Esther Barak Landes
InvestorNielsen Innovate Fund Co-Founder at Nielsen Innovate
Tel Aviv District, Israel
About
Esther Barak Landes is a founding partner at Alma Ventures and board director for multiple public and private companies with over 25 years of experience in Israel's technology and investment sectors. She has invested in and partnered with more than 70 startups across deep tech, climate tech, AI, fintech, biotech, and digital health, and serves on investment, audit, and compensation committees. Landes holds an Israel Innovation license and currently leads PROWOMAN while serving as a fellow at the Aspen Institute.
Experience
- Alma VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2026 — present
- MedCompeteChairpersoncurrent2026 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Wings ILChairwomancurrent2024 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- IMA fundationChief Executive Officercurrent2018 — presentIsrael
- financedifferently.comAdvisor & Investment Comittee2022 — 2026Tel Aviv District, Israel
- GalooliBoard Member2021 — 2026Tel Aviv, Israel
- Migdal GroupInvestment Committee Member2017 — 2026Israel
- Migdal Group, Pomvom, and moreNon Executive Board Member2017 — 2026Tel Aviv-Yafo
- Pomvom [ TASE: PMVM ]External Board member2022 — 2025Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Razor LabsBoard Member2021 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
- Asana Bio GroupAdvisory Board2017 — 2023Israel
- AiroboticsExternal Board member2021 — 2022Israel
- Nielsen InnovateMember Of The Management Board2017 — 2022
- Nielsen InnovateFounder & CEO2012 — 2017Caesarea
- CValueInvestor & Board member2013 — 2022Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Amwell Psychiatric CareInvestor (Partam Hightech)2006 — 2020Israel, Boston
- BrainVuInvestor (Nielsen Innovate)2017 — 2018Israel
- Openvalley IsraelCo-Founder2017 — 2018Israel
- ZOOZInvestor (Partam Hightech)2013 — 2018
- vBrandInvestor (Nielsen Innovate)2014 — 2016
Education
- Tel Aviv UniversityLLB. BA, law1989 — 1992
- Reichman UniversityMBA, Business2003 — 2005
Skills & more
Real Estate Transactions4Environmental Consulting6Foreign Policy2Environmental SustainabilityConstruction ManagementCorporate SustainabilitySmall Business DevelopmentSustainability ConsultingInvestment PropertiesSustainable BusinessProject Finance1Structured Finance
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Partner Relationship ManagementCapital MarketsFinancial StructuringEquitiesInternational Business DevelopmentDiplomacyCivil SocietyReal Estate EconomicsStrategic ThinkingManagementStrategyNegotiationLanguages English · Hebrew
- China-Israel Innovation Fellow — The Aspen Institute
From Esther's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Tel Aviv University323
Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthYoram SnirPartner at 83NorthDavid GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst FundAmit ShofarSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundRutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Also attended Reichman University152
Juriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDean MeyerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalYaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures IsraelNoa RandOperations Manager at Ibex InvestorsLior AvisarVenture Investor at Alpha Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Wings IL1
Also worked at BrainVu1
Colleagues at Nielsen Innovate
Adi Regev
Sales Director at Unilever Israel at Nielsen Innovate
Arie Shen
Strategic Business Advisor at Nielsen Innovate
Aviv Hod
Media & XR expert at Nielsen Innovate
Baljit Singh
SVP, Global Head of Corporate Development, Nielsen at Nielsen Innovate
Bharat Sajnani
VP Investments and Portfolio Development at Nielsen Innovate
Dani Sherf
Business Mentor at IDCBeyond at Nielsen Innovate
David Toothaker
Founder & CEO of Full Sail Ventures LLC at Nielsen Innovate
Dov Yarkoni
Managing Director at Nielsen Innovate