About
Co-founder of Cedar Fund who focuses on mobile, video, and hardware investments and serves on the boards of several portfolio companies. Previously a Managing Director in Bear Stearns' High Tech Investment Banking group in New York, and led early-stage investments including BigBand Networks.
Invests in
HardwareMedia & EntertainmentMobility & Transportation
Experience
- Cedar FundManaging Partnercurrent1997 — present
- Board member, mentor and company advisorcurrent2015 — present
- Start.ioDirectorcurrent2010 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- WochitDirector2012 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Raft TechnologiesDirector2016 — 2020
- AmimonDirector2003 — 2018
- Pixie TechnologyDirector2013 — 2018Israel
- Pentalum TechnologiesDirector2010 — 2017Israel
- RED-C Optical Networks LtdDirector2005 — 2012Tel Aviv District, Israel
- BigBand NetworksDirector1999 — 2009
- Alliance Tire CompanyDirector1992 — 2002Israel
- Bear Stearns & CompanyManaging Director1988 — 1997New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Tel Aviv UniversityMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance1985 — 1988
- Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics1982 — 1985
Skills & more
Product Management5Go-to-market Strategy2Start-ups16Due Diligence4Mobile Devices5Venture Capital18Telecommunications1Business Development5Corporate Development3Strategic Partnerships13Mergers & Acquisitions3Cloud Computing2
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Private EquityMergersStrategyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipInvestmentsBusiness StrategyAngel InvestingLanguages English · Hebrew
From Gal's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Tel Aviv University335
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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Shared employers
Also worked at Raft Technologies2
Also worked at Amimon1
Also worked at Pentalum Technologies1
Investments
Led
BigBand Networks
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Cedar Fund
Network4
Amnon Shoham
General Partner at Cedar Fund
Motti Vaknin
Venture Partner at Cedar Fund
Santo Politi
Investor at Spark Capital
Yuval Ron-Ruhama
General Partner at Cedar Fund
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