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J-Ventures
2nd Annual LP Meeting
Dec. 6, 2021
Tikun Olam - J-Ventures LPs and Portfolio creating a better world. Today, they take the stage.
Partners
Media Partner
J-Ventures Portfolio (Fund I+II)
Cyber, AI, Healthcare IT, Insuretech, Agtech, Cloud, Mobility, Fintech. Changing the world in every industry.
Adi Wallach
Co-Founder and CEO at Dendro Technologies (CalmiGo)
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Speakers
(All J-Ventures LPs/Portfolio)
FEATURED INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Laura Lauder
Lauder Partners. Co-founded
the Socrates Program of the
Aspen Institute. Former Chair of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of San Francisco, with over $2 billion in assets. Board of Social Finance, which facilitates impact investing. Past board of the National Public Radio Foundation and Spark Networks parent company of JDate. Co founder and Board member of Shomrim, Center for Media and Democracy in Israel, And serves on the board of : Jim Joseph foundation, Ronald S. Lauder foundation.
A founding member of J-Ventures and Chairwomen of J-Ventures foundation and non profit activities.
Sir Ronald Cohen
Chairman of The Portland Trust and Bridges Ventures and founder of Apax Partners, and is the founding Chair of Big Society Capital, Britan’s first social investment bank. Sir Cohen was Described as "the father of British venture capital" and "the father of social investment". Sir Cohen invested over the years in companies like AOL, Virgin Radio, WaterStone, PPL Therapeutics, was one of the founders of Easdaq, and was the Chairman of the Social investment Task Force. He is a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers
Lior Ron
Head of Uber Freight and part of Uber management, Co founder Otto, Former Special advisor to Google, CVP Motorolla Mobility, Google Maps Product Lead. Lior served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1997 to 2004.
Neil Schloss
Former CFO, Ford Mobility and Controller of Ford Motors. Director, Karamba Securities, Phantom Auto and BNP Paribas USA Inc.
Dganit Vered
CEO, Smart Agro Fund. Investor, board member, business leader and mentor. Senior management experience with Intel, Perrigo and Hazera in innovation, engineering, R&D, operations and projects. Pivoted to the startups arena of Agritech and Foodtech, to make an impact through technology, as an investor, Venture partner, Chairperson and advisor.
Dr. Gal Yarden
Co-founder & CTO of AgChimedes Group,
an Israeli companies cluster focusing on Reinforcing Food Security. Gal has over 25 year’s experience as serial entrepreneur, executive and investments leader in the Ag-Bio-Tech & food industry. In his last role with Monsanto / Bayer (2011-2019) as prospector for Biotech, established the Open Innovation Platform. He owns directly or via 3 VC’s partnership a portfolio of early-stage and mid-size Companies.
Ofir Azury
A technology and impact investor. Head of Technology Investments at Gandyr Investment Group, focusing on early stage start-ups Some of its portfolio ventures includes unicorns as Yotpo and Mobileye
He is a founding partner at Gooday Investment Company, A direct Technology and Impact Investments. He is actively promoting and supporting new ESG and Impact Investments models and vehicles, such as Social Impact Bonds. He is a founding member of the IFIE (The Israeli Forum for Impact Economy) and a member at the BRI (Business Round Table Israel).
Rami Lipman
One of the prominent angel investors in Israel, involved in hands-on investments, strategic mentoring and business development for leading Israeli startups. He held several board and advisory member positions in several public and private companies. He is also known as a social entrepreneur, involved in social initiatives as Tovanot B'Hinuch (literally translated as Insights in Education) in Fidel, and other worthy social initiatives. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lipman served as the founder of Powerpaper, as business development and marketing manager at ELOP and as an investor director at Top Image Systems.
Vannesa Bartram
Managing Partner and founder of Zora, Israel’s leading impact tech portfolio. Former investment banker in Mexico City with KPMG Corporate Finance, providing sell-side advisory and restructuring services to mid-market companies. She later founded the Miami HR company WorkSquare, which she grew to $25+ million in revenue. Vanessa was also the Founding Board Member of LAVAN, a network of impact investors inspired by Jewish learning in their pursuit of social and environmental change. She holds an MBA from Harvard, a BA from Princeton University, and is a Heritage Fellow with the Wexner Foundation.
