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Visionary. Empowering. Dynamic. Strategic. These are just a few words that describe my leadership approach. I am the Founder and Solo General Partner of Palo Alto Growth Capital, a growth-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. My key investment focus spans AI, Cloud Technologies, Data, and HPC Data Centers. Leading an experienced team of managing and venture partners across other VC and PE firms I co-founded, including Scale-Up and West Coast Equity Partners, our team has a strong track record, having backed nearly 100 tech companies from seed to growth stage. Among them are industry-shaping unicorns and decacorns like Robinhood, SpaceX, xAI, Klarna, Carta, AngelList, and Discord. Approximately 20% of our portfolio companies are founded by Israeli entrepreneurs, reflecting our global reach within the U.S. market. Other notable investments include Socure, Arctic Wolf, One Zero Digital Bank, Upgrade, Relativity Space, OpenWeb, PSI Quantum, and eToro. We pride ourselves on empowering bold founders to redefine industries and scale their companies to market leadership. I have served on the boards of companies such as Color Chip Inc. (acquired), Compass EOS Inc. (acquired), Siklu Inc. (acquired), Nareos Inc., and I currently serve on the board of Silk Technologies Inc. I hold a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, consistently ranked among the top institutions globally for producing entrepreneurs and startup founders. I also earned my MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a top-ranked business school in the U.S. My selected career highlights and experience in the venture capital industry: ⭐ Invested as: Limited Partner, VC, PE and Angel ⭐ Lead Partner on: 50+ deals ⭐ Active Portfolio: 60+ companies ⭐ Investments (TTM): 20+ ⭐ Exits: 10 ⭐ Current Portfolio Highlights: --> NAV: $300B+ --> Revenue: $12B+ --> Capital raised: $40B+ Core Competencies: Venture Capital | Unicorn Investments | Investment Strategy | Mergers & Acquisitions | Due Diligence | Deal Sourcing | Portfolio Management | Risk Management | Financial Analysis | Investor Relations | Industry Expertise | Network Building | Fundraising | Innovation | Entrepreneurship | Strategic Thinking | Culture Building | Thought Leadershi