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Shiri Freund Koren

Investor

Operating Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

About

Shiri Freund Koren joined BGV after serving as Operating Partner at Climatech Global Ventures, an early-stage platform focused on AI-enabled climate and energy technologies with Israel–US go-to-market strategies. She previously led operations for the BIRD Foundation in the southern US and headed the US–Israel Energy Center, managing binational innovation programs, and earlier worked as a researcher at the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research studying climate-tech industry trends and policy. She holds an M.Sc. with honors from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, specializing in semiconductor nanocrystals.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. BGVOperating Partnercurrent2024 — presentAustin, TX
  2. BIRD FoundationDirector of Business Development, Southern US and the US Coordinator, US-Israel Energy Center2022 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
  3. BIRD FoundationBusiness Development, Southern US and the US Coordinator, US-Israel Energy Center - BIRD Foundation2020 — 2022Austin, Texas, United States
  4. Self-EmployedEnvironmental innovation Policy Researcher2016 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  5. Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy ResearchResearcher and team leader - Cleantech2011 — 2016Israel
  6. Ruppin Academic CenterTeaching assistant at Michmoret Campus - The School of Marine Science2008 — 2010
  7. Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyTeaching assistant2002 — 2005

Education

  1. Technion-Machon Technology Le'IsraelM.Sc, Physical Chemistry2002 — 2005
  2. Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyB.Sc, Chemistry1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Water23Water Industry8Industrial Water Treatment9Market Analysis6Nanotechnology7R&D8Environmental Issues3Environmental Policy13Research14Sustainability23Spectroscopy2Physical Chemistry3
+12 moreTeachingChemistryEnvironmental EngineeringWater TreatmentStart-upsStrategic PlanningWater ManagementRenewable EnergyManagementStrategyEntrepreneurshipNew Business Development

From Shiri's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology123

Roi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalGil GorenPartner at 83NorthOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactoryBoaz PeerManaging Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm VenturesGal GitterPartner at Alpha Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Self-Employed9

Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystFrederico S. B. MesquitaDr. at Lotus Investment StrategiesBenjamin DesmaraisMentor at Amiral VenturesGeorge DaoizAnalyst at ARKN venturesMatias Lopez-ThereseInvestor at Bridge LatamAriana ThackerFounding Partner at Conscience VC

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Also worked at Ruppin Academic Center1

Raz OfirCFO at 10D

Also worked at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology16

Ayal ItzkovitzManaging Partner | First at PitangoAlon LifshitzCo-Founder and General Partner at Hanaco Venture CapitalAnat Lev-AriInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAvi ZeeviCo-Founder and General Partner at Viola VenturesRafael BeyarCo-Founder, Managing General Partner at ALIVE Israel HealthTech FundBarak Ben-AvinoamPartner at Benhamou Global Ventures

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Colleagues at Benhamou Global Ventures

Anik Bose
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Barak Ben-Avinoam
Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Bernard Barbier
French Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eitan Efron
Venture Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Ekaterina Evchenko
Principal at Benhamou Global Ventures
Emmanuel Benhamou
Head of Platform at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eric Benhamou
Venture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
Eric Buatois
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures