Batch 16
January 6 - 17, 2025
Alison.ai is a Creative analysis technology that helps enterprises augment their Creative Workflows by understanding which elements in their Creatives, or their competitors' creatives yield the best performance. Alison.ai uses it`s unique insights to Generate outstanding marketing materials like Marketing briefs, Storyboards & a commercially ready videos!
Asaf Yanai, Co-Founder & CEO
Asaf Yanai is the Co-founder and CEO of Alison.ai, his third successful startup, with over 15 years of experience driving technological innovation. Known for his strategic insight, Asaf has held key roles such as VP of Growth and Head of Media Buying at top online marketing firms, refining his expertise in business and marketing. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration and an MBA in Marketing from IDC Herzliya, and his visionary leadership continues to inspire the tech industry.
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bananaz brings the power of AI into the heart of mechanical engineering, with a mission to revolutionize this traditionally complex and manual industry. Built by engineers for engineers, bananaz integrates seamlessly with existing CAD tools to offer real-time comparisons, advanced collaboration tools, and intelligent insights for 2D drawings and 3D models. By eliminating the bottlenecks and manual steps that have held back innovation, we’re empowering engineering teams to work with unprecedented speed, accuracy, and ease, so they can focus on what truly matters: building the future.
Or Israel, Co-founder & CEO
Or has over a decade of experience in mechanical engineering and 3D modeling. Before founding bananaz.ai, he served as the Head of Engineering and VP of R&D at Keystone Dental Group, where he led international cross-functional teams and oversaw numerous projects developing Class II medical devices and manufacturing processes. Or holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and is a graduate of the Iacocca Global Village at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.
Ofir Israel, Co-founder & CTO
Ofir has extensive experience in software development, computer vision, machine learning, and AI. Before co-founding bananaz.ai, he was a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, contributing to the "Just Walk Out" technology for Amazon Go stores. Prior to that, he worked at SentinelOne. As part of his army duty, he served in the Israeli Military Intelligence, leading projects focused on research and development. Ofir holds a B.Sc. in Computer and Software Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Bluespine is a fully automated, AI-powered claims cost reduction solution that empowers self-insured employers to reduce financial leakage and mitigate legal risk around health plan administration. It is the first platform of its kind to tackle medical overbilling at scale - regardless of company size - through a customizable claims review process. Blusepine parses and analyzes unique data elements, including Machine Readable Price Transparency Files (MRFs), Summary Plan Documents (SPDs), and individual plan contracts, to create employer-tailored rule sets that accurately discover and rectify overbilling errors across 100% of claims.
David Talinovsky, Co-Founder & CEO
Over the last 20 years, he has led global operations for a number of leading, multinational tech companies. As the former SecuPi COO, David was responsible for creating and implementing the company’s business growth strategy, sales and marketing initiatives, business development activities, field operations, R&D operations, partner relations, finance, and more. Before joining SecuPi, David served as Director of Field Operations at CyberBit, managing 40+ engineers responsible for 4 different product lines. He also served as Head of COST and Field operations at Imperva, the global leader in Web Application Firewall services, and as a Senior R&D Group Leader and Product Manager at Varonis. David holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Ono Academic College in Tel Aviv.
D-ID is the leading platform for the creation of digital humans, offering real-time interactions with photorealistic AI avatars and the most secure solution in the market. D-ID is revolutionizing Sales, Marketing, and Learning & Development. With a client base exceeding 10,000 self-serve businesses and 100+ direct, multi-year enterprise clients like Fidelity, Deutsche Telekom, AXA, Renault, NTT, and PepsiCo, D-ID is well-positioned to lead the growing digital human market, projected to reach $506 billion by 2032.
Gil Perry, Co-founder & CEO
Gil is the Co-Founder and CEO of D-ID. He was among the first developers in Generative AI, working in the field since it emerged in 2014, and developed the first algorithm in the world to protect against face recognition technology. Before founding D-ID, he served in the Israeli Special Forces, studied computer science at Tel Aviv University, and later held various technical roles in leading global tech companies, including NICE Systems and Meerkat/Houseparty, where he was a senior software engineer.
