Gal Israely
Fondateur chez Cedar Advisors, Inc.
Profil
A co-founder of Cedar and an active board member of several of the fund’s companies, Gal brings to Cedar broad and global experience, connections and point of view.
Gal concentrates on Mobile, Video and Hardware investments.
He sits on the board of several of the fund’s portfolio companies and was on the board of a couple of publicly traded companies.
Gal enjoys investing and helping entrepreneurs to build companies at their earliest stages.
Gal led several Pre-Seed® investments, including that of BigBand Networks.
He worked with the founders from inception through its growth to a global leader in the Video Networking space.
BigBand went public on NASDAQ, and was later acquired by ARRIS.
Mr. Israely was previously a Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns in NY, where he worked with high-tech companies including TechData, Vishay, Adaptec, MRV, Tower and MEMCO.
Prior to that, Mr. Israely held various managerial, financial and operational positions in a small agriculture related firm.
Postes actifs de Gal Israely
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Wochit, Inc.
 Wochit, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Wochit, Inc. provides news content videos. Its cloud based video creation platform enables brands, agencies, publishers and any storyteller to instantly react to any story and economically scale branded, studio-quality video production. The company was founded by Dror Ginzberg, Ran Oz and Ronen Perez on May 1, 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/06/2012 |
Cedar Advisors, Inc.
 Cedar Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Cedar Advisors Inc (Cedar Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Amnon Shoham and Gal Israely. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. | Fondateur | 01/09/1997 |
Start.io Inc.
 Start.io Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Start.io Inc. engages in the development of a mobile advertising platform. The firm provides SODA a social data platform application where partners can craft a detailed picture of users in order to optimize and execute mobile strategies. The company was founded by Ran Avidan and Gil Dudkiewiz in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/12/2010 |
Intuition Fund
 Intuition Fund Investment ManagersFinance Intuition Fund (Intuition Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Anciens postes connus de Gal Israely
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
RAFT Technologies Ltd.
 RAFT Technologies Ltd. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications RAFT Technologies Ltd. provides enterprise software. The firm develops and deploys a wireless ultra-low latency, transcontinental communications system. The company was founded by Erez Loitner in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2020 |
AMIMON, Inc.
 AMIMON, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology AMIMON, Inc. develops and manufactures wide range of wireless video solutions. It provides solutions to original equipment manufacturer in the professional video market, the medical market, and the professional installation market. The company was founded by Meir Feder and Zvi Reznic in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 31/07/2018 |
Pixie Technology, Inc.
 Pixie Technology, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pixie Technology, Inc. provides location guide through signaling technology. The company was founded by Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ofer Friedman in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2018 |
Pentalum Technologies, Inc.
 Pentalum Technologies, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Pentalum Technologies, Inc. develops light detection and ranging systems. Its solutions include SpiDAR, a wind LiDAR system that provides wind measuring solutions to three wind energy applications, which include wind resource assessment, wind farm operation optimization, and wind forecasting. The company also provides a central control unit, which collects wind data from various SpiDAR's out in the field through a Web-based system and presents data to use dashboard. Pentalum Technologies was founded by Nathan Sela and Sagie Tsadka in 2009 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/07/2017 |
Red-C Optical Networks Ltd.
 Red-C Optical Networks Ltd. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology RED C Optical Networks Ltd. develops and manufactures amplifiers and optical monitoring devices. The company was founded by Uri Ghera and Yossi Boker in March 2000 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/08/2012 |
Formation de Gal Israely
| Tel-Aviv University | Masters Business Admin |
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Sociétés liées
| Entreprise privées | 20 |
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Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
 Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information. | Finance |
WiNetworks, Inc.
 WiNetworks, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications WiNetworks, Inc. provides wireless broadband access solutions. The firm provides Win-Max systems that offer a range of products, including compact base stations, customer premise equipment, and relay stations. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Communications |
Pentalum Technologies, Inc.
Pentalum Technologies, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Pentalum Technologies, Inc. develops light detection and ranging systems. Its solutions include SpiDAR, a wind LiDAR system that provides wind measuring solutions to three wind energy applications, which include wind resource assessment, wind farm operation optimization, and wind forecasting. The company also provides a central control unit, which collects wind data from various SpiDAR's out in the field through a Web-based system and presents data to use dashboard. Pentalum Technologies was founded by Nathan Sela and Sagie Tsadka in 2009 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel. | Producer Manufacturing |
Pixie Technology, Inc.
Pixie Technology, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pixie Technology, Inc. provides location guide through signaling technology. The company was founded by Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ofer Friedman in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Technology Services |
Cedar Advisors, Inc.
