Amir Faintuch
InvestorVenture Partner at Pitango
Santa Clara, California
Writes $1M β $10M checks Β· typically $5M
About
Amir Faintuch is Chief Executive Officer of Volumez. He has held technology development and product management leadership roles across North America, Europe, India, and APAC, with experience in general management, P&L ownership, R&D, and product strategy in data centers, IoT, consumer, and computing devices. He has worked with boards and enterprise customers in multinational settings.
Experience
- VolumezChief Executive Officercurrent2022 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- weSureMember Board of Directors (WeSure Technologies, USA.)current2025 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Ceva, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2025 β present
- Pitango Venture CapitalVenture Partner / Advisercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HourlyCo-Founder & Executive Chairman (Merged with WeSure Technologies, USA).2019 β 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- GLOBALFOUNDRIESSenior Vice President & General Manager2019 β 2022Santa Clara County, California, United States
- Intel CorporationSenior Vice President2018 β 2019Santa Clara County, California, United States
- Intel CorporationSenior Vice President & General Manager2014 β 2018Santa Clara
- InvenSense, Inc.Member Board of Directors2014 β 2017San Jose
- QualcommPresident, Qualcomm Atheros2012 β 2014San Jose, CA
- QualcommSenior Vice President & General Manager, Consumer Business Unit2011 β 2012
- Atheros CommunicationsSenior Vice President & General Manager2010 β 2011
- Atheros CommunicationsVice President & General Manager2008 β 2010
- Texas InstrumentsSr.Director Business Marketing & Product Management Mobile Connectivity Solutions at Texas Instrume2002 β 2008
Education
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, High Tech Management ( KR-HTMS )2001 β 2002
- University of HaifaBA, Economics and Business Administration1990 β 1993
- The Hebrew Reali SchoolHigh School, Economics and Math1980 β 1986
Skills & more
Embedded Systems48Growth Strategies40Acquisition Integration44Semiconductors99Go-to-market Strategy99Product Management99Wireless99Product Marketing98Strategic Partnerships83Consumer Electronics77Mobile Devices99ASIC35
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Competitive AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipWiFiSystem ArchitectureStrategyBusiness DevelopmentICLeadershipMergersMobile CommunicationsMobile TechnologyProduct DevelopmentFrom Amir's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management520
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended University of Haifa34
Roi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalTamir CarmiVenture Partner at PICO Venture PartnersDani GoldsherPartner and CFO at TriventuresYotam DaganCo-Founder, Advisor at Vetted AcceleratorOmer GranotVenture Partner at ICIEyal Bar-ZviGeneral Partner at Palsar Ventures
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Also attended The Hebrew Reali School6
Shared employers
Also worked at Ceva, Inc.2
Also worked at Hourly6
Also worked at Intel Corporation261
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at Qualcomm42
Ben CoughlanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesBoaz PeerManaging Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesMarienne CaroMarketing Lead at Qualcomm VenturesAdry ElmiladyInvestment Principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Colleagues at Pitango
Aaron Mankovski
Managing Partner at Pitango
Afsi Sulimani
Executive Assistant at Pitango
Alona Ashkenazi
Executive Assistant at Pitango
Aviv Barzilay
Senior Associate at Pitango
Ayal Itzkovitz
Managing Partner | First at Pitango
Chemi Peres
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Pitango
Cynthia Diaz
Executive Assistant at Pitango
Dan Charash
Chairman at Pitango
Network6
Aaron MankovskiScout
Managing Partner at Pitango
Eyal NivScout
Managing Partner | First at Pitango
Aviv Barzilay
Senior Associate at Pitango
Ayal Itzkovitz
Managing Partner | First at Pitango
Daniel Tu
Venture Partner at Pitango
Elly Keinan
Venture Partner at Pitango
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