Meir Arnon, Founder & CEO

Meir is an Israeli serial entrepreneur and investor focused on disruptive technologies in the global automotive and smart mobility spaces.

As a founding member of the smart mobility industry in Israel, Meir has a deep understanding of smart mobility ventures and innovation partnerships. He is now focused on bringing innovative technologies to global automotive manufacturers. 

Meir holds a B.Sc. from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and is a graduate of INSEAD and HBS. He is an active member of YPO and the founder of the YPO Automotive Network. 

Ori Bendori, Partner, Motion VC

Ori is an engineer, manager and executive in the high-tech sector for over 20 years.

He served as a GP in Carmel Ventures (now Viola Ventures), a leading VC, for 13 years and lead investments in 17 companies, including several very successful exits.

Ori has also served as a board member in several automotive-related companies.

Vered Aharon, Social Responsibility

Vered is an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience launching, turning around and selling businesses in the Israel high-tech industry, Vered founded such companies as World Express Travel and EasyBase (both acquired), and AKER Corp, which merged with Magic Software and went on to become the first Israeli IPO on the NASDAQ exchange.

She is a graduate of Tel Aviv University School of Economics. Vered also serves as Chapter Manager of YPO Israel and is active on the boards of several non-profit organizations.

Ruby Chen, Joint Ventures

Ruby is a cross border deal maker with a proven track record in initiating, leading and executing strategic transactions (investments, M&As, divestitures and revenue generating partnerships) at global, industry leading companies (Hyundai Motor Company, Amdocs and NICE Systems).

Ruby enjoys empowering CEOs to disrupt conventional industries for over a decade, serving as an investor, BoD member, BoD observer and strategic advisor to multiple growth companies, spending most of his time on the mobility and AI domains.

Boaz Mamo, Senior Advisor, Micromobility

Boaz is a serial entrepreneur and one of the founders of the ever-growing mobility ecosystem in Israel.

Prior to founding Navmatic, Boaz was the Co-founder and CEO of Drive TLV, a mobility hub for promising early-stage startups in Tel Aviv. He was also the founder of EcoMotion, the Israeli Smart Mobility community, and Capsula, the first mobility incubator in Israel at Tel Aviv University.

Boaz is a co-founder of the Israel Innovation Institute and holds a B.A. and an M.B.A., from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Shai Greenwald, Senior Advisor, Logistics

Shai is a logistic and supply chain industry expert, with over 15 years of experience in sourcing investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies with acquisitions and strategic partnerships, focusing on disruptive supply chain technology.

Shai has worked with Cambridge Capital on its investments in Bringg, DeliveryCircle, and Grand Junction, among others.

Shai holds an MBA from Boston University, Questrom School of Business.

Yaniv Ben-Haim, Senior Advisor, Integration

Yaniv is an experienced business and technology leader with over 20 years of experience in the development of innovative large-scale multi-disciplinary platforms and international business development.

Yaniv was the CEO of R&D and Innovation Centers of an automotive-tech company that develops novel technologies for next generation car architecture and autonomous driving. He is also the author of three granted U.S. patents in networking and silicon photonics and several pending patents in automotive, cyber and AI.

Yaniv holds an MBA in Finance and a BSc (cum laude) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, both from Ben-Gurion University.

Maya Yizhaky, Advisor, Digital

Maya is a strategy consultant focused on digital & impact advisory for world-class organizations.

She has over 9 years of experience working with multinational corporations, government & international development institutions, and technology start-ups.

Maya is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she conducted award-winning research on the emergence of Social Venture Capital and Impact Investment.