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Avi Yaron

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Serendipity Impact VC

Israel

About

Neurotech entrepreneur and investor with 30+ years in HealthTech. Founded Visionsense, a 3D surgical visualization company acquired by Medtronic for $75M, and co-founded HealthYA Ventures; former CEO of Joy Ventures and former Unit 8200 lieutenant.

Experience

  1. Serendipity Impact VCCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 β€” present
  2. Israel Economic ForumIEF Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  3. PEF CommunityMembercurrent2025 β€” present
  4. FIND Surgical SciencesExecutive Chairmancurrent2022 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. BetteryouExecutive Chairmancurrent2022 β€” present
  6. 8400 - The Health Network (CC)Member, Cohort#2current2018 β€” present
  7. Eudaimonia PositionChairmancurrent2015 β€” presentTel Aviv
  8. Babson CollegeBabson College Entrepreneurial MBA Guest Lecturercurrent2012 β€” present
  9. Transformative Technology Community ("TTC")Monthly POD: "Disrupting Health with Tech" @ TTC (Transformative Technology Community)2020 β€” 2022https://transformative-tech.mn.co/
  10. HealthYA Ventures LabCo-founder & General Partner2019 β€” 2022Israel
  11. Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University Entrepreneurial MBA guest lecturer2017 β€” 2021Tel Aviv District, Israel
  12. SinusafeExecutive Chairman2015 β€” 2021Kiryat Ono, Tel Aviv District, Israel
  13. BioLertExecutive Chairman2015 β€” 2018Tel Aviv District, Israel
  14. Joy VenturesFounding CEO2016 β€” 2018Israel
  15. Visionsense Corp.Founder, CTO & Board Member2010 β€” 2014Palo Alto, CA
  16. Visionsense Corp.Founder, CEO & Board Member1998 β€” 2010Petach Tikva, Israel; Orangeburg, NY & Palo Alto, CA
  17. Eldat Communications LTD.R&D Engineer1993 β€” 1998Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv District, Israel
  18. Mototech LTD.CEO & Co-Founder1992 β€” 1996Tel Aviv
  19. Tel Aviv UniversityDeveloper & Instructor, β€˜Advanced microprocessor lab’1993 β€” 1995Tel Aviv District, Israel

Education

  1. Harvard University8400 Health Network Executive Leadership Program2019
  2. TIM (Technion Institute of Management) Management and Entrepreneurship Program2000 β€” 2001
  3. Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityMSM, International Executive Management Program1997 β€” 2000
  4. Tel Aviv UniversityBSCEE, Electrical Engineering1992 β€” 1995
  5. Handesaim, The High School by Tel Aviv University1981 β€” 1985

Skills & more

Strategic ServicesExecutive AdvisoryEntrepreneurship99Start-ups99Medical Devices99Strategy43Venture Capital15Commercialization19Business Strategy35R&D85Biomedical Engineering48Product Management42
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentProduct LaunchMarket DevelopmentFDABusiness DevelopmentPatentsStrategic PlanningOpticsSensorsDigital ImagingManagementResearch and Development (R&D)

Languages English Β· German Β· Hebrew

  • The 8400 Health Network program at HBS β€” Harvard Business School
  • Directors & Senior Corporate Executives β€” Lahav Executive Education TAU

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