm comprised of venture capital, growth equity, private equity, project finance and an innovation center focused on building the circular economy. Prior to Closed Loop Partners, Ron was the Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability in New York City in the Bloomberg Administration, and the Co-Founder and CEO of RecycleBank. Ron received an MBA from Columbia Business School, and has been an Adjunct Professor at his alma mater since 2010.

29 Jan 202223min

Tal is a visionary entrepreneur and investor and is considered one of the leading innovation experts in smart mobility. He is the founding partner of DriveTLV, Israel’s leading smart mobility innovation hub, and Next Gear Ventures. For the past 20 years, Dr. Cohen has been involved with many startups, helping to create companies with billions of dollars in value. Among others, he co-founded and headed ClickFox Inc., currently valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. The company is a global market leader in providing Customer Behavior Intelligence software and services to Fortune 1000 companies.

29 Jan 202221min

Omri is an entrepreneur by heart, and tech has been a part of his life since he was a teenager. Omer served in a tech unit in the army and later went to study Law & Business. Shortly after, he founded his first company that failed, but his second company was acquired. Dialogue was founded 3 years ago.

28 Jan 202221min

Ofir is an entrepreneur with over a decade of software experience combined with computer vision and deep algorithmic research. Ofir received his B.Sc and M.Sc in Engineering with honors from the Technion under the Brakim elite program with a research focus on robotic simulations and dynamic systems. Ofir is the CEO and Co-founder of Datagen, the leading synthetic data company which creates the next generation of data for Computer Vision AI.

28 Jan 202223min

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is the Founder of Aruwa Capital Management, one of the few women owned and led private equity funds in Africa. leading investment professional and CEO with over 13 years of experience in investment banking and private equity in developed and emerging markets across a number of sectors including healthcare, financial services, technology and consumer goods. Adesuwa is an entrepreneur, CEO, mother, investor and women’s empowerment advocate. She is one of the youngest female private equity fund managers running her own fund in Africa, having launched her fund at 29 years old.

26 Jan 202221min