Cedar Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Cedar Advisors Inc (Cedar Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Amnon Shoham and Gal Israely. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. | Finance |
BigBand Networks, Inc.
 BigBand Networks, Inc. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services BigBand Networks, Inc. provides broadband services. It develops, markets and sells network-based platforms, that enable cable multiple system operators (MSOs) and telecommunications companies (collectively, service providers) to offer video services over coaxial, fiber and copper networks. It offers its customers Broadcast Video, TelcoTV, Switched Digital Video and IPTV (Personalized Video) solutions that are comprised of a combination of software and programmable hardware platforms. The company was founded by Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ran Oz on December 3, 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Consumer Services |
Montilio, Inc.
 Montilio, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Montilio, Inc. provides solutions for data storage access. Its products are based on its patent-pending FSRD (File Service Redirector) technology. The company was founded by Michael Tsuk and Eli Stein in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Celtro Communication (2012) Ltd.
 Celtro Communication (2012) Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Celtro Communication (2012) Ltd. provides cellular backhaul switching solutions. It offers satellite and terrestrial radio backhauling, and bandwidth optimization. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel. | Communications |
OnPage Corp.
 OnPage Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services OnPage Corp. provides cloud based secure messaging solutions. Its solutions include pager and secure messaging, secure messaging system, information technology system, on-call management and integration and application program interface. The company was founded by Maor Ron and Gadi Mazor in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Technology Services |
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Siverge Networks Ltd.
 Siverge Networks Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Siverge Networks Ltd. manufactures and distributes silicon products for the networking industry. Its products include griffin, Pegasus and unicorn. The firm's network on chip a solution is applicable for ADM/MSPP line-cards and to the routers switches for carrier network line-cards. This Unique VLSI paradigm & VLSI full-custom circuitry is protected with 5 patents. The company has locations in Herzliya Pituah and Shanghai. Siverge Networks was founded by Yuval Berger and Moshe de Leon in 2005 and is headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel. | Electronic Technology |
Red-C Optical Networks Ltd.
Red-C Optical Networks Ltd. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology RED C Optical Networks Ltd. develops and manufactures amplifiers and optical monitoring devices. The company was founded by Uri Ghera and Yossi Boker in March 2000 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Electronic Technology |
AMIMON, Inc.
AMIMON, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology AMIMON, Inc. develops and manufactures wide range of wireless video solutions. It provides solutions to original equipment manufacturer in the professional video market, the medical market, and the professional installation market. The company was founded by Meir Feder and Zvi Reznic in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Start.io Inc.
Start.io Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Start.io Inc. engages in the development of a mobile advertising platform. The firm provides SODA a social data platform application where partners can craft a detailed picture of users in order to optimize and execute mobile strategies. The company was founded by Ran Avidan and Gil Dudkiewiz in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Cedar (Israel) Financial Advisors Ltd.
 Cedar (Israel) Financial Advisors Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Cedar (Israel) Financial Advisors Ltd. is a venture capital firm investing in seed and early stage startups in Israel and the USA. The company was founded by Amnon Shoham and Gal Israely on February 4, 1997 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. | Finance |
Wochit, Inc.
Wochit, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Wochit, Inc. provides news content videos. Its cloud based video creation platform enables brands, agencies, publishers and any storyteller to instantly react to any story and economically scale branded, studio-quality video production. The company was founded by Dror Ginzberg, Ran Oz and Ronen Perez on May 1, 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Alliance Tire Co. Ltd.
 Alliance Tire Co. Ltd. Automotive AftermarketConsumer Durables Alliance Tire Co. Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of tires. Its products include off-highway tires, tires for tractors, forklifts, and backhoes. The company was founded by Ashokkumar P. Mahansaria and Yogeshkumar P. Mahansaria in 1950 and is headquartered in Hadera, Israel. | Consumer Durables |
Pixie Technology Ltd.
 Pixie Technology Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pixie Technology Ltd. provides location guide through signaling technology. It develops a location-aware sensor network platform, accurate to inches, that enables a Do-it-Yourself IoT for consumer items. The company was founded by Ofer Friedman and Amir Bassan-Eskenazi in 2011 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. | Technology Services |
RAFT Technologies Ltd.
RAFT Technologies Ltd. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications RAFT Technologies Ltd. provides enterprise software. The firm develops and deploys a wireless ultra-low latency, transcontinental communications system. The company was founded by Erez Loitner in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Communications |
Intuition Fund
Intuition Fund Investment ManagersFinance Intuition Fund (Intuition Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Finance |
