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Batch 17 is here
May 12-22, 2025
Noam Friedman
Co-founder & CEO
Noam brings over two decades of leadership across government, cyber companies, and tech startups. His experience spans high-stakes sales, strategic growth, management, and building solutions that meet real operational needs.
Airis Labs is the pioneer of User-Generated Field Intelligence™. Built for Homeland Security, law enforcement, and military intelligence, Airis transforms the overwhelming flow of User-Generated Content (UGC) into actionable insights against terrorism. Our team—veterans of Palantir, Facebook, intelligence agencies, and AI/ML—brings deep, mission-driven expertise. Proven in wartime, Airis systems are already deployed across multiple security agencies. As threats evolve, we ensure national security stays ahead—faster, smarter, and everywhere it needs to be.
Beacon is a stealth cybersecurity platform transforming how security teams use data.
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Gal Tal-Hochberg
Co-founder & CEO
Gal previously founded ClearX and HiredScore (acquired by Workday), served as Group CTO at Team8, worked at Sygnia, and currently sits on the board of MillTechFX.
Or Mattatia
Co-founder & CPO
Or has 18 years of experience in cybersecurity and product leadership. He’s led teams from Tech Lead to CPO, built SaaS platforms used by Fortune 500s, and advises product leaders. He also serves on the board of the 8200 Alumni Association.
Idan Yalovich
Co-founder & CEO
Idan launched Bluebricks in 2024 to transform cloud infrastructure with its Atomic Infrastructure™ technology. He previously co-founded Zest (acquired by WalkMe), where he led product and engineering, drove major growth, and later oversaw core product lines through WalkMe’s $1.5B acquisition by SAP.
Bluebricks enables companies with distributed infrastructure to reduce cost, increase delivery velocity, and improve customer satisfaction. By providing Infrastructure Visibility and robust Automation companies are able to stay in control with hundreds of environments with and enable self-service workflows while saving 40% operational costs on average.
Karny Ilan, MD
Co-founder & CEO
Dr. Karny Ilan is a general surgeon and CEO of Feminai, developing AI-powered at-home breast cancer screening. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, she graduated with honors from Ben-Gurion University and has led research and innovation at the intersection of health and technology.
Feminai is transforming breast cancer screening by enabling early detection from home through an AI-powered wearable device. Their patented technology has demonstrated 96% sensitivity and 98% NPV in clinical trials at Sheba Medical Center. With initial SAFE funding secured and strong clinical results, they’re now preparing for a US pilot in Q3.
Guy Korland
Co-founder & CEO
Guy holds a PhD from Tel Aviv University and has deep expertise in high-performance computing and distributed systems. He previously served as CTO/VP R&D at GigaSpaces, Store.ai, and Redis, and is passionate about real-time data and LLM integrations.
FalkorDB solves accuracy issues in Vector RAG for LLMs by using a graph-based approach (GraphRAG) to capture complex data relationships. It employs advanced indexing and query optimization techniques to enhance retrieval precision and integrates seamlessly with LLMs for more contextually accurate results. This ensures more reliable and relevant information for generating precise responses.
Doron Porat
Co-founder & CEO
With a background in leading data infrastructure at scale, Doron brings deep expertise in operational excellence and AI-driven systems. She co-hosts The Data Builders podcast and is passionate about bridging the gap between data platform teams and practitioners.
Liran Yogev
Co-founder & CTO
Liran has over a decade of experience in data infrastructure and ML engineering. He previously led data platform efforts at ZipRecruiter and Yotpo, and co-hosts The Data Builders podcast, spotlighting innovators in the data space.
Lakeway is a metadata intelligence platform that helps data teams scale with confidence. By continuously analyzing how data is queried, transformed, and consumed, Lakeway uncovers and resolves misalignments between architecture and usage. It reshapes your platform so your data systems grow efficiently, remain governed, and stay ready for what comes next.
Or Sagy
Co-founder & CEO
Or is a Talpiot graduate and former 8200 officer, recognized with the IDF Chief of Staff Excellence Award and Forbes 30 Under 30. He holds an MBA and MSc, with research on the genetics of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Mint is a stealth cybersecurity company.
Tal Yannay
Co-founder & CEO
With a background in Israel’s elite 81 intelligence unit and a decade in AI, Tal brings a unique blend of deep technical expertise and product acumen. He’s worked across the AI stack — from algorithm development at Disney Research to product and sales at WSC Sports.
NameTBD (stealth) is an AI content studio - specializing in ideating, scripting, and generating short-form animated content at scale, fusing human creativity and AI to optimize the story development and automate the production pipeline.
This next-gen studio is built to create hundreds of new franchises, by using a combination of text models and gaming graphics engines.
The company was founded by a group of former Disney Research, Warner Music Group, and Amazon operators.
Tal David
Co-founder & CEO
Tal has a PhD in quantum physics and extensive experience in national-scale quantum programs. He was Head of the Israel National Quantum Initiative, a senior executive at the Ministry of Defense, led quantum sensing at Israel Aerospace Industries, and was also a physicist at a fiber-laser startup.
Quantum Art is a full-stack, scalable quantum computing company based on trapped-ion technology. Its proprietary architecture, developed over 20+ years at the Weizmann Institute, enables a 100x increase in gate speed, 100x parallelism, and a 50x smaller footprint compared to leading roadmaps. Founded in 2022, the company is rapidly advancing toward commercial quantum advantage.
Shai Gabay
Co-founder & CEO
Shai has deep experience in cybersecurity, product, and IT leadership. Before co-founding Trustmi, he held executive roles at Opera, Cynet, Cyberbit, and Discount Bank. He holds degrees in software engineering and business from Shenkar and Tel Aviv University.
Trustmi’s Behavioral AI defends against attacks that exploit human trust—like phishing and impersonations—by analyzing anomalies across emails, financial systems, and controls. It protects your people and your money, restoring trust where it matters most.
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