About
Roy Wiesner is a Partner at aMoon Velocity, where he leads deal teams and sourcing and heads StarFinder Lab, aMoon's collaboration with Roche Diagnostics. He has nearly 20 years of investment experience, working first as an M&A and private equity lawyer in New York, Hong Kong, and Tel Aviv, and later as a venture capitalist, including as CEO of Hutchison Kinrot, an incubator and seed investor in water technologies and cleantech owned by CK Hutchison Holdings. He holds an LLB from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a dual MPA from the London School of Economics and Columbia University, and is a certified lawyer in Israel and New York.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- aMoon FundPartnercurrent2024 — presentIsrael
- aMoon FundManaging Director2018 — 2024Israel
- Magentiq Eye Ltd.Board Member, Lead Investor (Series A)current2025 — presentIsrael
- Ibex Medical AnalyticsBoard Member, Lead investor (Series A)current2019 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Eleos HealthBoard Member, Lead Investor (Seed Round)current2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- AtaCor Medical, Inc.Board Member, Lead Investor (Series A)2018 — 2021San Clemente, CA
- RMGP Biopharma Investment FundObserver - Investment Committee2018 — 2021Israel
- IgentifyBoard Member, lead investor (Series A)2018 — 2020Israel
- TripleW Ltd.Board Member, lead investor (seed round)2016 — 2018Israel
- Aquarius SpectrumBoard Member2013 — 2018Israel
- Clairion Ltd.Chairman Of The Board (lead investor, seed round)2015 — 2018Israel
- Hutchison KinrotCEO2013 — 2018Center District, Israel
- Yuval Levy & Co. Law Offices & NotariesPartner, Head of International Private Equity2010 — 2013Tel Aviv
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPAssociate, Corporate Department, Hong Kong2007 — 2010
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPAssociate, Corporate Department, New York2005 — 2007
- Supreme Court of IsraelLaw Clerk, Chambers of the Chief Justice2002 — 2003Jerusalem
Education
- Columbia | SIPAMPA, Public Administration2004 — 2005
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MPA, Public and Economic Policy2003 — 2004
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Leadership2011
- The Hebrew University of JerusalemLL.B., Law1998 — 2002
Skills & more
New Venture Launch1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1Early-Stage Startups2Medical Diagnostics2Venture Capital49Private Equity33Mergers & Acquisitions53Start-ups30Entrepreneurship22Investments13Business Development8Strategy19
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Corporate GovernanceInvestment BankingCorporate LawBusiness StrategyMergersLegal AdviceDue DiligenceCross-border TransactionsStrategic PlanningManagementNegotiationLeadershipLanguages English · German · Hebrew
From Roy's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Columbia | SIPA44
MarioPartner at Hummingbird VenturesMarissa SterlingSenior Platform Associate at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESKatie ChoiInvestor at Chaac VenturesNick AlbaneseVP, Research & Strategy and Investment Associate at The Westly GroupAdriana SuarezInvestor at MatterScale VenturesPano AnthosFounder & Managing Partner at XRC
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)797
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem138
Lisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalMiri FentonAssociate at Maverick Ventures IsraelTamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Rutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst FundJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesRony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Magentiq Eye Ltd.1
Also worked at Eleos Health7
Nadav ShimoniManaging Director at Arkin CapitalShay GrinfeldManaging Partner at Greenfield PartnersAvichay NissenbaumGeneral Partner at Lool VenturesOfir AzuryInvestor at Gandyr InvestmentsRaz KarmiAdvisor at Glilot Capital PartnersTony SaighPartner at Lool Ventures
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Also worked at TripleW Ltd.1
Investments
Board seats
Eleos HealthIBEX Medical Analytics
Per the firm's website.
