Team8

Aviad Harell is a Managing Partner at Team8, where he builds and invests in cybersecurity and software infrastructure companies. Before Team8, he founded Sisense, a business intelligence company, serving as its COO and GM and leading departments including product engineering, product management, field engineering, and customer support; he relocated to the US in 2013 to establish Sisense's US operations and launched cloud, SaaS, and OEM offerings. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Reichman University (formerly IDC Herzliya).

Galia Beer-Gabel is a Managing Partner at Team8, where she builds and invests in fintech companies and supports founders through ideation, building, and scaling. Before Team8, she spent six years at PayPal in business development and sales leadership roles across sub-Saharan African, Israeli, and Eastern European markets, and previously worked as a commercial lawyer at Amit, Pollack, Matalon & Co. She holds an MBA from Reichman University and an LLB in Law and Economics from Tel Aviv University, and completed an Executive Education Program at the Wharton Business School.

Aaron Dubin is a Partner of Team8's VC Foundry. He previously served as VP of Strategy & Business Research at Team8 and earlier led early-stage strategic cyber investing in New York at Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategic Investments team. His prior roles include Investment Associate at Innovation Endeavors in Tel Aviv and New York and Analyst at Pitango Venture Capital; he holds a B.A. in Business Administration from IDC Herzliya.

Amir Zilberstein is a Managing Partner at Team8, where he builds and invests in cyber and software infrastructure businesses. He co-founded Claroty, Waterfall Security Solutions (a security gateway manufacturer for critical infrastructure), and Gita Technologies (a cyber and intelligence R&D firm), and previously led researchers and developers in an IDF cyber unit. He holds more than 10 patents and earned a BS in Computer Sciences and Mathematics and an MS in Computer Sciences from Bar-Ilan University.

Asaf Azulay is a Partner and Chief Marketing Officer at Team8, where he leads marketing and positioning across the fund and its portfolio companies, working with founders on strategy, narrative, product marketing, go-to-market, and brand. He previously served as Chief Marketing Officer and a member of the Board of Management at Bank Hapoalim, where he oversaw a brand transformation and helped grow the payment app "bit." He was named to Globes' 40 Under 40.

Assaf Mischari is a Managing Partner at Team8, where he builds and invests in companies in the digital health domain. He previously served as Team8's CTO and has more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and technology. Before Team8, he held leadership roles in the IDF's Unit 8200, including CTO of its cyber division, and he holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.

Daniel Goldstein is a Partner at Team8's VC Foundry with over a decade of experience investing and connecting the Israeli innovation ecosystem with U.S. institutional investors, family offices, and corporates. She previously led Israeli venture strategy for the George Kaiser Family Foundation, managing investments across cybersecurity, AI, and digital health. Before that, she spent nearly a decade at Innovation Endeavors, where she became Operating Partner and led the firm's business development practice. She holds a B.A. in Communications from Reichman University and is an alumna of the Zell Entrepreneurship Program.

Demetrios L. Kouzoukas is a Partner at Team8 focused on building digital health companies, with over 20 years of experience across US healthcare business, law, government, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, and payors. He previously served as Chief Executive of the Medicare program at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a Senior Executive for Medicare at UnitedHealthcare, and Deputy General Counsel and later Associate Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Health and Human Services. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law and a BA in Political Science from George Washington University.

Dr. Eldad Rom is a Partner and Group Psychologist at Team8, where he advises on business psychology, leadership, and organizational development. He works with startup founders on practical approaches to organizational excellence and has over 25 years of experience, running his own organizational consulting agency in Israel. He earned a PhD in Psychology from Bar-Ilan University.

Dror Grof is a Partner at Team8, where he builds and invests in digital health companies. He has more than 15 years of experience in cybersecurity and applied data science, previously serving as VP R&D and Advanced Research at Noogata, a no-code enterprise AI platform, and founding EmbedGen and the data science firm Mining Science while at Matrix. He spent 10 years in R&D and leadership roles in the IDF intelligence corps and completed the Leadership Development Program at Harvard Business School.

Co-founder and managing partner focused on identifying and supporting extremely ambitious founders who have the capability to attract top talent and drive global impact.

