The Team

Rotem co-founded 10D so he can partner with promising early-stage entrepreneurs and support them in building their ventures to market success. He brings over 20 years of experience building and backing technology companies.

Rotem was a Partner at Gemini Israel Ventures, a leading Israeli Venture Capital firm. He invested and served as a board member and observer in several promising start-ups including WalkMe, Minute Media, Implisit, acquired by Salesforce.com, and Moovit, acquired by Intel.

Rotem later launched and managed Eagle Labs, a private investment firm focused on AI and advanced technologies for applications in the financial markets.

Previous roles include heading of product management in two Boston-based startups: Onset, operating in the enterprise mobile market, and Rhythmia Medical, a developer of advanced mapping systems for Cardiac Arrhythmia, acquired by Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX).

Rotem served in 81, the elite technological unit of the Intelligence Corps in the Israeli Defense Force. He was awarded the prestigious Israel National Security Award by the President of Israel for a groundbreaking project he managed.

Rotem serves as a board member at SCOLA, a unique entrepreneurship program for the alumni of 81, contributing to their curriculum, recruitment, fundraising efforts and providing mentorship and assistance to early stage entrepreneurs.

Rotem is a graduate of Talpiot, an exclusive program of the Ministry of Defense for selecting and training the next generation of tech leaders. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Magna Cum Laude, and an MBA from Columbia University, Graduate School of Business.

Yahal is a 20+ year veteran of the VC industry, recognized for his expertise and hands-on work with entrepreneurs creating new industry categories. Yahal brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as an entrepreneur, mentor, and executive. Yahal provides strong financial, operational and hands-on management experience and fosters strategic relationships with industry leaders vital to 10D’s portfolio companies.

Yahal was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Magma Venture Partners, a leading Israeli VC Fund with numerous success stories. He served as Board Member and advisor of Waze, Argus, Replay Technologies, Magisto, Indegy, Optimal Plus, DesignArt Network, Phonetic Systems, Hola and others during their acquisitions by Google, Continental, Facebook, Intel, IAC, Tennable, NI, Qualcomm, Nuance.

Yahal served as the CFO of VocalTec Communications from 1995 to 1999, where he was part of the team that pioneered VoIP. Yahal led the company from seed to its public offering on Nasdaq (NASDAQ:CALL) and developed important strategic relations with vendors and carriers, including VocalTec’s noteworthy deal with Deutsche Telekom which ultimately accelerated the global recognition and adoption of VOIP.

Yahal is also a long time Board member of the Israeli Advanced Technology Industries (IATI), the umbrella association of the Israeli hi-tech industry.

Itay has over 10 years of experience in finance, management consulting and technology. Itay started his investment career with a Chicago based private equity shop focused on mobile chip technologies. He later joined the 83North (formerly Greylock IL) investment team, later becoming a Managing Partner at Founders Group, an early stage fund. Itay gained investing experience in various domains, including SaaS applications, last mile logistics, Enterprise software, cybersecurity and more.

Before his investment career, Itay consulted international corporations and the biggest enterprises and investment shops in the world with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), working on global expansion and restructuring projects. Itay later became the CEO of a Tel Aviv based international media technology company.

Before the 2007 financial crisis hit, Itay joined The ISA – Israel Securities Authority Corporate Finance department. This experience honed his business acumen and prepared him for navigating investments during uncertain times.

Itay holds an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management, an LLB and a BA in Accounting from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Adi has over 10 years of experience in finance, consulting and investments. Before joining 10D, Adi spent 6.5 years at Battery Ventures, where she most recently held the position of Vice President at their Tel Aviv office. During her tenure at Battery, Adi was involved in numerous early to late-stage companies, overseeing them from sourcing to transaction and supporting them through various stages of the company’s growth journey. Adi also served as an observer on the boards of Battery’s portfolio companies, including Gong.io, HiBob, BigPanda, Nexite, CardinalOps, Mine, Atmosec, Normalyze, Guardicore (which was later acquired by Akamai) and Zeitgold (which was later acquired by Deel).

Prior to joining Battery Ventures, Adi was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, where she worked with clients across various industries, with a particular emphasis on the technology sector, on public and private capital raises, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Adi holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics with honors from Tel Aviv University.

Rinat manages all finance and operations-related matters at the fund.

Rinat has over 15 years of experience in the financial services and venture capital industry. Before joining 10D, Rinat was VP Finance and CCO at Vintage Investment Partners for 8 years, where Rinat handled finance reporting, investor relations, fundraising, tax, exit events support and compliance matters within the organization.

Previous roles include Comverse Technologies in New York, focusing on external financial reporting, and FMC Corporation in Philadelphia, leading the employees’ benefits finance and accounting. Before FMC, Rinat was a senior auditor in Deloitte’s Tel Aviv office. Rinat has served as a TA in the accounting faculty at Tel Aviv University.

Rinat served in the elite technological unit of the Intelligence Corps in the Israeli Defense Force. She is a graduate of an exclusive training program for female soldiers.

Emmanuelle is part of 10D’s investment team and focuses on the entire investment lifecycle, from deal sourcing to portfolio support.

Emmanuelle was previously a Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where she spent 7 years consulting for large organizations from across the world, with a focus on the healthcare sector. As such, she supported pharmaceutical, medical device and digital health companies as well as investors on topics ranging from commercial and growth strategy to digital and analytics, due diligence and leadership support.

Emmanuelle holds a Master of Finance (MFin) from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BSc in Statistics and Management with Honors from University College London.

Rebecca is responsible for 10D’s relationship management with investors, strategic partners and also handles the business development efforts of the fund. Prior to joining 10D, Rebecca led the Investor Relations activities at Magma Venture Partners.

She has held marketing and content development positions at several high-tech companies and start-ups in Israel.

Rebecca holds a B.Sc in Business Administration from Boston University.

Talia is leading 10D’s platform efforts, which support our portfolio companies maximize their potential through a variety of services and tools and connecting individuals, companies, and resources to foster innovation and growth and to improve 10D’s engagement with the Israeli startup ecosystem.

Prior to joining 10D, Talia co-founded a venture backed start-up in the AI space, where she was the COO and focused on all of the foundations of the company. Prior to that, Talia was the VP of Operations and People at BeyondMinds, a VC-backed AI platform. Before that, Talia spent close to seven years at Promarket, Israel’s leading agency for live marketing, events and project management. In her last position as COO , Talia oversaw revenue streams of over $30M annually, managed the operational aspects of the 150-person company and worked with leading clients including Snapchat, TikTok, Intel, Mastercard, Procter & Gamble, Coca Cola and more.

Talia holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) from the Reichman University.

Adi is part of 10D’s investment team and is responsible for 10D’s deal flow management, due diligence and analysis.

Prior to 10D, Adi served for over five years in the IDF as an Officer and Team Leader in the Intelligence Corps Research Department. She later served as a consultant at the Office of the President of the State of Israel, working with both former president Reuven Rivlin and current president Isaac Herzog.

Adi holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Middle Eastern Studies from the Open University of Israel.

Stav is a private assistant and office manager.

Prior to 10D, Stav served for over 7 years in the IDF as an officer, in her last position as a operational project manager in the intelligence force’s technological unit, 81.