Ep755: Guy Franklin | Founder and General Partner, ‘Israeli Mapped in NY’ Ventures
Guy Franklin is the founder and General Partner of ‘Israeli Mapped in NY’, an interactive platform of the Israeli startups operating in NY. The platform serves as a one stop shop which connects the startups to the local ecosystem in NYC including investors, corporates and business opportunities.The platform Franklin created received several awards and recognitions, as this was something that changed the conversation about Israel and continues to promote the Israeli startup community in the world.Guy was named recently in the “10 Most influential Israelis in tech in America'' by Yediot Ahronoth, the leading newspaper in Israel.
27 Feb 202221min
Ep754: Taly Nechushtan | CEO, Innovopro
Taly is an experienced CEO and strategy leader in global companies. She brings over 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and in expanding product lines using innovative strategies and brand management. Taly holds a BA in Economics and an MBA, both from Tel-Aviv University
26 Feb 202222min
Ep753: Yael Fainaro | EVP Security, Synamedia Israel
Yael is an EVP of Synamedia Security Business and the head of Synamedia Israel. Synamedia is a leading technology company working with the world’s leading streaming platforms, studios, and sports leagues to protect their content from industrialized piracy and to provide consumers the best possible experience for consuming the video content. Yael has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry in the areas of strategy, M&A, innovation, business development & post-merger integration. Prior to joining Synamedia, Yael served as VP Corporate Development of CyberArk Software (NASDAQ: CYBR) where she was responsible for leading the company’s strategy and for generating new growth activities through organic and in-organic initiatives.
25 Feb 202222min
Ep752: Micha Breakstone | Co-founder and CEO, NeuraLight.ai
Micha is a repeat entrepreneur who’s founded a few great businesses (e.g. chorus.ai acquired for $575M by ZoomInfo), and a few less successful ones. He’s currently Co-founder and CEO of NeuraLight.ai – a venture-backed startup on a mission to transform the lives of more than 1 billion people suffering from neurological disorders by digitizing neurological insights and care – a venture he hopes becomes his magnum opus.
24 Feb 202223min
Ep751: Ralf Specht | Co-founder and CEO, Spark44
Ralf is a visionary business leader and creator of the Soul System™, a framework that aligns value-creating employee action with broader corporate strategy through shared understanding and shared purpose. As a founding partner of Spark44, he was the architect of an innovative, industry-first joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover, which grew under his leadership as CEO to a global revenue of $100+m and 1,200 employees. Previously, he consulted with global brands for 22 years with McCann Erickson. During his 25 years in executive roles, one key question kept him awake at night: How do we build and sustain a human-centric performance culture? His driving vision is to make soulless companies a thing of the past.
24 Feb 202223min
Ep750: Eyal Amir | CEO, Parknav
Eyal Amir is the CEO and founder of Parknav, a growing startup that offers AI technology to find parking in real-time.
23 Feb 202219min
Ep749: Shiran Weitzman | Co-Founder & CEO, Shield.
Shiran is the CEO and Co-Founder at Shield. He has over 20 years of technology and management expertise, mainly in the Financial Services vertical. Prior to Shield Shiran was the Head of Sales at TM-Group, managing the company’s major tier 1 bank accounts. Shiran brings to Shield many years as a trusted advisor and a subject matter expert in the financial compliance market. In early 2018, Shiran created Shield, a regtech company specializing in communications compliance with his long-time friend Ofir Shabtai. Shield is now 60 people spread across Israel, London, and New York.
22 Feb 202223min
Ep748: Or Haviv | Partner and Head Of Global Innovation, Arieli Capital
Or is the Partner and Head Of Global Innovation at Arieli Capital. Arieli Capital is a successful venture capital firm, that operates in a very different model from its industry – the investment model is "evergreen", not looking for fast exits. It is a combination of a private equity and VC. Their investors are mostly wealth management entities and family offices. They have a unique investment approach and equity holding structure with a diverse investment portfolio – from accelerators in Ocean-Tech, Agro-Tech, to direct investment in many start-ups.
21 Feb 202222min
