Shiri Freund Koren
InvestorOperating 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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergy
Experience
- BGVOperating Partnercurrent2024 — presentAustin, TX
- BIRD FoundationDirector of Business Development, Southern US and the US Coordinator, US-Israel Energy Center2022 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
- BIRD FoundationBusiness Development, Southern US and the US Coordinator, US-Israel Energy Center - BIRD Foundation2020 — 2022Austin, Texas, United States
- Self-EmployedEnvironmental innovation Policy Researcher2016 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy ResearchResearcher and team leader - Cleantech2011 — 2016Israel
- Ruppin Academic CenterTeaching assistant at Michmoret Campus - The School of Marine Science2008 — 2010
- Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyTeaching assistant2002 — 2005
Skills & more
Water23Water Industry8Industrial Water Treatment9Market Analysis6Nanotechnology7R&D8Environmental Issues3Environmental Policy13Research14Sustainability23Spectroscopy2Physical Chemistry3
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TeachingChemistryEnvironmental EngineeringWater TreatmentStart-upsStrategic PlanningWater ManagementRenewable EnergyManagementStrategyEntrepreneurshipNew Business DevelopmentFrom Shiri's professional profile.
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
Dr. Barak Ben-Avinoam
General Partner at CGV - ClimaTech Global Ventures at SC Net Zero Tech Ventures
Eitan Efron
Venture Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Ekaterina Evchenko
Senior Associate at BGV
Emmanuel Benhamou
Head of Platform at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eric Benhamou
Venture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shiri Freund Koren?
- 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.
- Where does Shiri Freund Koren work?
- Shiri Freund Koren is Operating Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures.
- What does Shiri Freund Koren invest in?
- Shiri Freund Koren invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Energy.
- Where did Shiri Freund Koren go to school?
- Shiri Freund Koren studied at Technion-Machon Technology Le'Israel (M.Sc, Physical Chemistry); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (B.Sc, Chemistry).
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