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Itai Maron

Former Venture Partner at Heroic Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Itai Maron is the founder and CEO of Homeland, an intelligence-driven civil defense system addressing digital, narrative, and operational threats. He previously worked as a venture capitalist and company builder at Heroic Ventures and founded Portobel. His background includes operations and business development roles at early-stage technology companies and senior positions in defense systems at Rolls-Royce and Elbit Systems, where he managed defense program P&Ls and service delivery.

Experience

  1. HomelandFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. UCLA Anderson School of ManagementStartup Mentor, Venture Acceleratorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Adelson School of EntrepreneurshipStartup Mentorcurrent2023 — present
  4. Early-Stage StartupsStrategic Advisor & Operator2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Portobel, Inc.Co-founder / CEO2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Portobel, Inc.Co-founder / COO2019 — 2021
  7. Heroic VenturesVenture Partner & Startup Builder2018 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  8. Heroic VenturesEIR | Startup Builder2019 — 2022
  9. INSEAD Entrepreneurship ClubMentor2020 — 2022
  10. FST BiometricsVP Business Development & Strategy2016 — 2018
  11. Naor Family OfficeBusiness and Strategy Consultant2016
  12. EyeClickChief Operating Officer2013 — 2016
  13. ViVP Operations & Business Development2012 — 2013
  14. Rolls-RoyceHead Of Operations, Fast Jet2010 — 2012United Kingdom
  15. Elbit Systems LtdProgram Manager, Digital Army Program2004 — 2008
  16. Intel CorporationIT Consultant & Backup Solutions Domain Owner, Automation & IT Division2001 — 2004
  17. Israel Defense ForcesCompany Commander, Paratroopers Division (Major - res.)1995 — 2000Israel

Skills & more

Early Stage InvestmentStart-up Ventures1Start-up Leadership1Coaching1Thought Leadership1Start-up ConsultingBusiness ManagementTeam Building7Change Management7Business Development38Information Technology2Program Management8
+12 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipManufacturingProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingBusiness Process ImprovementTeam ManagementManagementStrategyLeadership

Languages English · Hebrew · Spanish

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Network2

Arch H.
Investor at Heroic Ventures
Claire Zhang
Partner at Heroic Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Itai Maron?
Itai Maron is the founder and CEO of Homeland, an intelligence-driven civil defense system addressing digital, narrative, and operational threats. He previously worked as a venture capitalist and company builder at Heroic Ventures and founded Portobel. His background includes operations and business development roles at early-stage technology companies and senior positions in defense systems at Rolls-Royce and Elbit Systems, where he managed defense program P&Ls and service delivery.
What check size does Itai Maron write?
Itai Maron typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Itai Maron go to school?
Itai Maron studied at INSEAD (MBA, General Management); Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (B.Sc, Information Systems Engineering).

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