Shlomo Kalish | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Haifa, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Hi-Tech Investor |
| Known for | Work in Mathematical Economics |
Shlomo Kalish is an Israeli businessman. He is the Founder and Managing Partner at Jerusalem Global Ventures and a Managing Partner of Corundum Open Innovation Ltd. [1] [2] [3]
Shlomo Kalish was born in 1952 in Haifa, Israel to Issacher Dov and Haya Kalish- both Holocaust survivors. [4] Kalish served as a fighter pilot from 1971–1975, which included the Yom Kippur War. [5]
In 1977, Kalish received a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Tel Aviv University. [4] He completed an M.Sc. and a PhD at MIT's Sloan School. [6] In 1981 he began teaching at the University of Rochester. In 1985 he joined the Management Faculty of Tel Aviv University, [4] and established a hi-tech consulting business. [5]
In 1999 Kalish founded Jerusalem Global Ventures, a Jerusalem-based VC.[ citation needed ] Kalish also served as General Partner of Concord Ventures I, LP from 1997-1999. [6] Kalish led investments in Saifun Semiconductors, Oridion Medical, Oren Semiconductors, Creo, QXL, Mellanox Technologies, Picturevision and Galileo. [7] In 1999, Kalish also founded Yazam.com, one of the accelerators aimed at internet projects in Israel. [5]
Kalish is the founder and a board member of Shalom Beineinu, a charity organization. [8]
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