Early, a DevTool AI-Agent, automatically generate high quality, working unit tests around the application code, helping developers and companies reduce the cost of bugs (CrowdStrike is an extreme case) and free up developers' time to focus on delivering high quality code, faster. Unlike github co-pilot, Early is not a general purpose, code-assist tool, but rather a specialized, AI-agent test code generation tool that aims to liberate developers from bugs. For more use cases and examples Check Early's blogs at https://www.startearly.ai/early-blog. Early Supports developer at the Pull Request level and at scale where early generated over 1000 unit tests and 69% coverage for ts-morph, a popular OSS project, under hour.
Sharon Barr, Co-founder & CEO
Sharon is a passionate, high-energy, and visionary leader with over 25 years of proven strategic, technical, and product leadership in the software industry, including 17 years in Silicon Valley, working for world-class high-tech startups and large corporations. He is an expert in taking products from concept to delivery for both small startups and large enterprise companies. Sharon has led local and global teams across cloud and enterprise software architecture, end-to-end software design, product management, scientific analysis, development, and delivery. In his previous roles, Sharon was Global CTO at EY, spearheading innovative product development across sectors such as life sciences, trade, and sustainability. Before that, he was the CTO at Bina Technologies (acquired by Roche), where he led the development of cancer genomic products. At Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE), Sharon was the first VP of Engineering, growing the company to 200 employees and 400 customers. Sharon holds a CS degree from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from San Jose State University (SJSU).
Elementary is a leading automated data observability platform designed to support organizations in achieving reliable data quality and efficient data operations. We built the leading data observability open source package, and our platform is used by forward thinking data teams that see data as a critical asset.
Maayan Salom, Co-founder & CEO
From 2009 to 2016, served in data, research, and leadership roles in Unit 8200. Then joined Sygnia as an Incident Response researcher, got promoted to leading the IR division in Israel and played a pivotal role in navigating complex cybersecurity challenges. Since 2022, Maayan has been the CEO and Co-founder of Elementary Data, leveraging her expertise to empower data teams with innovative data observability solutions.
Or Avidov, Co-founder & CEO
Or served in R&D and leadership roles in Unit 8200, the elite tech unit of the IDF, from 2009 to 2015, focusing on scalable data processing. He then joined Singular, where he progressed from developer to R&D lead and product manager, driving the development of advanced data infrastructure and pipelines. Since 2022, Or has been the CPO and Co-founder of Elementary Data, applying his expertise to create cutting-edge data observability solutions. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science with a specialization in machine learning.
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FalkorDB is developing a novel graph database (FalkorDB) that will revolutionize the graph databases and AI industries. Our graph database is based on novel but proven linear algebra algorithms on sparse matrices that deliver unprecedented performance up to two orders of magnitude greater than the leading graph databases. We are building this project based on our vast experience and knowledge gained from developing RedisGraph as part of the Redis incubation group, as well as our close relationship with Texas A&M University. Our goal is to provide the missing piece in AI in general and LLM in particular, reducing hallucinations and enhancing accuracy and reliability. We accomplish this by providing a fast and interactive knowledge graph.
Guy Korland, Co-founder & CEO
He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University and brings over 20 years of experience in high-performance database development. Previously the CTO of Innovation at Redis and VP of R&D at GigaSpaces, Guy has led major advancements in distributed systems and database technology.
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Lasso Security is pioneering LLM cybersecurity by safeguarding every LLM touchpoint, ensuring comprehensive protection for businesses leveraging generative AI and other large language model technologies. Through a combination of deep expertise, Lasso empower organizations to securely integrate and deploy LLMs in production environments. Lasso's solution is positioned between your LLMs and data consumers, whether they're internal teams, employees, software, or applications. Regardless of how you deploy LLMs, Lasso monitors every interaction involving data transfer to or from the LLM. It swiftly identifies any anomalies or violations of organizational policies, ensuring a secure and compliant environment at all times.
