Our Team

Tsipi has more than 20 years of medical research, specializing in cellular biology and cancer research. She led breakthrough product developments as CTO, with granted patents. Tsipi has a PhD from The Weizmann Institute, and a Post Doctorate from Stanford, CA.

Ben has over 30 years of experience turning startups into global enterprises. He excels in strategy, sales, fundraising, and M&A. Ben won the Israeli COS’s Startup of the Year award and achieved its fastest exit in history. In the U.S., he received the IIPSEC Awards and Technology of the Year from Israel Post. Ben is known for agile strategy, trend prediction, and optimizing risk-reward.

Dvir Gerstein is a seasoned Financial Officer with extensive experience in global industrial companies, leading finance organizations. He has a strong background in financial, business, and operational activities, emphasizing strategic thinking, leadership, and high-growth enterprises. For the past 10 years, Dvir has been with Hazera Seeds Ltd., part of Limagrain group. He holds a BSc in economics and accounting from Tel Aviv University and an MA in accounting from Bar-Ilan University.

Amit Levin is an experienced executive with over 20 years of leadership in operations management, strategic business growth, and development. He holds a BSc in business management and an MBA from Ruppin Academic Center. Amit brings collaborative leadership and a results-oriented approach from his experience in the semiconductor and lab-grown diamond industries, both in Israel and the United States.

Katya holds an MBA in Finance and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering, accumulating over 18 years of experience in leading research and development of complex multidisciplinary systems. She has served in multiple senior R&D Management roles, as well as Development and Systems Engineering positions across various industries and domains. Her career includes significant roles such as VP R&D at Scoutcam, CEO of Nitinotes, System Engineer at Nano Dimension, and R&D engineer, project manager, and team leader at Medigus and Medinol. Katrin's expertise encompasses medical device product design and management, regulatory affairs, high-tech sectors, and Industry 4.0 domains.

Yaron is a MedTech leader, investor, and ecosystem builder with over two decades of experience across global corporates and startups. As Founding Partner & CEO of Valitas Ventures, he focuses on commercializing health-tech innovation. Previously, Yaron served as CEO of Medtronic Israel, where he led major acquisitions and strategic partnerships, helping establish the company as Israel’s largest medical technology firm. He holds an MBA, an LL.M., and is a certified CPA.

Anat has a proven track record of over 25 years in business development and marketing, bringing strong interpersonal skills and result oriented with a vast experience in up scaling start-up companies, specializing in empowering organization and maintaining unique DNA culture.

Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the Harvard Economics Department. Brian received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard and holds an M.Phil. in economics from Cambridge University. He served on the staff of the President’s Council of Economics Advisers (CEA) in 1990-91. Brian also served as Executive Vice President and later, Acting CEO, of Alghanim Industries, one of the largest multi-business companies in the Middle East. He served as the founding faculty chair of the HBS Global Initiative for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He is the recipient of HBS’s Robert F. Greenhill award.

Member Board of Directors and VC Partner, seasoned executive. A career of diversified CEO and President roles gaining expertise in business transformation, M&A and sales and marketing of consumer goods, food manufacturing and distribution, food ingredients and the foodservice industry, including Kayco Kosher & Beyond the largest kosher food marketing and distribution business in the US and leading global corporations Unilever and Sodexho. Visionary and strategic business leadership capabilities that optimizes diverse organizational structures and business needs delivering sustainable bottom-line results, bringing experience, balance and maturity to navigate through complex challenges sustaining morale and productivity during periods of change.