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🌟 We are kicking off Semester B and are excited to announce that Lee Shmulevitz will be joining us as a speaker and workshop host 🌟

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𝐇𝐔𝐉𝐈 𝐕𝐂 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🎉 Throughout the year, we've been privileged to learn from some of the top investors in Israel about everything there is to know about the venture capital industry. During Semester B, we partnered with some of Israel's leading VC firms, including Pitango, Grove Ventures, JVP, Viola Growth, and our brand new Maayan Fund, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem's new impact fund. ➡ 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐂. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬. Our final event will feature a series of five "TED Talks" by our members on the markets they have researched over the semester with the funds. To make this even more exciting, we are pleased to host our incredible guest list, which includes Lior Handelsman, Harel Beit-On, Liron Wand, Pnina Ben Ami, Alexandre Dahan, & Shir Kahanov. We want to thank all the funds' representatives who worked closely with our members throughout the semester to perfect their research and ensure they met the exact needs of the funds - 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 Lee Shmulevitz, Tal Abuloff, and Roi Yosef🙏 And a massive thank you to all our additional lecturers this year for providing us with the right tools for these incredible projects: Zaki Djemal, Hadar Siterman Norris, Erel N. Margalit, Yoav Tzruya, Gadi Porat, Yoni Frider, and Shmulik Aran. ➡ 𝐀 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: working with each of you has been a tremendous honor. Your efforts have tremendous value for the future generation of Israel's leading investors and entrepreneurs. 𝘐𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 📈 Looking forward to the final event and praying for the return of all hostages, HUJI VC Club Team 💙

We are honored to present Roi Yosef, Senior Associate at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) 🎉 Roi is a key member of the investment team at JVP, one of Israel's largest VCs with $1.75Bn assets under management, 12 NASDAQ IPOs, and 39 exits. At JVP, Roi focuses on early to mid-stage investments and provides strategic direction and advice to the fund's various portfolio companies. During his military service, Roi served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israeli intelligence unit. Following his service, he co-founded Cyber-School, an educational organization specializing in cyber training with an annual enrollment of 1,500+ students and 150+ institutional partners. Roi holds a double major in Law and Accounting from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and started his career at Goldfarb Seligman, where he advised public companies on high-profile transactions. Roi later gained experience at EY, where he served as a Strategy and Transactions Senior Consultant, leading due diligence for M&A and investment transactions in the cyber, IoT, and gaming industries. 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐑𝐨𝐢 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: ➡ Morphisec: Offers endpoint threat prevention with its patented Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD) technology. ➡ Agrint Inc.: Revolutionizes agriculture with early and precise IoT solutions for pest-infested trees. ➡ Opora: A cyber threat intelligence company using behavior analytics to monitor and contain cyber threats. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘰𝘪 𝘠𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘜𝘑𝘐 𝘝𝘊 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣 - 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 📈

We are excited to introduce Ori Ziring as the next host of HUJI VC Club's 'Meet the Member' series 🎉 Ori is a second-year PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) student. She is deeply fascinated by the intersection of financial markets and public policy and the ability to navigate public behavior through market mechanisms. Currently, she serves as 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 the Jerusalem PPE Convention, a student-led conference that hosts leading figures from the public sector, industry, academia, and policymakers. As part of our series, Ori authored an in-depth exploration of Kinoko-Tech, an incredible food tech company that leverages fungi fermentation to create sustainable superfoods 🍄 𝑶𝒓𝒊 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅𝑰𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲!

Get ready to meet Itamar Vaknin, our next highlight in the HUJI VC Club's 'Meet the Member' series! 🌟 Itamar, 26, is a bachelor's student in Political Science and Education and participates in the המכללה למדינאות - The Jewish Statesmanship Center's Identity and Public Policy Program. As ASPER-HUJI Innovate's community coordinator and former parliamentary advisor to the Municipality of Jerusalem, Itamar has extensive expertise in public and social activism. In our series, Itamar presents his analysis of Masterschool, an educational startup founded in 2019. Through his article, Itamar explains how Masterschool equips students with vital skills for today's dynamic tech job market, highlighting its innovative education model where students pay tuition only after securing employment. 𝑬𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚!

Continuing his exploration, Idan Keynan brings us closer to the cutting-edge applications of quantum computing in his analysis of QuEra Computing Inc., a leader in the quantum computing industry. In his article, Idan explains how QuEra is pioneering the use of neutral-atom technology to address complex problems that traditional computers cannot solve, their innovative strategies, their potential to impact various scientific and technological fields, and much more. Join us as we explore QuEra’s journey toward redefining the future of computing ✨

We are excited to introduce Idan Keynan as the host of our quantum week as a part of our Meet the Member series 🌟 Idan, a student in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, has a remarkable background and several prestigious roles. As a combat soldier, he initiated and led the first quantum initiative in the IDF and later served as an Innovation Manager in the 81-unit accelerator. After his military service, Idan began working for the Prime Minister's Office to lead all quantum initiatives and recently completed his internship at Group 11 VC, guided by Dovi Francis. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐈𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬: One explores the world of Quantum Computing, and another (on Wednesday) provides a deep dive into QuEra Computing Inc., a leading company in the quantum computing industry. 𝑰𝒅𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅𝑰𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲!

We are honored to present Tal Abuloff, senior associate at Grove Ventures! To fully appreciate why we are so excited, let's get to know Tal 👇 After completing her service in the Israeli military's intelligence unit 8200, Tal began her career in the tech ecosystem at Volicon, which was later acquired by Verizon. Tal started her academic journey at Tel Aviv University, studying law, where she served as the Editor-in-chief of the Tel-Aviv University Law Review and graduated magna cum laude in the top 1% of her class. She also interned as a judicial law clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel in the chambers of Deputy Chief Justice Hanan Melcer. Later, Tal furthered her education at Harvard, earning her Master of Law (LLM) on a full scholarship with a thesis on venture capital law and policy. After Harvard, Tal joined Grove Ventures, taking an active role in sourcing deal flow, engaging with entrepreneurs, overseeing due diligence, and supporting Grove's portfolio companies. Tal plays a vital part in Grove's investment process, from the initial introduction to the term sheet. 𝘉𝘛𝘞 - 𝘛𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘟 (𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵) 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 - 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘛𝘈𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘧𝘧 We can't wait to host Tal this week and share her invaluable insights! Please join us in welcoming Tal to the HUJI VC Club - stay tuned for more updates 📈

We are super excited to introduce Ido Nir as the next host in the HUJI VC Club's 'Meet the Member' series - let's just say that he gave the term "Gaon" group a new meaning 😉 Ido, a 24-year-old from Haifa, is a Bachelor's student in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics. Ido works as a research assistant at The Ultrafast Laser Lab and as an R&D software development student at Teramount (𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵). As part of our series, Ido shared his thorough analysis of Gaon Group, Israel's leading flow infrastructure group. In his article, Ido explores the challenges in water-related technologies and cleantech, emphasizing Gaon Group's significant role in advancing solutions that cater to global municipal and industrial clients. It is a must-read. 𝑬𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚!