Mentors

Shmulik (Sam) Angel

Shmulik brings vast experience in the IT industry and in the area of Cyber Security having held a variety of business positions in global companies including: Precise Software Solutions, Veritas and Symantec (SYMC). Shmulik served in these companies as Business Development Manager, EMEA Regional Sales Manager, Global Alliances Manager and 7 years as the GM of Symantec in Israel. During his tenure in Precise he was looking after the markets in Singapore, Hong Kong and India where he was establishing partnerships with local SI’s. Shmulik is now involved in the start-up eco system in Israel where he is engaged with early stage start-ups, providing mentoring, advisory and fund raising. Shmulik is also in touch with Angels and early stage VC’s introducing them to companies that fit their strategies, and providing advice on technology, business and more. Shmulik is a retired IAF colonel. In the IAF Shmulik held many senior commanding and Staff positions especially in the areas of Planning and Organization.

Gerry Yampolsky

Gerry Yampolsky has been helping companies build, position and market their brands, solutions and products for more than 30 years. He has worked in various ad agencies, co-owned a pioneering multimedia production company, was VP Global Marcoms for NDS and was a Director of Business Development for Cisco TV. Gerry’s experience ranges from digital broadcasting and OTT, financial services, agro-tech, aerospace, defense, cellular phone sales, service and reverse logistics, and more. He has developed and written dozens of web sites, written and created hundreds of videos, brochures and online collateral. He works with large corporations and start ups and will be providing both mentoring and preparation of communication tools for InvoGate.

Moshe David

Moshe brings his unique capabilities to InovGate as both an Entrepreneur and a Senior Executive in the Telco, Internet and Enterprise SW domains. He gained his extensive experience as President of Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), Ness Technology and GM of several Business Units with Comverse (NASDAQ: CNSI). Moshe serves as Chairman, CEO and Board member in a few tech companies and is a co-founder of 3 different startups. “Moshe is a visionary leader that builds high performance agile teams. He is a passionate innovator who develops and drives winning strategies for rapid growth, and creates value for shareholders, stakeholders and employees.”

Sivan Blasenheim

Sivan has many years of experience in the Fintech industry, Payment Processing, E-com, Technology and Risk Management in the US and European markets.
Sivan has held several top managerial positions in the Payment processing and Risk Management industry including managing the acquiring and risk management of merchants at Cal (Israel Credit Cards). Sivan’s past activity as CEO has turned the company into one of Europe’s leading payment service providers.

Ron Alroy

Ron Alroy holds CPA and LLM licenses. Ron is a member of IFAC International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board, The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel (IICPA), The Accounting & Reporting Standards Committee of IICPA and chairman of The IICPA Committee for the Enhancement of Government Accounting. Ron serves in senior roles in many organizations such as: Gise, Aurec, Clal Finance KPMG and as the Chief Accountant for the State of Israel – Ministry of Finance. Today Ron also serves as an advisor to the Attorney General, to the Council for Higher Education, and to many large financial institutions in Israel. Ron also serves as an economic expert for the court system, and as an accounting expert in tax cases, representing the Tax Authority. He is also a regular senior lecturer in the Technion.

Robert Barzelay

Robert Barzelay is a globetrotting marketing pundit with a creative mind. He has roamed the world, and lived and worked on all continents. Everything he has done had to do with innovation. He ran one-man shows, set up startups, established and managed subsidiary companies of large multinational corporations. He carried out projects in a wide variety of industries and domains, and set up medical educational programs and conferences. He strongly believes in EQ, and has a nose for challenging opportunities. He is a builder and pusher to create and develop what people need and want. Most of his career he has worked in Life Sciences, CleanTech and AgriTech. His educational background is political science, business management and marketing.

Ishay Tentser

Ishay mentors startups from multiple accelerators and at different stages in the disciplines of technology and user experience. He helps entrepreneurs to focus their attention, understand their technological needs and hack product growth. With over a decade of leadership experience, IniTech CEO Ishay Tentser has played an active role in the success of countless clients and actively participates in several mentorship programs hosted by leading Israeli incubators.