/ About this event
Join TAMID Alumni for an evening exploring Israel’s Business Ecosystem: Innovation, Growth & Global Impact. This event will bring together TAMID Alumni and professionals interested in Israel’s business and innovation landscape for networking and conversation.
The evening will feature opportunities to connect with others across industries, hear from select speakers, and engage in conversations around Israeli business, innovation, and its growing global reach.
Featured Speakers:
Yair Vardi, Founding Partner, Fusion VC Yair is a founding partner of Fusion VC, a leading Israeli pre-seed investment platform helping early-stage Israeli startups build and scale in the U.S. Since co-founding Fusion in 2017, he has worked with more than 140 startups, supporting founders with fundraising, go-to-market strategy, customer development, and expansion into the U.S. market.
Amos Stern, Entrepreneur, Investor & Co-Founder of Siemplify Amos is a cybersecurity entrepreneur, investor, and advisor who co-founded and served as CEO and Chairman of Siemplify, a leading security operations platform that grew to 200 employees, raised $58 million, and was acquired by Google Cloud. Today, he supports founders as an angel investor and advisor across the cybersecurity and Israeli tech ecosystem.
Dori Yona - Co-Founder & CEO at SimpleClosure Dori is a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO of SimpleClosure. He previously co-founded consumer fintech company Earny, which grew to millions of users before being acquired. Today, Dori works closely with founders and investors across the startup ecosystem, bringing experience building, scaling, and navigating the full lifecycle of a company.
Jordan Banafsheha, Founder & CEO, icepop Jordan Banafsheha is the Founder & CEO of icepop, a Los Angeles-based performance marketing agency helping brands scale across Consumer Tech, DTC, and Professional Services. He previously led growth and product initiatives at Tinder and was a founding team member at Verishop. A USC TAMID Alum, Jordan served as Chapter President and later as National Chairman of TAMID Group, working with all chapters nationwide, and today mentors Israeli startups as an advisor at Fusion LA. He also serves on the boards of Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel and the USC Viterbi Emerging Leaders Board.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
