Where does Avi Ashkenazi work?

Avi Ashkenazi is Head of Design at Defiant.

Where did Avi Ashkenazi go to school?

Avi Ashkenazi studied at Goldsmiths, University of London (Masters, MA Interaction Design); Holon Institute of Technology (BD, Interactive design).

Avi Ashkenazi

Investor

Head of Design at Defiant

London, England, United Kingdom

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Joseph PizzolatounlockedAvi: together at Defiant (2025–2026)

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×7Avi: together at Deutsche Telekom

About

Avi Ashkenazi is Senior Director of Product Design at Deel, where he leads multidisciplinary design teams. He previously worked in design at Shopify.

Experience

DeelSenior Director of Product Designcurrent2025 — present
DefiantAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
ShopifyHead of Design - Collabs & Collective2024 — 2025
ShopifyHead of Design - Managed Markets2023 — 2024
ShopifyHead of Design - Store localization, Markets foundations2022 — 2024
iwocaHead Of Design and Product2018 — 2022London, United Kingdom
iwocaHead Of Customer Products2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
iwocaHead of Design and Research2019 — 2020
2PAxFounder | CPO2016 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
Samsung ElectronicsUX Manager2014 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
Deutsche TelekomStaff Product Designer2013 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
stromatoliteLead Interaction Designer2012 — 2013London
SuperaviDesign Director2004 — 2012Tel Aviv District, Israel
HIT - Holon Institute of TechnologyLead Interaction Designer2010 — 2011Holon Institute of Technology HIT
john bryce educationDesign Lecturer & Writer2004 — 2009Tel Aviv, Israel
Atarim groupInteraction Designer2008 — 2009Herzlia, Israel

Skills & more

User Experience82Interaction Design99Product Management16Graphic Design73Web Design84User Interface Design42Concept Development30Design Strategy15Photography15User-centered Design12Experience Design11Art Direction8

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Concept DesignInformation ArchitectureResearchVisual CommunicationTeachingPhysical ComputingMobile DesignUser Experience (UX)PrototypingStrategyLeadershipDesign Thinking

Languages English · Hebrew

Google Design Developer Expert — Google
Google Launchpad mentor — Google
Google Design Sprint Master — Google

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Colleagues at Defiant

Venture Partner at Defiant

Jai Juneja

General Partner at Defiant

Joseph Pizzolato

Partner at FELIX CAPITAL

Leo Balan

Director of Product at Defiant

Marcus Granström

SVP Product at Defiant

Mike Scott

Machine Learning Engineer at Defiant

Frequently asked questions

Who is Avi Ashkenazi?: Avi Ashkenazi is Senior Director of Product Design at Deel, where he leads multidisciplinary design teams. He previously worked in design at Shopify.
Where does Avi Ashkenazi work?: Avi Ashkenazi is Head of Design at Defiant.
Where did Avi Ashkenazi go to school?: Avi Ashkenazi studied at Goldsmiths, University of London (Masters, MA Interaction Design); Holon Institute of Technology (BD, Interactive design).

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Also attended Goldsmiths, University of London31

Zimri RodriguezVenture Programs Coordinator at Keyhorse Capital Brittany CrockettContent Strategy & Communications at Slauson & Co.Jim KeyesSenior Advisor at C5 Capital Maximilian ConradInvestment Associate at DvH Ventures Danila De StefanoInvestor at Enzo Ventures Sofija BogevaGrowth Track Manager at Rockstart

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Also attended Holon Institute of Technology16

Erez LahavPrincipal at INcapital Ventures Ayelet GorenHead of Investor Relations at Tal Ventures Chen ZviInvestor at Hetz Ventures Shachar ZoharFounder/CTO at Peer5 Simon HanukaevFounder at Stackbit Tommy PetrovFounder at Copysight

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Shared employers

Also worked at Samsung Electronics175

Tom DriscollPrincipal at Differential Ventures Sang Won LeeEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures David GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst Fund Adry ElmiladyInvestment Principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund Ian ClowInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund Martin ScottSenior Technical Advisor at Samsung Catalyst Fund

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Also worked at Deutsche Telekom52

Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Marie-Christine LevetFounding Partner at Educapital Frederik von BosselPartner at Capnamic Christina CacioppoBuilding Vanta to make companies more secure by changing economic incentives.SethPresident and Chief Executive Officer at Terra Firma Capital Corporation Carl BeckerInvestor at Schooner Capital

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Also worked at HIT - Holon Institute of Technology1

Jonathan GlazerPartner at Pitango

Also worked at john bryce education6

Michael ShalytFounder at Evo.Do Ori CalvoCo-founder at AirEye Alon LevFounder & CEO at Qwak Guy ViderFounder at Kima Ofer KarpChief Technology Officer at Fundbox Moshe DahanExecutive Officer, Director at Arnica