

Our Partners

About Us
The Investors Forum brings together accredited investors from over 3,000 members of the Executive and CFO Forums, along with the companies they represent, U.S Angel clubs, AMIT (81 Army Technology unit Alumni), and Ben Gurion University. This exclusive platform allows members to build personalized investment portfolios, partnering with top experts and influential leaders in the Israeli economy. The Investors Forum creates dedicated investment groups for each investment. Investment decisions are led by a professional committee of 40 high-level executives from Israel’s leading companies.
Our investment policy highlights
Focus on high-potential Israeli startups
Smart, Selective Investing
We follow the top VC firms and do not lead rounds
Growth opportunities
We prefer seed and Series A/B rounds for early-stage growth
Tax Advantage
We target R&D start-ups that have raised up to NIS 12M, unlocking tax credit opportunities for investors
Differentiation & Advantages
Uniqueness
Connection to the decision makers at the leading companies in the Israeli economy
High-quality Deal Flow
From strategic partners in academia, AMIT 81 - Technology unit Alumni, accelerators, hospitals, and research institutes
Expertise
In a wide range of industries
Experience
27 years of experience in creating professional business communities
DNA
Bringing the values of trust, intimacy, and professionalism from existing forums
Diversity
Women’s leadership and representation of diverse communities
International
Cooperation with angel clubs worldwide
Strategic partners
Including EY Israel as strategic advisor, Shibolet law firm, Amazon Web Services,, Agmon-Tulchinsky law firm


Board of Directors

Eyal Desheh
Chairman and Director at Tevel Aerobotics, Mobileye, CytoReason etc. Former CFO Teva, Checkpoint
IIF Director
Investment Committee Chairman

Michal Koren
CEO, CFO Forum of Israel
IIF Chairperson of the Board

Eti Mitrany
CEO Investors Forum, former SVP Finance, Teva Pharma, Director Brainsway & Others
IIF CEO & Director
Investment Committee Member
A source familiar with the hi-tech industry says that when people with experience as CEOs or senior executives in a company like Amdocs sit on the board of a startup company, they can contribute fascinating insights to the management - from operational matters on pricing, compensation, and human resources to a go-to-market and financing strategies.
The famous investors behind the exit of the cyber company. Globes, September 3rd, 2024

Ami Boehm
Chairman Gilat Satellite, Brainsway, Leumi Partners, Former Partner at FIMI
IIF Director
Investment Committee Member

Noga Kainan
IEL Chairperson & CFO Forum
IIF Director
Investment Committee Member

Assaf Wise
CTO, Earth & Beyond Ventures, Director at AMIT-81
CTO DeepTech, IIF Director
Investment Committee Member

Karin Sarid
Director, Former CEO Syneron Candela, Alma Laser, OREX
IIF Director
Investment Committee Member

Josh Peleg
CEO, BGN Ben Gurion Tech-Transfer
IIF Director
Investment Committee Member

Investment Committee Members

Eyal Desheh
Chairman and Director at Tevel Aerobotics, Mobileye, CytoReason etc. Former CFO Teva, Checkpoint

Michal Koren
CEO, CFO Forum of Israel

Ami Boehm
Chairman Gilat Satellite, Brainsway, Leumi Partners, Former Partner at FIMI

Assaf Wise
CTO, Earth & Beyond Ventures, Director at AMIT-81

Prof. Dan Blumberg
VP R&D Ben Gurion University, Chairman Israel Space Agency

Chaim Hurwitz
CEO CH Health, a private venture capital firm

Dan Suesskind
Former CFO Teva Pharma

Dr. Amiram (Ami) Appelbaum

Eldad Fresher

Eti Mitrany
CEO Investors Forum, former SVP Finance, Teva Pharma, Director Brainsway & Others

Gal Gitar
Partner IBEX Investors

Prof. Yaron Wolfsthal
CTO, Partner, ICI Fund

Yossi Ben Shalom
Chairman DSBI VC

MedTech

Karin Sarid
Director, Former CEO Syneron Candela, Alma Laser, OREX

Dan Suesskind
Former CFO Teva Pharma

Dr. Hedva Voliovitch, MD
Chairperson Israeli Society for HealthTech

Dr. Roee Atlas
CEO Rambam MedTech Hospital

Lior Bonfis
CEO Phillips Israel

Eli Shani
EVP BD Teva Pharma

Erez Meltzer
CEO NanoX Imaging

Eti Mitrany
CEO Investors Forum, former SVP Finance, Teva Pharma, Director Brainsway & Others

Prof. Yehuda Chowers
CMO CytoReason

Dr. Maurit Beeri
Director General at Alyn Hospital Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center, Jerusalem

Uri Goren
Head of Innovation Meir Medical Center

Dr. Alvit Wolf
Chief Medical Officer, Innovation Center, Carmel Hospital

Anat Savion
Head of Strategy and Partnering- Beilnson Hospital Innovation

Dr. Gil Levi
Director, Department of Medical Innovation, Assuta Hospital

Climate, Energy, FoodTech & AgroTech

Ariel Chetrit
CFO Strauss group

Aviram Lahav
CFO Israeli Chemical Ltd

Ilan Sheena
Fin. Advisor

Eldad Fresher

Eti Mitrany
CEO Investors Forum, former SVP Finance, Teva Pharma, Director Brainsway & Others

Tal Raz
CEO Afcon Renewable Energy

Yizhake Eliav
CFO Tnova

Space & Defense

Ami Boehm
Chairman Gilat Satellite, Brainsway, Leumi Partners, Former Partner at FIMI

Assaf Wise
CTO, Earth & Beyond Ventures, Director at AMIT-81

Prof. Dan Blumberg
VP R&D Ben Gurion University, Chairman Israel Space Agency

Javier Shocron
Chairman AMIT 81 Alumni

Israel Lupa
president ELTA Systems Ltd

Yaron kulas
Vice President Mergers & Acquisition

Quantum Computing & Semiconductors

Assaf Wise
CTO, Earth & Beyond Ventures, Director at AMIT-81

Avi Shadmi
CFO Mixtiles

Eli Carmon
CFO Microsoft R&D

Racheli Ganot
CEO Ready Group

Sharon Dror
CFO Xsight Labs

Prof. Yaron Wolfsthal
CTO, Partner, ICI Fund

Yael Yeger
Deeptech Expert | Strategic Partnerships Israel, Europe, US & Canada

Cyber & Software

Chen Kamin
CEO AMIT 81 Alumni

Nir Peleg
VP BD Scribe Security

Rinat Zilberstein
CEO AT&T R&D

Tomer Amitai
CFO Natural Intelligence

Prof. Yaron Wolfsthal
CTO, Partner, ICI Fund

Roy Heldshtein
Managing Partner, COO & CFO, Team8 Group
Our Investors Forum vision is to be a significant player and value-adding partner in establishing and accompanying technological startups in Israel. We are dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration, and growth within the business community.
Join us in shaping the future of Israeli entrepreneurship!