Our Team

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Tsipi Shoham, PhD
Tsipi Shoham, PhD
Co-founder, CEO and Board Member
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Tsipi Shoham, PhD
Co-founder, CEO and Board Member

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 Kidron
Ben Kidron
CRO
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Ben Kidron
CRO

Ben has over 30 years of experience turning startups into global enterprises. He excels in strategy, sales, fundraising, and M&A, with expertise in RCV, VR, B2B, and logistics. Recognized for innovation in Industry 4.0, IoT, and big data, 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.

Avi Levin
Avi Levin
CFO
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Avi Levin
CFO

Avi Levin has experience in IPOs and follow-ons on Nasdaq and TASE as both an investment banker and CFO. He has M&A experience, including reviewing potential acquisitions and post-acquisition integration. As CFO, Avi has overseen global finance teams, led multinational legal teams, and collaborated with investment bankers, auditors, and PR teams. He holds a degree in Economics and Accounting from Ben Gurion University and an MBA from NYU Stern. Avi is a licensed CPA in the U.S. and Israel.

Amit Levin
Amit Levin
COO
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Amit Levin
COO

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.

Katrin Dlugach
Katrin Dlugach
VP R&D
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Katrin Dlugach
VP R&D

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.

Dvir Gerstein
Dvir Gerstein
VP Finance
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Dvir Gerstein
VP Finance

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.

Gal Milshtein
Gal Milshtein
System Engineer
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Gal Milshtein
System Engineer

Gal Milshtein has over 30 years of experience in the industry, leading R&D of complex multidisciplinary systems. His career includes various roles such as VP of Engineering at Nanofabrica, where he played a key role in its acquisition by NanoDimension. Previously, he was responsible for re-founding the Orisol R&D Center in Israel, leading the development of a complex automated system from concept through R&D to mass production. This system generates revenue and provides employment to approximately 100 people worldwide.

Anat Pinto
Anat Pinto
VP HR
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Anat Pinto
VP HR

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.

Efrat Greenwald, PhD
Efrat Greenwald, PhD
Researcher & Data Scientist
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Efrat Greenwald, PhD
Researcher & Data Scientist

Efrat has a Ph.D. in Physics from the Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute, Israel. The focus of her academic research was biological systems, among them, she developed a stochastic model for algae photosynthesis in bioreactors. Her experience in indoor farming includes leading a multidisciplinary development of a full end-to-end solution for a control system for large-scale distributed farming that will allow data-driven research, including hardware integration, software development, and the design of the architecture of the data processing

Matan Gal
Matan Gal
VP Customer Experience
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Matan Gal
VP Customer Experience

Matan brings more than 20 years of entrepreneurship running businesses in the hospitality and culinary industry, helping major food and retail companies create new customer experiences. Matan holistic view of the customer experience is instrumental in shaping successful customer journeys.

Board of Directors

Tsipi Shoham, PhD
Co-founder, CEO and Board Member
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Tsipi Shoham, PhD
Co-founder, CEO and Board Member

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.

Aharon Fogel
Chairman of the Board
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Aharon Fogel
Chairman of the Board

A renowned leader in the private and public sectors. Mr. Fogel is the Chairman of Ayalon Insurance Holding Co., and of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Until recently, Mr. Fogel was the Chairman of ZIM, and previously a Chairman of IDB, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd., Hadassah Medical Center, and Ness Technologies, Inc., and was a founding partner of JVP Mr. Fogel was the Director General at the Israel Ministry of Finance and the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Bank of Israel.

Dan Altschuler Malek
Board Member
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Dan Altschuler Malek
Board Member

Dan is a co-founder and managing partner at Unovis Asset Management, a global investment firm that is at the forefront of developing alternatives to animal protein products. Unovis is committed to investing in plant-based and cultured meat replacements, and they offer their extensive culinary knowledge, understanding of consumer habits, experience in food manufacturing, and a global network to support founders. Unovis has made investments in over 50 startups worldwide, including regions such as the US, Europe, Israel, China, Indonesia, India, New Zealand, and Mexico.

Nurit Nahum, PhD
Board Member
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Nurit Nahum, PhD
Board Member

Nurit serves on boards and as a chairperson in a variety of companies. Her past leadership roles include the CEO of an Investment company, VP of BD, and manager of PWC Israel consultancy. Graduated from Harvard Business School Executive Education and awarded her Ph.D. in Strategy at TA University. An affiliated researcher at Jonkoping international business school, Sweden, and teaches strategy at TA University.

Amit Chayot
Board Member
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Amit Chayot
Board Member

Amit has over 25 years of experience as a CFO in the food industry (Yachin, Shean Regional Collective Enterprises), and the high-tech industry (E.C.I, Intel Group), including the activity of production and sales in Canada, China, and Europe. Amit is an independent director at Solair Renewable Energy Ltd. (a public company in the field of renewable energy) and a director at the Tamir Packages Recycling Corporation (a corporation that is led by the largest food and retail companies in Israel).

Yigal Tamir
Board Member
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Yigal Tamir
Board Member

Former director at the National budget department, VP of economics &finance at the National Water Company. Founder of MLT , BOT projects in water and oil for 30 years. Involved and leading over 20 startups in various fields. Social entrepreneur.

Benny Shoham
Co-founder & Board Observer
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Benny Shoham
Co-founder & Board Observer

Benny brings over 25 years of international entrepreneurship and fortune 500 executive experience, which includes leading 2 deep-tech startups as a co-founding CEO from inception to product release. He has a proven track record in building and leading teams, which deliver winning solutions and generating sales of over $300m across the globe, including international prizes in divers industries (AgFoodTech, Semiconductor, enterprise SW and IT).

Oran Scott
Board Observer
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Oran Scott
Board Observer

15 years of experience as an intrapreneur; Founder of numerous Agri-Food tech initiatives. CEO of Granot's Innovation & Technology arm, GFF. Israel's largest farmer cooperative. An experienced board member of startups companies.

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