Tomer Barel

Experience

1. Team8Advisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
2. MelioPresidentcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
3. MelioChief Operating Officer2022 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
4. LightsparkCo-Founder, Operating Partnercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel
5. PayBoxNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
6. Israel Tech Challenge <​itc>Board Member2017 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
7. MetaVP, Chief Operating Officer, Novi2018 — 2022Tel Aviv Area, Israel
8. PayPalExecutive Vice President, Global Chief Enterprise Services Officer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
9. PayPalSVP, Global Chief Risk and Data Officer2013 — 2016san francisco bay area
10. PayPalVice President, Risk Management2012 — 2013san francisco bay area
11. PayPalGeneral Manager, PayPal Israel2009 — 2013Tel Aviv, Israel
12. 3DV SystemsVP Business Development2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
13. 3DV SystemsVP Marketing & Product Management2006 — 2007Yoqne'am, Israel
14. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2004 — 2006

Education

1. INSEADMBA, Business2003 — 2004
2. The Hebrew University of JerusalemMaster's degree, Viticulture and Enology2020 — 2022
3. Tel Aviv UniversityMaster's degree, Economics1998 — 2000
4. Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Laws (LLB), Law1996 — 2000
5. Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Languages Arabic · English · French · Hebrew

From Tomer's professional profile.

Founder mafias

INSEAD mafia49

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

KRKevin RyanMBAFounded Business Insider +1WVWim Van CriekingeLeading From The ChairFounded Lizard +1AJAdrian JohnstonMaster of Business Administration - MBA 19JFounded Una Brands +1SFSergio FogelMBAFounded DatanomikJMJulián MeloLeaders at scale - Executive programFounded UbitsSHSheji HoExecutive AcademyFounded aCommerce

+ 42 more

Tel Aviv University mafia39

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

GSGuy SnirMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Nest Genomics +1ZBZiv Ben-BarouchBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded SyteHBHaim BroshBachelor's degreeFounded The Trendlines GroupKSKobi SambourskyMBAFounded Mitiga インシデントレスポンスプラットフォームTCTal CohenBachelor of Science - BSFounded DrivetlvDEDana Eli-LorchBAFounded Vesey Ventures

+ 32 more

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem mafia18

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

ABAmit BarBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Brand.ai +1SVSonny VuHebrewFounded Elemental MachinesJRJacqueline ResesNoneFounded Lead BankTTTal TochnerBachelor's degreeFounded TastewiseOTOhad TzurB.A.Founded KahoonaYCYael Cohen HaramatyBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Tailor-ED

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Team8 mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

AZAmir ZilbersteinManaging PartnerFounded ClarotyLKLaizer KornwasserStrategic Healthcare AdvisorFounded Dr FirstRARonen AssiaManaging PartnerFounded eToroYTYuval TalManaging PartnerFounded Payoneer

Same school

Also attended INSEAD770

PCPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundCBChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJHJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSSSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesSKStephane KurganInvestor at Index VenturesMSMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 764 more

Also attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem170

LCLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalMFMiri FentonAssociate at Maverick Ventures IsraelTYTamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)RARutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst FundJLJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesRPRony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures

+ 164 more

Also attended Tel Aviv University376

MRMatan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesADArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthYSYoram SnirPartner at 83NorthDGDavid GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst FundASAmit ShofarSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundRARutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Melio8

AVAdam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystJBJulien BekInvestor at Sequoia CapitalPBPhilippe BotteriPartner at AccelAFAdam FisherPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTLTom LambertInvestment Partner at Phoenix CourtASAriel StermanVice President at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 2 more

Also worked at PayBox1

ISInbal Shenfeld kolodziejskaInvestor at Helios Climate Ventures

Also worked at Israel Tech Challenge <​itc>3

NANofar AmikamGeneral Partner at Glilot Capital PartnersDZDanielle ZettelDirector Investor Relations & Communications at AnD VenturesYCYael Cohen HaramatyFounder at Tailor-ED

Also worked at Meta282

NFNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceTTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMAMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKCKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJCJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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