Yoel Cheshin
A tech investor and a philanthropist, Yoel is the Chairman & Founder of 2B group, an investment vehicle in start ups and social impact who believe in a corporate world where social and enterprise interests are fused to maximize financial gain. His investments are along an extensive philanthropic activity. He is a member of the Kauffman Foundation and MAOZ Network, serves on the board of trustees of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Foundation and is the Founder & Chairman of the Business Roundtable Israel.
David Arfin
Created SolarLease product (At SolarCity (as A VP) , Founder/ CEO of NineDot and First Energy Finance. David has a BA in Political Science from UCLA, an MA in Public Policy Analysis from the Claremont Graduate University, and an MBA from Stanford University. He was a Coro Fellow, graduated from the Wexner Heritage Program, and was Board President of the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto, California. He is on the Board of the Friends of the Arava Environmental Institute for Environmental Studies and is a Member of the Cleantech Leaders Roundtable.
Josh Richman
Chief Revenue Officer for PsiQuantum, a leading quantum computing company based in Palo Alto, CA. A Lecturer in Management at Stanford GSB teaching “Energy: Innovation, Policy and Business Strategy.” Josh spent over 15 years working in clean energy as VP of Global Business Development and Policy for Bloom Energy, and Greenrock Capital, a private equity fund focused exclusively on clean energy investments. He spent six years working on national Congressional and Presidential political campaigns, most prominently serving as Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s political director.
Jon Shulkin
Partner and Co -President Valor Equity Partners.
a Partner and Co-President of Valor and the Fund Manager for Valor Siren Ventures (VSV). He serves as a member of all Valor Investment Committees. Jon has over 20 years of experience in private equity investing. Jon oversees Valor’s Growth Fund Operations team and Valor’s finance function.
Over the years, Jon has focused on investment opportunities in the food and retail technology sectors. Jon began this focus with Valor’s 2006 acquisition of Sizzling Platter. Currently, Jon is a Director of several Valor growth fund and VSV portfolio companies, including Gopuff, Misfits Market, Fooda, Wow Bao, and Atmosphere.
Donald Meltzer
Lifelong investment banker and mergers & acquisitions adviser, headed global and European M&A for Credit Suisse and investment banking for Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Cowen & Company. Most recently headed and reinvigorated global M&A business at Rabobank (2015-2019). Currently Vice Chair of Board of HMTX Industries (major player in the home improvement and flooring industries) and Founding Partner of Meadowcroft Partners (strategic business consulting for privately-held companies). He is the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and Chair the Legal/Audit Committee of the Board of Maimonides Medical Center
Dr. Jessica Green
Founder, CEO, Phylagen
Calanit Valfer
Calanit Valfer is co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Elah Fund. Previously, she founded Nexus Israel, a strategic advisory firm for investors/owners and CEOs focused on business growth optimization
She was Chief of Staff for the Chairman of Bank Hapoalim and Senior Aide to the Head of Global Private Banking at Bank Hapoalim. She was a management consultant with Greenwich Associates. She also was the Founder of the Nisan Young Women Leaders and other social venture initiatives. Calanit received her BA, MIA (Honors) and MBA from Columbia University
Dr. Adam de la Zerda
Founder, CEO, Visby Medical
Associate Professors, Structural Biology and (by courtesy) Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Amit Haller
Amit Haller is the CEO and Co-Founder of Veev Group, Inc., and Chairman and Founder of Reali, Inc., a real-estate brokerage company. Previously, Amit served as Co Founder & CEO of IXI Mobile (IXMO) Inc., a public company. Was a Director at Texas Instruments, Founder/ CEO of Butterfly Communications.
Omer Davidi
Founder and CEO, Beehero. A serial
entrepreneur
Adi Wallach
Co-Founder and CEO, Calmigo (Dendro Technologies)
Jeff Cole
Founder and CEO of Hidden Level. Former Director at Gryphon Sensors.
Aaron Tartakovsky
Co-Founder and CEO of Epic Cleantech
Oded Kraft
Co-Founder and CEO of GrayMatters. Former VP at Kornit and Medingo - Roche
J-Ventures Moderating Team
Jim Koshland
Co-Founder and Chairman, J-Ventures. Past Partner, DLA Piper, Board: Levi's, Launch Media. Investor in PlayStudios (Nasdaq). LP in Sequoia, August capital, Maven. Past president of the Jewish Federation in SF, Current Chairman of Berkeley Foundation ($4.8B), Strategic Council for the Dean of the Stanford Law School; and on the Board of Trustees, University of California Berkeley Foundation.
