Chen Yakar
InvestorAssociate at Glilot Capital Partners
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Writes $5M β $20M checks Β· typically $12.5M
About
Chen Yakar is co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Exponential, an AI platform for post-acute care operators designed to increase admissions and revenue from referrals. Previously, he built partnerships at a venture capital firm supporting portfolio companies across cybersecurity, fintech, and developer tools through growth and product strategy, including companies later acquired by Palo Alto Networks and IBM. Yakar has experience as a program manager at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, a venture analyst, and a trader in equities and cryptocurrency markets.
Experience
- ExponentialCo-founder / CRO π 201-678-8427 πcurrent2024 β presentUnited States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Product Strategy Mentor & Lecturer - Amazon Startup Loft Accelerator2022 β 2024Israel
- Glilot Capital PartnersProduct Growth - Associate2022 β 2023Israel
- Glilot Capital PartnersProduct Growth - Analyst2021 β 2022Israel
- Frost & SullivanConsultant / Program manager2018 β 2021Israel
- Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)Beyond (like Zell but for Graduates) - Postgraduate Fellow2016 β 2017Israel
- Israel Defense ForcesProduct Manager2014 β 2016Israel
- New York University - College of DentistryResearcher2011 β 2012New York, New York, United States
- Weizmann Institute of ScienceResearcher2010 β 2011Israel
- Eli Lilly and CompanyResearcher2009 β 2010New York, New York, United States
Education
- Reichman UniversityMBA - Entrepreneurship Concentration2017 β 2019
- Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyCertified Product Manager2020
- The Hebrew University of JerusalemB.Sc., Biology2010 β 2013
Skills & more
Leadership16Strategic PlanningPublic Speaking9Team Leadership5Management5Communication5Strategy5Product Management14Business Strategy17Product Development2Data Analysis2User Experience (UX)1
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Product StrategyProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-Market StrategyMarketingMarketing StrategyBusiness ValuationBusiness PlanningResearchProject ManagementDigital MarketingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)- Certified Product Manager (CPM) β Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- Heseg Scholar β HESEG Foundation | Χ§Χ¨Χ ΧΧΧ©Χ
- Israman 113 β IRONMAN Foundation
- Skipper License β Israel Ministry of Transport and Road Safety
From Chen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Glilot Capital Partners
Aaron Shmidman
Investor at Glilot Capital Partners
Amit Spitzer
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer at Glilot Capital Partners
Arik Kleinstein
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
Avinoam Nowogrodski
Investor at Glilot Capital Partners
Chen Nevo
Investor at Glilot Capital Partners
Daniel Stein
Investor at Glilot Capital Partners
Daniel Ziv
Investment Manager at Glilot Capital Partners
Elisha Levy
VP Value Creation at Glilot Capital Partners
Network9
Arik KleinsteinScout
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
Avinoam NowogrodskiScout
Investor at Glilot Capital Partners
Kobi SambourskyScout
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
Nir GillerScout
Investor at Glilot Capital Partners
Alon Cinamon
Principal, Viola Ventures at Viola Ventures
Daniel Ziv
Investment Manager at Glilot Capital Partners
Lior Litwak
Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
Liran Sheinbox
Advisor at Glilot Capital Partners
Nofar Amikam
General Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
Investors connected to Chen in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Chen Yakar work?
- Chen Yakar is Associate at Glilot Capital Partners.
- What check size does Chen Yakar write?
- Chen Yakar typically writes checks of $5M β $20M.
Same school
Also attended Reichman University170
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Also attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology151
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
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Also attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem168
Lisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalMiri FentonAssociate at Maverick Ventures IsraelTamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Rutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst FundJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesRony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)251
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersEliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital
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Also worked at Glilot Capital Partners31
SianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Guy NizanVenture Partner at ClearSkyMoran ZilbershteinGeneral Partner at TAU VenturesRay RothrockFund II Chair, Former Partner & Internet and Energy Investment Program Lead, Venrock at Overture ClimateDavid FairmanVenture Partner and CISO-in-Residence at SixThirty VenturesMandy AndressSecurity Advisor at Modern Technical
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Also worked at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)42
Eric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcChen EphraimVP Finance at Qumra CapitalEden ShochatInvestor at AlephMichal Gilon-YanaiPartner at Two Lanterns Venture PartnersMichal GevaManaging Partner and Co-Founder at TriventuresGal Spiner AbramovichMarketing Partnerships Manager at YL Ventures
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