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Avi Golan

Investor

CEO at Oosto at Joyance Partners

East Coast US

About

Avi Golan spent nearly 20 years in Silicon Valley in leadership roles at companies including Google, Intuit, and Air New Zealand, leading organizations, products, and programs across multiple verticals, following 12 years in technology and leadership roles at software startups. He sits on the boards of several private companies from early to late stage and mentors founders on go-to-market, globalization, product, and technology. His investment focus areas include AI, big data, robotics, and life sciences.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureRobotics

Experience

  1. GlassboxChief Strategy Officer (CSO)current2026 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Alicorn Venture PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2026 — present
  3. ArcStone Advisors LLCFounder & Managing Partner2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
  4. Athena CapitalInvestment Partner2025 — 2026New York, United States
  5. SygniaChief Executive Officer2025
  6. OostoChief Executive Officer2020 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. SoftBank Investment AdvisersOperating Partner/ Head of Technology & Sciences Sector2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  8. BehavoxBoard Member2020New York, New York, United States
  9. AUTO1 GroupBoard Member2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  10. AiderChairman Of The Board2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Air New ZealandChief Digital Officer2016 — 2018Auckland, New Zealand
  12. IntuitGM/Vice President Intuit Small Business Group2013 — 2016Mountain View, CA
  13. GoogleDirector Of Products2008 — 2013Mountain View, CA
  14. IEFF (Israeli Entrepreneurs and Founders Foundation)Co-Founder2007 — 2010Silicon Valley, CA
  15. Olive Software, Inc.COO2005 — 2008Santa Clara, CA
  16. BackWeb Technologies Inc.VP Product and Services2000 — 2005San Jose, CA
  17. Start-up in DRM (Data Rights Management) SpaceCo-Founder2003 — 2004Silicon Valley, CA
  18. Tecnomatix TechnologiesDirector of Product & Engineering1999 — 2000Novi, MI
  19. Tecnomatix TechnologiesDirector Software Engineering1997 — 1999Tel Aviv, Israel
  20. Kulicke and SoffaSoftware Engineer1991 — 1996Haifa, Israel

Education

  1. Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyB.Sc, Computer and Information Sciences1987 — 1991
  2. The Wharton SchoolVenture Capital, Business Administration and Management2019
  3. Manchaster University - Tel Aviv branchMaster's degree, Business Administration and Management1998 — 1999

Skills & more

Google Adwords3SaaS6Salesforce.com3Enterprise Software20Strategic SourcingDue DiligenceFundraisingBoard of DirectorsAdvertising3Engineering1AdsensePublishing2
+12 moreSearchMobileProduct ManagementStart-upsProduct StrategyOnline AdvertisingBusiness StrategyProduct LaunchTeam BuildingStrategic PartnershipsChannel PartnersOperations Management
  • Venture Capital — Wharton Executive Education

From Avi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology137

Roi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalGil GorenPartner at 83NorthOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactoryBoaz PeerManaging Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm VenturesGal GitterPartner at Alpha Partners

+ 131 more

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Glassbox4

Gal GitterPartner at Alpha PartnersJonathan KlahrInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityNiv ZarfatiInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityTim DragerPartner at Brighton Park Capital

Also worked at Oosto2

Amit LubovskyDirector, Americas at SoftBank Vision FundAdam DevineVenture Partner at The Venture Collective

Also worked at AUTO1 Group10

Nenad MarovacInvestor at DN CapitalSteve SchlenkerInvestor at DN CapitalMatt KrnaVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersChristian MieleInvestor at HeadlineAndrin BachmannPartner at Piton Capital LLPJavier SantisoCEO and General Partner at Mundi Ventures

+ 4 more

Also worked at BackWeb Technologies Inc.1

Yaron SamidFounder and Managing Partner at TechAviv Founder Partners

Colleagues at Joyance Partners

Alexander Stoeckel
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Alice Ko
Investment Partner at Joyance Partners
Andrew Nealon
Partner & CTO at Joyance Partners
Anne DeGheest
Mentor Capitalist, Investor & Corporate Advisor at Joyance Partners
Arjun Arora
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Bradley Welch
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Charles C Smith
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Deborah Lafer Scher
Board Director & Strategic Advisor at Joyance Partners