Future-Facing Generative AI

Gil is the Chief Executive Officer of D-ID. He was among the first developers in Generative AI, working in the space since it emerged in 2014, developing the first algorithm in the world to protect against face recognition technology. Prior to founding D-ID, he served in various technical and business roles in leading global tech companies, including Meerkat / Houseparty, where he was a senior software engineer. 

Gil has served in an elite intelligence unit of the IDF. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, with expertise in computer vision, and Deep Learning.

Sella is the Chief Operating Officer of D-ID, leading the operations, product, legal, human resources and financial teams. Prior to founding D-ID, Sella held various management, business and marketing roles in leading global tech companies, including at Natural Intelligence, a global leader in online marketing and among Google’s top ten partners, where he managed eight digit budgets, improving the audiences and products, and increasing ROI. 

Sella has served in an elite intelligence unit of the IDF, where he and Gil first met. Sella holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management, with a specialization in operations management.

Eliran is the Chief Technology Officer in charge of the company’s technology roadmap. Under his leadership, the company has been granted numerous ground-breaking innovative technologies and patents. Previously worked at Houseparty (acquired by Epic Games) together with Gil Perry. Eliran quickly established the R&D department at D-ID from scratch, attracting and recruiting the top AI and deep-learning experts in Israel. 

Eliran served for 10 years in Israel’s prestigious 8200 intelligence corps unit – as a Captain, he led large teams of engineers. He holds a B.Sc in computer science, and extensive expertise in software engineering, computer vision and machine learning.

Noa is the Chief Financial Officer of D-ID, responsible for all financial and legal aspects of the company.

In this role, Noa leads strategic and financial planning, accounting, treasury, investor relations, and legal operations, partnering closely with the leadership team to support D-ID’s growth and long-term vision.

Noa brings over a decade of financial leadership experience. Prior to joining D-ID, Noa was VP of FP&A at Coro, a fast-growing cybersecurity company. Before that, Noa served as VP of FP&A at Riskified (NYSE: RSKD), where she built and scaled the finance function from early stage through IPO. Noa began her career at PwC.

Noa is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University.

Tomer Zuker is a highly experienced strategic marketing professional with over two decades of experience in global growth and go-to-market strategy. 

Prior to his current role, as the Vice President of Marketing at D-ID, Tomer served as the Chief Marketing Officer of OPSWAT, a leading provider of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, and the Chief Marketing Officer of Nintex Kryon, a leading startup in the field of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Process Excellence. 

Tomer also held executive leadership positions at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he oversaw Partner Marketing programs in EMEA, and served as a Business Group Lead at Microsoft and a Business Unit Lead at IBM Security.

Tomer is an experienced public speaker, he is also the co-founder of “Linkers” community, one of the most engaged groups on LinkedIn, with +20,000 members, and the co-host of the podcast Market Trip.

Or is a skilled Generative AI researcher and advocate, known for his expertise in delivering impactful products at scale using emerging technologies. With a strong academic background and research publications from his Msc. Computer Engineering studies at Tel Aviv University, combined with practical experience in the Israeli startup scene, including successful exits and M&As, NVIDIA (Mellanox), REFAEL (VisionMap), Or brings a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on expertise.

Joining D-ID as an AI researcher in 2018,  he now leads the entire R&D department. His team delivered the first Generative AI globally viral product and is consistently viewed as a formidable force in this highly competitive field of Generative AI.

Igor Hofman is a leading sales executive with over a decade of experience in Israel’s fast-paced technology sector, Igor’s unique expertise is in building global  sales organizations with focus on large ticket deals and strategic business engagements in global markets. 

Prior to D-ID, Igor served as VP sales EMEA at Katura (KLTR) and was responsible for sales and accounts, Before that, Igor led EMEA sales at the Military Division of the Israeli Space Industry (IAI). 

Yaniv is a seasoned product executive and public speaker, boasting over two decades of expertise in video and digital audio processing across B2B and B2C companies. He is proficient in managing innovative and successful products, from concept to launch. Presently, Yaniv spearheads product operations, customer success and customer communication efforts at D-ID.

Prior to his current role at D-ID, he served as Vice President of Engineering of the Consumer division in Waves Audio and also as Director of Product Management in Radvision, a leading provider of video conferencing technologies that was later acquired by Avaya. Yaniv holds a B.Sc. degree in Software Engineering from Shenkar College of Engineering.

Anna Osipov is the VP of Corporate Development at D-ID, where she leads strategic growth initiatives and oversees partnerships and financial strategies. Previously, Anna was the VP, Value Creation at Greenfield Partners (formerly TPG Growth), focusing on Cybersecurity and Data Infrastructure. She was also an investor at OIF Ventures in Australia, leading investments and managing over 40 portfolio companies. She has a LL.B in law and a B.A. in Government, Diplomacy, Strategy & Leadership from Reichman University.

Eli is the VP of Product at D-ID, where he leads the product team and oversees the company’s product strategy.Previously, Eli was the Product Director at Shopify after the acquisition of Donde Search when he was the CPO, the VP product of Visualead acquired by Alibaba, VP product of Retalix after the acquisition by NCR, and lead product groups and innovation at Amdocs.He holds a B.Sc in Industrial engineering and management from the Technion University.

Gary Munitz is the Co-Head of Macquarie Capital Venture Capital and has been investing in Tech startups for over a decade.

Macquarie Capital Venture Capital focuses on both Venture Capital and Growth Investments for Tech startups with a specific domain focus on Big Data, Analytics and AI. Macquarie Capital Venture Capital has offices in Sydney, Tel Aviv, London and Berlin with a track record of helping entrepreneurs take their businesses global.

Prior to joining Macquarie, Gary cofounded a number of successful startups in Australia including Menulog, Get Price and Foodbyus.

Rami Kalish is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Pitango. Specializing in Cyber technology and B2B software companies, Rami has been mentoring young entrepreneurs for decades and helping companies on their growth journeys to IPO’s. Rami has accumulated years of experience as a board member in many companies of which several — such as ForeScout, Radware and Retalix— became publicly traded on NASDAQ and NYSE.

Currently, Rami serves on the Board of Directors of Avantis Team, Browsi, Crbofix, Tylko, D-ID, Indoor Robotics, Perception Point, Salvador Technologies, Patient 21 and Tabit. Previously, Rami served on the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies that went public on NASDAQ, including ITXC, VocalTec, Retalix, Optibase and RADWARE, as well as on the Boards of Optonol (acquired by Alcon), Red Bend Software (acquired by Harman), RocketPlay (acquired by American Gaming System – AGS) and SkyCure (acquired by Symantec).

Prior to founding Pitango, Rami held sales and marketing positions at IBM and senior executive roles at Orbotech.

Mr. Kalish is a member of the Runway Visiting Committee at The Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.

He holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering and Information Science from the Technion Institute of Technology.

Manish joined AVP in 2015 and focuses on venture stage investments for the firm. Prior to AVP, Manish held a number of investing, operational and strategic roles primarily within financial services. Manish started his career at McKinsey & Co. where he led client teams in engagements across strategy, corporate finance and operations & technology. Manish earned his M.S. and Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University and B.Tech. at the Indian Institute of Technology. He is currently based in New York City.

Adi Sharabani is a world-renowned security entrepreneur with decades of experience in security and research. In his roles he was the CTO of Snyk, a disruptor of the developer security market; the Symantec General Manager running its Endpoint Solutions business including its EPP/SEP, EDR, MTD, EPM and IOT product lines. Adi joined Symantec via the acquisition of Skycure, the leading Mobile Threat Defense company, which he co-founded in 2012. As CEO of Skycure, Adi’s pioneering efforts and thought leadership have helped define the Mobile Threat Defense industry. Prior to founding Skycure Adi was the leader of security for IBM software products. He came to IBM through the acquisition of Watchfire, a market leader in the field of application security, where he built and led its security and research groups.

Adi holds more than 25 patents in the security space, and his works, presentations and keynotes are regularly given the highest accolades at prestigious conferences such as RSA. Adi earned a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from Tel Aviv University. Committed to cyber security education, and in parallel to his work in the industry, Adi has been a teacher and education advisor, playing a key role in the vision and implementation of the cyber defense curriculum for high school students in Israel majoring in cyber security.