About
Dr. Giora Yaron was born in 1949 in Israel. He is an active founding investor and founder of a group of high-tech and med-tech companies. Among these companies are P-cube (acquired by Cisco), PentaCom (acquired by Cisco), Qumranet (acquired by Redhat), Comsys (acquired by Conexant, Texas Instruments), Exanet (acquired by Dell) Hyperwise Security (acquired by Checkpoint), Qwilt, Itamar Medical, Excelero, Equalum, Aqua Security and Vulcan Security. Dr. Yaron has been serving as board member and/or chairman of the boards of these companies since their inception. He also served as a chairman of the board of Mercury Interactive (acquired by HP). Dr. Yaron has also served as the president of Indigo NV, leading the company to a NASDAQ IPO. Prior to joining Indigo, he served as Corporate Vice President of National Semiconductor [NSC] and was the Founder of NSC wafer fab in Israel (today Tower-Jazz Semiconductors). In 2017 Dr. co-founded Siraj Technologies and Siraj NGO focused on bringing the Bedouin community into the high-tech domain. Earlier in his career, he led, with his team at NSC, the invention of the revolutionary microprocessor, which provided the foundation for the microprocessors as we know them today.
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Investor Intelligence Q&A
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- What is Giora Yaron's primary role in the Israeli tech ecosystem?
- Giora Yaron is an active founding investor and founder of high-tech and med-tech companies in Israel, often serving as a board member or chairman since their inception.
- Which sectors does Giora Yaron primarily focus on for investments?
- According to startupim data, Giora Yaron's portfolio shows a strong concentration in Cyber Security (7 companies) and Business Software (4 companies), with some activity in Health Tech & Life Sciences (1 company).
- Can you name some notable exits from Giora Yaron's portfolio?
- Notable exits from Giora Yaron's portfolio include Vulcan Cyber, acquired by Tenable in January 2025, and Equalum, acquired by Google in December 2023. For a full list of exits, please refer to startupim.
- Has Giora Yaron had any portfolio companies go public?
- Yes, Itamar Medical, a company in Giora Yaron's portfolio, had a public offering on the TASE in February 2007.
- What is Giora Yaron's recent investment activity?
- Giora Yaron has made recent investments in Affogata in March 2022 and SpeeDB.io in November 2020.
- What is Giora Yaron's historical operational background before becoming an investor?
- Before his investment career, Giora Yaron served as President of Indigo NV, leading it to a NASDAQ IPO, and as Corporate Vice President of National Semiconductor, where he founded their Israeli wafer fab.
- What is Giora Yaron's involvement in social initiatives?
- In 2017, Giora Yaron co-founded Siraj Technologies and Siraj NGO, initiatives focused on integrating the Bedouin community into the high-tech sector.
- What is the typical investment range for Giora Yaron?
- According to startupim data, Giora Yaron's investment range is typically between $2 million and $25 million per round.