Lluis Pedragosa is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder at a stealth AI startup who previously served as Managing Partner at Team8, a cybersecurity and fintech investment platform that created and invested in companies including Claroty, Illusive Networks (acquired by Proofpoint), and PortShift (acquired by Cisco Systems). He was also a partner at Marker, a U.S.-Israel venture capital firm with over $400 million under management, where he led investments in over 40 companies across early and growth stages, including several that went public or were acquired by major technology firms. His career also includes experience as an investment banker at Fredericks Michael & Co. and a strategy consultant at Roland Berger, along with guest lecturer roles at Cornell Tech, Columbia Business School, and Georgetown Law.

Partner and chief revenue officer who supports founders through the demanding entrepreneurial journey with experience-backed insights into the personal and business resilience required for startup success.

Managing partner who brings experience navigating significant business challenges and provides founders with strategic guidance on prioritizing critical issues to drive success.

Ronen Assia is co-founder of eToro and managing partner at Team8, a fintech-focused investment firm. He was recognized by Forbes as one of 90 under 90.

Sarit Firon is Managing Partner at Team8 and Co-Founder of Team8 Capital, the group's investment arm. She brings over 30 years of investment and operational experience across Silicon Valley, New York, and Tel Aviv, including roles as CEO, CFO, Chairperson, and board member at high-tech companies. Her prior experience includes serving as CFO during the Nasdaq IPO and $517M acquisition of MediaMind, involvement in notable Israeli tech acquisitions and IPOs including Armis ($1.1B), Google's acquisition of Alooma, and Salesforce's $800M acquisition of Datorama, and leadership as Managing Partner at Cerca Partners. Firon holds a B.A. in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University and serves on the board of Shitufim, a social impact nonprofit.

Executive chairman and managing partner emphasizing the firm's approach to de-risking ventures from inception by leveraging a team of nearly 100 experts to accelerate founder success.

Asaf Charnilas is a Principal at Team8 Capital who previously held managerial roles at high-growth startups. He led financial partner onboarding at the fintech company Pagaya and held multiple positions at the transit-tech company Via, and earlier worked in strategy consulting and as a litigation attorney at the Israeli law firm Goldfarb, Seligman & Co. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and an LLB in Law and Political Science from Tel Aviv University.

Adi Kuperly leads HR and talent acquisition at Team8, focusing on recruiting talent to build the firm's new cybersecurity, data, and fintech companies. She was previously a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Innovid and a Recruitment Team Leader at See.V. She holds a B.A. in Management & Human Resources and an M.B.A. specialized in Organizational Behavior & Development.

Adi Vazana works as a Business Development Operations Specialist at Team8. Before this role, she spent three years as personal assistant to the CEO at Flying Tiger Copenhagen.

Alon Melcer is a strategy and business research manager at Team8 Enterprise, working on company building from ideation onward in cybersecurity, data infrastructure and AI. He previously spent two years as a senior strategy consultant at Strategy& by PwC and held research roles including at the Israeli Ministry of Finance and as an intelligence research team lead in the IDF's Intelligence Corps. He holds a dual LLB in Law and BA in Economics and Philosophy, plus an MBA in Big Data, all from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Amir Lewkowicz is Director of Business Development at Team8 Health, where he works on the Team8 Health Foundry and supports portfolio company building. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at AiVF, an AI solution for IVF, and co-founded Inspire, a patient-focused social network. He has also worked in academia as a lecturer and head of the Beyond Entrepreneurship program at Reichman University.

Amit Manzur is part of Team8's Operations Team as an Operations and Events Specialist. She previously worked at Promo Abudi as a Project and Operations Manager and at a startup called Wibow as a CSM. She holds a bachelor's degree in law from The College of Management Academic Studies and interned in commercial and civil litigation at Arnon, Tadmor-Levy.

Ariel Matalon works at Team8 on building new B2C and fintech startups, taking ventures from early-stage ideas to company creation through strategy, market research, and execution. Before Team8, she clerked for Judge Hanna Plinner at the Tel Aviv District Court, held research roles at Reichman University, and served as a Captain and Platoon Commander in the IDF. She holds an LLB from Reichman University and is currently pursuing an MBA.