Oded Hermoni
Managing General Partner, Co-founder J-Ventures. Past Partner at Rhodium and Coin Ventures, Head of IATI, VP @CP, Founder of TopIdea (YellowPages Group). Co-Founder and Board member- Shomrim, Board member, JFCS, Forward association. Wexner Alumni
Nilesh Trivedi
Principal Investor, J-Ventures, Founder and Managing Partner at Summation VC
Eran Sandhaus
Managing Director, J-Impact NextGear, Advisor Target Global, EIR at PlugNPlay. Former VP & GM at Aptiv, Cypress, Qualcomm, TI.
Michael Matias
J-Ventures, Venture Partner. Forbes 30/30, 20 min Leaders
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Agenda
Pacific Time Zone
DEC 6 2021
8:00 - 9:15 am PT
Closed LP Meeting - updates about the fund, The Kibbutz, where we are heading - with:
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Oded Hermoni, General Founding Partner at J-Ventures
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Jim Koshland, Chairman and Founding Partner at J-Ventures
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Nilesh Trivedi - Principal and Head of Deal Flow Process
9:15 - 9:25 am
9:25 - 9:30 am
Launching J-IMPACT: Eran Sandhaus, Managing Partner of J-IMPACT, J-Ventures first Tikun Olam fund and Oded Hermoni- About the fund
Closing remarks and Q&A
9:30 - 10:15
am
Panel- From Zion torah will be spread- The Impact wave in Israel:
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Calanit Valfer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Elah Fund
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Ofir Azury, Gandyr Investments
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Rami Lipman, Investor and Philanthropist
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Yoel Cheshin, 2BAngels, Investor and Philanthropist
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Vanessa Bartram, Managing Partner and Founder at Zora
10:15-10:25
Breakout Rooms
10:25-11:00
Track 1 -Changing the world- Agtech/ Food (Zoom:
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Dganit Vered, CEO,Smart Agro fund
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Dr. Gal Yarden, Co-founder & CTO of AgChimedes Group
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Donald Meltzer, Vice Chair of Board of HMTX Industries, Former Head of M&A
Track 2 - Changing the world- ClimateTech
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Lior Ron, Head of Uber Fright and part of Uber management, Co founder Otto,
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Neil Schloss, former CFO of Ford Mobility, Controller of Ford Motors.
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Josh Richman, CRO, PsiQuantum, A Lecturer in Management at Stanford GSB teaching “Energy: Innovation, Policy and Business Strategy.
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David Arfin, Created SolarLease product (At SolarCity (as A VP) , Founder/ CEO of NineDot and First Energy Finance.
11:00-12:00
J-Ventures Portfolio - Changing the world (recorded interviews of 6 min each) with:
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Adam de la Zerda, Founder/ CEO of Visby Medical, A handheld, no lab diagnosgtics PCR device for STD, Covid-19 and others
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Omer Davidi, Co founder/ CEO of Beehero.
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Amit Haller, Founder/ CEO of VEEV, Prefab housing - The "Tesla of homes".
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Aaron Tartakovsky, CEO/ Co Founder of Epic Cleantec- Re use of Gray Water in Buildings
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Adi Wallach, CEO/ Co Founder, Calmigo - Non drug based calming device , reducing anxiety
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Dr. Jessica Green, CEO/ Co Founder of Phylagen, building the largest Microbial data base enabling Healthy Buildings.
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Oded Kraft, CEO/ Founder of GrayMatters, a new approach for mental disorders.
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Jeff Cole, CEO/ Co-founder of Hidden Level- A virtual control tower for the last mile aviation
11:15- 12:00
Parallel - Breakout rooms
12:00-13:00
Live Keynote speakers - Two inspiring impact investors: Sir Ronald Cohen and Laura Lauder in 1-on-1 discussion about Impact and leadership+ Q&A
13:00- 14:00
Breakout rooms
6:00 Pm PT
In Person! J-Ventures Traditional Hanukkah Party hosted by Laura and Gary Lauder, Atherton, CA with 200 of J-Ventures Kibbutz members.
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