Elad Schulman, Co - founder & CEO
Elad is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and founder of Lasso Security, focused on advancing LLM Security. In 2020, he successfully sold his previous startup, Segasec, to cybersecurity leader Mimecast, where he served as VP of Brand Protection, combating phishing threats. A true serial entrepreneur, Elad is passionate about technology, actively investing in and mentoring early-stage startups to foster the next generation of digital security innovators.
Lior Ziv, Co - founder & CTO
A seasoned tech leader with a career that began with six years in the Israeli Air Force's elite tech unit. He later joined SAP to develop cloud solutions, and in 2018, became the first developer at Segasec, an anti-phishing startup later acquired by Mimecast. After working as a team lead there, he joined Cybear Networks in 2021, where he developed an AI-based SOC analyst and found a passion for AI. This led him to co-found Vinco, which pioneered GenAI-based tailored messaging, and then Lasso Security.
Legion is building a security AI worker, starting with the SOC. Legion can autonomously learn, model and automate SOC workflows with minimal friction, allowing SOCs to investigate and respond to threats before attackers can cause harm.
Ely Abramovitch, Co-founder & CEO
Building the world's first AI security analyst. Before Legion, Ely held the position of lead product manager for Microsoft Sentinel, surpassing $1 billion in ARR and was one of the first employees for Indegy, which was acquired by Tenable. Ely's career journey began after studying Mathematics and Philosophy at Tel Aviv University and working as a Jazz pianist in New York. As part of Ely's service in Israeli army intelligence in unit 81, Ely earned the prestigious Israeli Defense Prize for Cyber Innovation.
Michael Gladishev Co-founder & VP R&D
Before starting Legion Michael was the lead engineering manager for Microsoft Sentinel where he was instrumental in surpassing $1 billion in ARR. Michael has a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Technion and spent his army service in the army intelligence in unit 8200.
Samplead is a generative AI sales agent specializing in trigger-based outbound at scale. We uncover and act on high-intent opportunities, igniting new and dormant leads to move beyond the "spray and pray" approach. With Samplead, every employee can operate as a full-time SDR, without hiring or ramping up—delivering the power of an SDR team at a quarter of the cost.
Dor Vardi, Co-founder & CEO
Previously, he co-founded Caricaturewall, a bootstrapped business that generated over $1M in sales, reaching 400+ companies through outbound strategies alone. Dor holds an LL.B and MBA from Reichman University (Honors program) and served as a commander in the Special Forces (Shaldag)
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An AI-based publishing platform offering authors an easy way to publish, distribute and market their books, while striving to exceed the quality standards possible by humans.
Yehuda Niv, Co-founder & CEO
Founder @ Niv Publishing, the market-leading publishing house in Israel. Angel investor. Published author. B.Sc. Computer Engineering.
Nir Kenner, Co-founder & CTO
Former R&D team leader @ IDF Intelligence Corps - special ops unit in Givatayim. Former CTO @ Katif. 16+ years of R&D & AI-engineering.
Traceloop is a platform for delivering reliable LLM apps with OpenTelemetry. We help enterprise teams move their products from development to production, iterate on changes, and monitor them in real-time for hallucinations and errors.
Nir Gazit, Co-founder & CEO
Ex-Google, formerly chief architect at Fiverr. Over 15 years of experience building software. M.Sc in CS from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Gal Kleinman, Co-founder & CTO
Formerly an R&D Group Manager @ Fiverr. Tech savvy with a vast experience leading software development projects from SaaS products and experiences to Data & ML infrastructure.
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Wild Moose quickly identifies root causes using real-time production data. As the first AI-driven production engineer, it automatically gathers and analyzes logs, metrics, and code, pinpointing problems in seconds. By converting tribal knowledge into custom automations, Wild Moose navigates complex production environments, continuously learning from incidents to improve performance, protect revenue, and keep teams focused on innovation.
Yasmin Dunsky, Co-founder & CEO
She earned her MBA from Stanford and holds a BSc in computer science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Before Wild Moose, Yasmin founded QueenB, the Israeli equivalent of 'Girls Who Code,' where she raised millions to launch over 50 coding centers, partnering with tech companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, to support thousands of girls annually.
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