About
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.
Invests in
ConsumerFintech
Experience
- Team8Venture Strategy Specialistcurrent2025 โ presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Team8Fintech Analyst2024 โ 2025
- Administration of courts (ืื ืืืช ืืชื ืืืฉืคื)Judicial Law Clerk2024 โ 2025Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Reichman UniversityHonors Progrram2022 โ 2025
- Rubinstein Center for Constitutional ChallengesProgram Coordinator2024 โ 2025Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Rubinstein Center for Constitutional ChallengesResearch Assistant2024 โ 2025Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Rubinstein Center for Constitutional ChallengesResearch Fellow2023 โ 2024Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- ืืงืืื ืืงื ืืืืืง ืืฉื ืื ืขื ืฉื ืฉืืจื ืื ืงื - Anti Hate Speech Legal ClinicLegal Advisor & Program Coordinator2023 โ 2025
- Israel Defense ForcesHonorable Discharge as Captain, Deployment Officer2021 โ 2022Ground Forces HQ - Technology and Logistics Branch
- Israel Defense ForcesPlatoon Commander2019 โ 2021Instruction Base 20
- Gindi Holdings Ltd.Assistant to the CRO & Sales Offices Manage2018 โ 2019Tel Aviv District, Israel
Education
- Reichman UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA2022 โ 2026
- Reichman UniversityBachelor of Laws - LLB2022 โ 2026
- Makif Yehud High SchoolGraduated with Honors2006 โ 2018
Skills & more
NegotiationAcademic WritingStrategic CommunicationsLegal Document PreparationLegal AssistanceData CollectionCorporate Law and Insolvency LawMilitary LeadershipSalesProject ManagementResearch SkillsEnglish
Languages English ยท Hebrew
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Colleagues at Team8
Aaron Dubin
Partner at Team8
Adi Kuperly
Director of HR & Talent Acquisition at Team8
Adi Vazana
Business Development Operations Specialist at Team8
Adm. Michael Rogers
Former Director, NSA & Operating Partner, Team8 at Team8
Alon Huri
Managing Partner at Team8
Alon Melcer
Strategy & Business Research Manager at Team8
Amir Lewkowicz
VP of Digital Health Business Development at Team8
Amir Zilberstein
Managing Partner at Team8