About
Gal Shmueli served 26 years in the IDF's technology Unit 81, founding the cyber technology program at the IDI and IDF and serving 15 years as CTO for Cyber Technologies at the IDI, reaching the rank of Colonel and managing 700 engineers across numerous cyber R&D projects. After retiring from the military in 2016, he worked in Israel's tech ecosystem as an entrepreneur, advisor, and CTO for companies in machine learning, cyber, and cloud. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Technion and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
Experience
- XTENDInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Majestic Labs aiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- YukiInvestor and Board Oservercurrent2025 — present
- Freecurve LabsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- caVos BiotherapeuticsSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Blinq.ioInvestor and Observer Board Membercurrent2024 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- withInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- StorkInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- NAKAI RoboticsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- Diamond ElectronicsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Quantum TransistorsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- UpliftedInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- FiberyInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- VisittInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Honeydew (Powered by Snowflake)Investor and Observer Board Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- FairgenInvestor and Observer Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- OctupInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- TULUInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- AktivateInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- FlytrexInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- CADYInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- RemilkInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Laminate Medical Technologies Ltd.Investorcurrent2021 — present
- LightSolverInvestor and Observer Board Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Tal VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- AtlyInvestor and Board Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- ITsMineInvestor and Observer Board Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- AnchorInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- ShopicInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- SweetchInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- BringozInvestor and Board Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- LightrunInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Magnus Metal Ltd.Seed Investorcurrent2020 — present
- PrivateCyber Security Specialistcurrent2017 — present
- ICRC – Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center Tel Aviv UniversitySteering Committee Membercurrent2014 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Cyclops SecurityInvestor and Board Member2022 — 2026Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Scribe - E2E Software Supply Chain SecurityInvestor and Board Member2021 — 2025Tel Aviv District, Israel
- CyGovAdvisory Committee2020 — 2024
- TokaCyber Security Specialist2019 — 2024
- AporiaInvestor2022 — 2024
Skills & more
Management8Early Stage Investment4Board of Directors3Internet Security3Investments1Software Quality42Software Engineering96Software Design73CMMI18Agile Methodologies12System Architecture42Object Oriented Design50
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Embedded SystemsScrumSystems EngineeringEmbedded SoftwareOOPSoftware Project ManagementSoftware DevelopmentPythonLinuxAlgorithmsMultithreadingScalabilityLanguages English · German
- CMMI Intermediate
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Colleagues at Tal Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gal Shmueli?
- Gal Shmueli served 26 years in the IDF's technology Unit 81, founding the cyber technology program at the IDI and IDF and serving 15 years as CTO for Cyber Technologies at the IDI, reaching the rank of Colonel and managing 700 engineers across numerous cyber R&D projects. After retiring from the military in 2016, he worked in Israel's tech ecosystem as an entrepreneur, advisor, and CTO for companies in machine learning, cyber, and cloud. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Technion and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
- Where does Gal Shmueli work?
- Gal Shmueli is Partner at Tal Ventures.
- What does Gal Shmueli invest in?
- Gal Shmueli invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity.
- Where did Gal Shmueli go to school?
- Gal Shmueli studied at Tel Aviv University (MBA, Business School); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (B.Sc., Computer Science).
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Also attended Tel Aviv University412
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Also attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology163
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