About
Neurotech pioneer and serial entrepreneur with 30+ years in HealthTech. Founder and CEO of Visionsense, a 3D surgical visualization company acquired by Medtronic for $75M, and co-founder and managing partner at HealthYA Ventures. Previously CEO of Joy Ventures and a former lieutenant in Israel's Unit 8200.
Experience
- Serendipity Impact VCCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Israel Economic ForumIEF Membercurrent2024 — present
- PEF CommunityMembercurrent2025 — present
- FIND Surgical SciencesExecutive Chairmancurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- BetteryouExecutive Chairmancurrent2022 — present
- 8400 - The Health Network (CC)Member, Cohort#2current2018 — present
- Eudaimonia PositionChairmancurrent2015 — presentTel Aviv
- Babson CollegeBabson College Entrepreneurial MBA Guest Lecturercurrent2012 — present
- Transformative Technology Community ("TTC")Monthly POD: "Disrupting Health with Tech" @ TTC (Transformative Technology Community)2020 — 2022https://transformative-tech.mn.co/
- HealthYA Ventures LabCo-founder & General Partner2019 — 2022Israel
- Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University Entrepreneurial MBA guest lecturer2017 — 2021Tel Aviv District, Israel
- SinusafeExecutive Chairman2015 — 2021Kiryat Ono, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- BioLertExecutive Chairman2015 — 2018Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Joy VenturesFounding CEO2016 — 2018Israel
- Visionsense Corp.Founder, CTO & Board Member2010 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
- Visionsense Corp.Founder, CEO & Board Member1998 — 2010Petach Tikva, Israel; Orangeburg, NY & Palo Alto, CA
- Eldat Communications LTD.R&D Engineer1993 — 1998Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Mototech LTD.CEO & Co-Founder1992 — 1996Tel Aviv
- Tel Aviv UniversityDeveloper & Instructor, ‘Advanced microprocessor lab’1993 — 1995Tel Aviv District, Israel
Skills & more
Strategic ServicesExecutive AdvisoryEntrepreneurship99Start-ups99Medical Devices99Strategy43Venture Capital15Commercialization19Business Strategy35R&D85Biomedical Engineering48Product Management42
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Product DevelopmentProduct LaunchMarket DevelopmentFDABusiness DevelopmentPatentsStrategic PlanningOpticsSensorsDigital ImagingManagementResearch and Development (R&D)Languages English · German · Hebrew
- The 8400 Health Network program at HBS — Harvard Business School
- Directors & Senior Corporate Executives — Lahav Executive Education TAU
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avi Yaron?
- Neurotech pioneer and serial entrepreneur with 30+ years in HealthTech. Founder and CEO of Visionsense, a 3D surgical visualization company acquired by Medtronic for $75M, and co-founder and managing partner at HealthYA Ventures. Previously CEO of Joy Ventures and a former lieutenant in Israel's Unit 8200.
- Where does Avi Yaron work?
- Avi Yaron is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Serendipity Impact VC.
- Where did Avi Yaron go to school?
- Avi Yaron studied at Harvard University (8400 Health Network Executive Leadership Program); TIM (Technion Institute of Management) Management and Entrepreneurship Program; Questrom School of Business, Boston University (MSM, International Executive Management Program).
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Also attended Questrom School of Business, Boston University86
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Shared employers
Also worked at 8400 - The Health Network (CC)11
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Also worked at Tel Aviv University38
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