Rami Kalish

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Mr. Rami Kalish is a Co-Founder and serves as the Managing Partner of Pitango Venture Capital. He served as Board Member at Impact First Investments. He also serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee at TDJ Pitango Ventures. He serves as Board Member at Salvador Technologies. He serves as Chairman at Idomoo. He serves as a Board Member at StethoMe, D-ID, and Avantis. He served as the Board Member at CyberMDX. He served as Board Member at Indoor Robotics and Perception Point. He serves as Venture Partner and Board Member at Tabit. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing General Partner at wefi. He is also a Board Member and Chairman of the Investment Committee at Impact First Investments. He has a wealth of experience in venture investing and international management in the high-tech industry. He has been active in the venture capital arena since 1993 when he founded Polaris and has served as the firm's Managing General Partner since that time. From the very beginning, he was committed to a broader vision of value-added investing that offers entrepreneurs a close working relationship with experienced business professionals who can ensure long-term success for the company and its investors. Under his guidance, the company has become a leader in the Israeli venture capital arena - joining forces with other leading VC principals and creating exceptionally well-rounded support and service organization. He has also been a driving force in establishing alliances with VC firms around the world and positioning the firm as a global player in the global marketplace. Prior to entering the venture capital arena, he garnered rich managerial experience at high-technology firms in the US, Europe, and Israel. He previously held sales and marketing positions at IBM and executive management roles at Orbot (now Orbotech). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Information Science from the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel. He is also a board member of the Israel Venture Association. He served as Board Member at YCD. He served as Board Member at Neura. He currently serves as Board Member at ForeScout Technologies. Prior to founding the company, he held sales and marketing positions at IBM and senior executive roles at Orbotech. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Flash Networks and Neura. Previously he served on the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies that went public on NASDAQ, including ITXC, CardGuard, VocalTec, Retalix, Optibase, RADWARE, and on the Board of Optonol (acquired by Alcon), Red Bend Software (acquired by Harman), RocketPlay (acquired by American Gaming System - AGS) and SkyCure (acquired by Symantec). He is a member of the advisory boards of the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) Yazamut-Bronica Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, The Merage Foundation for U.S.-Israel Trade, and The educational Center for Tolerance and Peace of the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa.