Israeli Technology Founders Speak: Conversations with Successful Israeli Hitech and Biotech Entrepreneurs

Steve Grun is the Co-Founder and CEO of MNDL Bio, an Israeli startup that uses AI to design better DNA sequences for making proteins—helping companies produce up to 20 times more protein than traditional methods. Their tech takes the guesswork out of gene design for biotech and pharma companies developing new drugs, enzymes, and other biological products. Avraham sat down with Steve to discuss why most biotech companies struggle to produce proteins at scale and how MNDL's AI platform fixes that, how he turned 15 years of academic research into a SaaS product, their $2 million pre-seed raise, tips for tech founders, where he sees the company in five years and much more. Do you have a great innovation? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us by going to https://jmbdavis.com/startup/contact. Learn more at https://jmbdavis.com and https://jmbdavis.com/startup. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jmbdavis/ mndl-bio. Listen to all of the episodes at https://jmbdavis.com/podcast.

Hanan Brand the Vice President and head of the Startup Division at the Israel Innovation Authority. He is responsible for giving grants to hundreds of early-stage Israeli startups. Avraham and sat down with Hanan to discuss what the Innovation Authority does, how to be in the 25% that get a grant, lessons he’s learned over the years, why Israeli is the startup nation and much more. Do you have a great innovation? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us by going to https://jmbdavis.com/startup/contact. Learn more at https://jmbdavis.com and https://jmbdavis.com/startup. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jmbdavis/ innovation-authority. Listen to all of the episodes at https://jmbdavis.com/podcast.

Ori Ben Shlomo is the Founder and CEO of JGive, an Israeli a nonprofit giving-platform that makes it easy to donate online to certified Israeli charities, tracks donations in one place and offers full tax-deductible benefits, while minimizing overhead to maximize impact. Avraham and sat down with Ori to discuss how their technology works, how he came up with the idea, how he got funded, their future plans, tips for startup founders and much more. Do you have a great innovation? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us by going to https://jmbdavis.com/startup/contact. Learn more at https://jmbdavis.com and https://jmbdavis.com/startup. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jmbdavis/ jgive. Listen to all of the episodes at https://jmbdavis.com/podcast.

Ofer Shalev is the CEO and founder of Newphase, a MedTech company that has developed a new treatment for advanced cancer patients. Their technology uses tiny particles that target and destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed, offering hope for patients when other treatments have stopped working. Avraham and sat down with Ofer to discuss how their technology works, how he came up with the idea, how he got funded, the challenges he’s faced, tips for startup founders and much more. Do you have a great innovation? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us by going to https://jmbdavis.com/startup/contact. Learn more at https://jmbdavis.com and https://jmbdavis.com/startup. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jmbdavis/ ofer-shalev-of-newphase. Listen to all of the episodes at https://jmbdavis.com/podcast.

Nimrod Kor is the co-founder and CTO of Baz, an AI code agent that that helps teams ship better software faster by automating code reviews making software development smoother, faster, and more reliable. Avraham and sat down with Nimrod to discuss how their technology works, how he came up with the idea, how he got funded, how he’s marketing their product, tips for startup founders and much more. Do you have a great innovation? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us by going to https://jmbdavis.com/startup/contact. Learn more at https://jmbdavis.com and https://jmbdavis.com/startup. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/jmbdavis/ nimrod-kor-of-baz. Listen to all of the episodes at https://jmbdavis.com/podcast.