About
Tal Catran is an Israeli consultant and keynote speaker with over 10 years of experience in startup ecosystems and accelerator development. He has established more than 20 tech accelerators globally since 2012, graduated over 1,000 startups across 20 countries, and served as a Navy Commander for 13 years. Catran provides advisory services to governments, municipalities, and companies, and speaks at international conferences on topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, and ecosystem building.
Experience
- Tal CatranFoundercurrent2012 โ presentRamat Gan Area, Israel
- StartupAcademyCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 โ presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Invest2CreateManaging Partnercurrent2024 โ presentBaku, Azerbaijan
- CybergymIECSenior Sales Consultantcurrent2025 โ presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Data Center IncubatorProgram Directorcurrent2024 โ presentTirat Carmel, Haifa District, Israel
- iHLS Israel Homeland SecurityiHLS Accelerator- Co Founder & Program Directorcurrent2016 โ presentTel Aviv Area, Israel
- TLV GeneratorProgram Directorcurrent2017 โ presentTel Aviv Area, Israel
- GytpolAdvisory Board Membercurrent2017 โ presentTel Aviv Area, Israel
- Space Renaissance InternationalMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 โ presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- GSDC - Global Skill Development CouncilAdvisory Board on Blockchain Innovationcurrent2018 โ presentUSA
- Junior Achievement Azerbaijan - Azษrbaycan Gษnclษrinin NailiyyษtiAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 โ presentBaku Azerbaijan
- F6SCo Founder F6S Israel โบ Used by 90% of the World's Top Acceleratorscurrent2014 โ presentIsrael
- monday.comStartup for Startup- Business Partner2020 โ 2024Tel Aviv, Israel
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)AWS Activate Provider2020 โ 2024Tel Aviv, Israel
- MicrosoftMicrosoft for Startups- Business Partner2020 โ 2024Tel Aviv, Israel
- Hexa (formerly FITIX)Advisory Board2016 โ 2024Tel Aviv Area, Israel
- Moldova Future Technologies Activity, funded by USAID, implemented by ChemonicsStartup Ecosystem Expert2023 โ 2024Chiศinฤu, Moldova
- CanNegevCanAx Accelerator Director2021 โ 2023Yeroham, Southern, Israel
- SABAH.HUBAdvisory Board Chairman2022Baku, Azerbaijan
- AEAI - Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel - ืืฉืืช ืืืื ืืกืืInternational Alliances & Innovation Director- Autonomous Systems2020 โ 2022Tel Aviv, Israel
- Startups Bootcamp V4Startups Bootcamp V4- Program Director2020 โ 2022Poland, Hungary, Czechia & Slovakia
- HaierHaier Israel Innovation Center- Business Partner2020 โ 2022Qingdao, Shandong, China
- HubSpotHubSpot for Startups- Business Partner2020 โ 2022Tel Aviv, Israel
- MetabetaAdvisory Board2020 โ 2022Tel Aviv, Israel
- DisrupTech AcceleratorFounder & Program Director2020 โ 2022Dimona, Southern, Israel
- EVE- Femtech HubCo-Founder2018 โ 2022Tel Aviv Area, Israel
- SID TechFounder & Program Director2019 โ 2022Sderot, Western Negev, Israel
- InNegevStart InNegev Program Director2020 โ 2021Negev, Israel
- QPrivacyAdvisory Board Member2020 โ 2021
- Ga2techFounder & Program Director2018 โ 2020Kiryat Gat, Israel
- 8300Business Partner โบA Special Task-Force Unit of Matrix2015 โ 2020Hertzeliya Israel
- Collaborative Intelligence Private LimitedCI Accelerator Co-Founder2017 โ 2020GURGAON, HARYANA- INDIA
- HANGAR - Commercial. Aviation. Innovation. LabAdvisory Board Member2018 โ 2020Tel Aviv Area, Israel
- Herzog, Fox & NeemanTechnology Accelerators Collaborator โบIsraelโs Premier Law Firm2014 โ 2019Tel-Aviv, Israel
- InnMindAdvisory Board Member2017 โ 2019Switzerland
- WalmooAdvisory Board Member2016 โ 2019Riga, Latvia
- Israel Aerospace Industries- MHTMarketing & Business Development Senior Consultant2012 โ 2019Israel
- Standortagentur TirolBusiness Partner2017 โ 2018Innsbruck Austria
- IDM Sรผdtirol-Alto AdigeIDM Business Accelerator- Business Partner2017 โ 2018Bolzano Area, Italy
- GatIT - Smart City AcceleratorProgram Director2017 โ 2018Kiryat Gat, Israel
Skills & more
Marketing StrategySales5Training10Startup Development6Mentoring5Innovation Consulting7Startups6Keynote Speaking5Program Management22Project Implementation3Fundraising2Customer Engagement1
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Media ExposureStart-upsEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentManagementBusiness StrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningBusiness PlanningLanguages English ยท Hebrew
From Tal's professional profile.
Colleagues at Nielsen Innovate
Adi Regev
Sales Director at Unilever Israel at Nielsen Innovate
Arie Shen
Strategic Business Advisor at Nielsen Innovate
Aviv Hod
Media & XR expert at Nielsen Innovate
Baljit Singh
SVP, Global Head of Corporate Development, Nielsen at Nielsen Innovate
Bharat Sajnani
VP Investments and Portfolio Development at Nielsen Innovate
Dani Sherf
Business Mentor at IDCBeyond at Nielsen Innovate
David Toothaker
Founder & CEO of Full Sail Ventures LLC at Nielsen Innovate
Dov Yarkoni
Managing Director at Nielsen Innovate
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tal Catran?
- Tal Catran is an Israeli consultant and keynote speaker with over 10 years of experience in startup ecosystems and accelerator development. He has established more than 20 tech accelerators globally since 2012, graduated over 1,000 startups across 20 countries, and served as a Navy Commander for 13 years. Catran provides advisory services to governments, municipalities, and companies, and speaks at international conferences on topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, and ecosystem building.
- Where does Tal Catran work?
- Tal Catran is TC Holdings Owner at Nielsen Innovate.
- Where did Tal Catran go to school?
- Tal Catran studied at Bar-Ilan University (B.A, Economics & Logistics); College of Law and Business | ืืืจืื ืืืงืืื ืืืฉืคื ืืืขืกืงืื (LLB, Law); Reichman University (Foundation degree, Directors Course).
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Yaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures IsraelGil RotenbergInvestment Principal at Samsung Catalyst FundDina RaabController at PeakSpan Capital PartnersAdi HarariCFO at Key1 CapitalBarak SalomonManaging Partner at Red Dot Capital PartnersGadi PoratGeneral Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
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Ron GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyJuriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDean MeyerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalYaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures IsraelNoa RandOperations Manager at Ibex Investors
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Shared employers
Also worked at StartupAcademy1
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