Gil Shai

Angel Investor Active Israel
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Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
1
in our dataset
Rounds participated
1
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$6.0M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, Pre-Seed, A Round

About

Gil Shai is a serial business entrepreneur and angel investor, investing in early-stage deals. He currently serves as Head of Business Development at Amazon Web Services (AWS), after in January 2019 it has acquired CloudEndure, which he has co-founded (and served as its CRO). CloudEndure has developed a Cloud Migration and Disaster Recovery Technology, for any application, enabling companies to mobilize entire applications with their data to and across clouds with near-zero downtime and no data loss. Prior to this position, he has served as a mentor & lecturer at StartHub, a unique training program at The Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo (MTA) for the development of practical business entrepreneurship. Prior to his position at StartHub, he has served as a Co-founder and COO of AcceloWeb, which used optimization techniques to make web browsing faster. In May 2011, the company was acquired by Limelight Networks. Following the acquisition, he has served as VP of Operations at Limelight Networks. Before that, he managed the merger ofApproxiMATCH into Amdocs, where he continued to manage the resulting Amdocs business unit. Earlier in his career, he has held several positions in software development, and as a software team leader, in various tech companies.

Portfolio · 1

BlinkOps
Agentic Security Automation Platform
1 round $6.0M committed Latest: 2021-07

Investment activity

Portfolio by sector

Cyber Security1

Q&A

What is Gil Shai's primary role and investment focus?
Gil Shai is a serial business entrepreneur and angel investor, primarily focusing on early-stage deals, specifically Seed and Pre-Seed investments.
What is Gil Shai's current professional affiliation?
Gil Shai currently serves as the Head of Business Development at Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Which company did Gil Shai co-found that was acquired by AWS?
Gil Shai co-founded CloudEndure, which was acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2019. He served as its CRO.
What was CloudEndure's core technology?
CloudEndure developed a Cloud Migration and Disaster Recovery Technology, enabling companies to mobilize entire applications with near-zero downtime and no data loss.
Has Gil Shai had other notable exits prior to CloudEndure?
Yes, Gil Shai co-founded AcceloWeb, which was acquired by Limelight Networks in May 2011. He also managed the merger of ApproxiMATCH into Amdocs.
In which sector has Gil Shai made a recent investment?
Gil Shai has made an investment in the Cyber Security sector, specifically in BlinkOps.
Can you name a portfolio company of Gil Shai?
One of Gil Shai's portfolio companies is BlinkOps, an Agentic Security Automation Platform.
What stage of investment did Gil Shai participate in for BlinkOps?
Gil Shai participated in a Seed round for BlinkOps in July 2021.
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