Yair Schindel
InvestorManaging Partner at aMoon
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Yair Schindel is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of aMoon, which he co-founded in 2017. A physician by training, he previously served as founding CEO of Digital Israel within the Prime Minister's Office and as CEO of Startup Nation Central. He earned his BSc and MD from Ben-Gurion University's Goldman Medical School and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and served for five years as a physician with IDF Special Forces.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- aMoon FundCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 — present
- YPOYPO Member, Israel Chaptercurrent2019 — presentIsrael
- Office of the Prime Minister of IsraelCEO, Digital Israel2014 — 2016
- MAOZ מעוזCo-Founder & Board Member2009 — 2016herzliya, israel
- MAOZ מעוזCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2013
- Start-Up Nation CentralCEO2013 — 2014Israel
- OmniGuideVice President, International Sales & Marketing2011 — 2012herzliya, israel
- OmniGuideVice President, Marketing, Clinical & BD2005 — 2011greater boston area
- Israeli NavyChief Medical Officer - IDF Navy SEAL’s2003 — 2005
- Israeli NavySenior Medical Officer - IDF Navy SEAL’s2001 — 2003
- IDF - Israel Defense ForcesMedical Officer - Egoz Unit2000 — 2001
- Tel Aviv Medical centerMedical Intern2000
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business2005 — 2007
- Ben-Gurion University of the NegevM.D, Medicine1996 — 2000
- Ben-Gurion University of the NegevB.Med.Sc, Science1993 — 1996
- Ben Gurion High SchoolFull Matriculation, Mathematics1990 — 1993
Skills & more
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Clinical ResearchHealthcare ManagementHealthcare Information TechnologyClinical DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentSurgeryProduct LaunchNonprofitsLeadershipStrategyStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipLanguages English · Hebrew
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev59
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Shared employers
Also worked at YPO163
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Also worked at MAOZ מעוז2
Also worked at Start-Up Nation Central1
Deals · 4
Hometown Medical HoldingsBoard seat
via aMoon · filed Apr 2026 · $61.6M raise
Better Life PartnersBoard seat
via aMoon · filed Aug 2023 · $26.5M raise
Satellite Biosciences, Inc.Board seat
via aMoon · filed Mar 2022 · $100M raise
Adicet BioBoard seat
via aMoon · filed Oct 2019 · $80M raise
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