About
Omer Granot is a Venture Partner at ICI Fund, where he sources and engages early-stage founders, supports the firm's investment process, and works with portfolio companies on product, strategy, and go-to-market. A former IDF Lieutenant Colonel, he commanded the Havatzalot program, a selective talent pipeline for technology and innovation leaders. In the private sector he has focused on building and scaling AI-driven products and advising startups on product strategy and early-stage company building.
Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Experience
- Astrix SecurityDirector of technical product marketingcurrent2026 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Astrix SecurityDirector of Product Operations2025 — 2026Tel Aviv District, Israel
- ICI FundVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- FreelanceIndependent Strategic & Technology Advisor (part time)current2025 — present
- city of SderotFounder & Director, Youth Excellence Program2024 — 2025Sderot, South District, Israel
- Israel Defense ForcesHead of Intelligence Technologies Branch2022 — 2024Jerusalem
- Israel Defense ForcesTrainee, Senior Managers Training2022Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Israel Defense ForcesHead of the prestigious program - Havatzalot2019 — 2022Jerusalem
- Israel Defense ForcesFounder and Manager, GAMLA Program for Outstanding Officers2018 — 2019Jerusalem
- Israel Defense ForcesHead of Data-Analysis sections2010 — 2018Israel
- Israel Defense ForcesCadet at Havatzalot Excellence Program2007 — 2010Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
Skills & more
Microsoft Office2Adobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorOperations Management1Executive Management1TrainingPeople DevelopmentOperational PlanningEducationPersonal TrainingOrganizational LeadershipProject Management11
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ResearchData AnalysisIntelligence AnalysisMilitaryVideo EditingEntrepreneurshipCreativity and InnovationProblem SolvingInterpersonal SkillsIntelligenceTeamworkOral CommunicationLanguages Arabic · English · Hebrew
- Certified Agentic Security Professional (CASP) — Astrix Security
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Colleagues at ICI
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Omer Granot?
- Omer Granot is a Venture Partner at ICI Fund, where he sources and engages early-stage founders, supports the firm's investment process, and works with portfolio companies on product, strategy, and go-to-market. A former IDF Lieutenant Colonel, he commanded the Havatzalot program, a selective talent pipeline for technology and innovation leaders. In the private sector he has focused on building and scaling AI-driven products and advising startups on product strategy and early-stage company building.
- Where does Omer Granot work?
- Omer Granot is Venture Partner at ICI.
- What does Omer Granot invest in?
- Omer Granot invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- Where did Omer Granot go to school?
- Omer Granot studied at University of Haifa (Master’s Degree, Educational Leadership and Administration); University of Haifa (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science and Middle-East History).
Same school
Also attended University of Haifa40
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Shared employers
Also worked at Astrix Security8
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