Dr. Christopher Ott is a healthcare physician executive serving as an advisor to Sofina Group and non-executive director at Renown Health and IVC Evidencia. He previously spent a decade as chief medical officer for HCA Healthcare's Physician Services, overseeing clinical strategy and operations for approximately 15,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across nearly 1,900 locations. Dr. Ott holds an MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin, is board certified in emergency medicine, and has held leadership positions including group chief medical officer at Centura Health and emergency department medical director at St. Anthony Hospital's Level 1 Trauma Center.

Dr. Sachin Jain is President and CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, where he has expanded membership, entered new markets, and launched ventures in care delivery, home-based services, and complex care management. Previously, he served as CEO of CareMore Health and Aspire Health, scaling integrated care models, and held positions as Chief Medical Information and Innovation Officer at Merck and senior advisor to the Obama Administration. He holds a medical degree and has led health care organizations through regulatory and operational challenges while managing portfolios spanning Medicare Advantage and related service lines.

Dr. Shlomit Wagman is founder of Integria AI, where she advises AI companies, governments, financial institutions, and fintech firms on the governance and deployment of AI-driven financial systems. Her background includes chairing the FATF Risk Working Group, leading Israel's Financial Intelligence Unit, and serving as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at a global fintech company. She is a Fellow at Harvard researching AI misuse and financial crime governance, and is the author of Weaponized AI: A New Era of Threats.

Harit Talwar is Chairman of Better and serves as a board member at Mastercard, KPMG US, Apexon, and Inveniam.io. He was a partner at Goldman Sachs, where he founded and led Marcus, the firm's consumer banking business, before that serving as President of US Cards at Discover Financial Services. His career includes leadership roles at Morgan Stanley and Citibank, as well as board positions at the American India Foundation and Ashoka University.

Ido Gileadi serves as Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer at FIS, where he previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer with global responsibility for technology, procurement, real estate, and office location strategy. With over 35 years of experience in technology and banking, he has held executive roles at Capco, TD Bank, and BCE Emergis, where he oversaw the development and implementation of technology solutions.

Co-founder and managing partner who developed Team8's methodology for achieving product-market fit through validation-driven market approaches and a village-based support model.

Laizer Kornwasser is Chief Executive Officer at DrFirst, Inc. He has held executive positions at top global companies in the health technology sector and teaches at Yeshiva University.

Liran Amrany is a Partner at Wooley Way Capital and a fintech entrepreneur who advises early-stage founders. His interests include financial literacy, product innovation, and supporting companies from inception through early growth stages.

Mariano Belinky is a former investor and executive with experience across venture capital, asset management, and management consulting. He was an investor at Motive Ventures from 2021 to 2024, CEO of Santander Asset Management, and co-founder of InnoVentures, Santander Group's global venture capital fund, with prior roles at McKinsey & Co., Bridgewater Associates, and as an equities trader in Buenos Aires. He holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Philosophy from New York University and pursued doctoral studies in Artificial Intelligence at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, focusing on multi-agent systems and complex networks.

Omri Dahan is CEO and Co-Founder of Guava. He previously served in a commercial leadership role at Marqeta from its early revenue stage through its IPO filing, and has held core positions in five businesses across different industries. Dahan focuses on building teams and developing leaders while executing on business strategy.

Rupert Keeley is a payments industry executive with over three decades of experience across banking and payment organizations on four continents. He previously held leadership roles at Standard Chartered (including Gulf head of consumer banking and CEO of Bahrain), Visa (in roles covering Asia Pacific, strategy, and corporate development), and PayPal, where he served as General Manager for APAC and later CEO of PayPal Europe. He holds an MBA in Marketing from City University Business School and a B.Sc. in Management Sciences from the University of Manchester.

Tomer Barel is President of Melio and an Advisory Board Member at Team8. He is a senior executive with experience in transformation across the internet industry, with background in e-commerce, payments, data science, fraud and credit risk, strategy, operations, compliance, and business development.

Vicky Bindra is Chief Executive Officer at Trulioo. He has over twenty years of experience in fintech and digital commerce, with previous executive and product leadership roles at FIS, Visa, Mastercard, and Nuvei, where he served as Chief Operating and Product Officer. His expertise spans payment solutions, digital platforms, banking-as-a-service, and risk solutions.