Judges Panel
Ami GalBio: Mr. Gal has been active in the IT and software technology industry for over 20 years, in various hands-on and leadership positions. As General Manager, software, Ami supports Granot Ventures strategy to expand the software portfolio, targeting mainly on Security, Enterprise Software, Mobile Computing and Cloud Computing. Before joining Granot Ventures Mr. Gal held the position of Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Alliances at Magic Software Enterprises.
Irit Israeli KahanaBio: For over 3 decades Irit Israeli-Kahana held a variety of executive positions in the high tech industry both in Israel and the United States. In her last position as VP Delivery at FTS, Ms. Israeli-Kahana was responsible for all the company’s projects, QA and Customer care. Prior to FTS Ms. Israeli-Kahana spent over 10 years with Amdocs where she held various executive positions. In her last position at Amdocs Irit was VP delivery in charge of large scale projects, had P&L responsibility of large accounts, and took part in the development and implementation of Amdocs product development methodology. Prior to Amdocs, Ms. Israeli-Kahana spent 8 years with IBS, where she worked her way up to the role of Manager of Information Systems.Today Ms. Israeli-Kahana is an independent consultant and is committed to promote projects with a social agenda.
Ayelet Torem Bio: Ms. Torem, Counsel to the firm, is instrumental in the formation and fundraising strategy of private equity and venture funds (local and international), represents funds and private investors in their investments and advises startup companies throughout the emerging growth cycle. Formerly, Ms. Torem resided in Silicon Valley where she served as Head of Business Development at the “California-Israel Chamber of Commerce” (private, non-governmental), focusing on connecting entrepreneurs, venture capital firms and key technology companies from California and Israel through cross-border programs and investments.
Aviv AsulinBio: Aviv is an Investment Manager at Qualcomm Ventures, managing all investment activities in Israel. His investment interest spans across the wireless sector in Israel, including enabling technologies, applications, devices and infrastructure. Prior to Qualcomm Ventures, Aviv held several management R&D position in Qualcomm Israel. Previously, he worked as a project lead in Accord (acquired by Polycom - NASDAQ:PLCM) and Lannet (acquired by Lucent).
Dan StarBio: Co-Founder of AskAmigos, NameExchange and Bionomus, Formerly Senior Investemnt Manager at Intel Capital
