The Team

Meet The Team

Meet the people who make things happen

Eliezer Gross

Founder, Chairman

Ilan_Cohn

Ilan Cohn

Partner, Head of IP
Oded Eliashiv

Oded Eliashiv

Managing Partner, CEO

Amos Meron

Amos Meron

VP Business Development

Abe Roth ,CPA​

Head of Advisory Board
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R' Yossi Wallis

Advisory Board

Gen. Yaakov Nakash

Advisory Board

Dr Michael Sarel

Advisory Board

Brian(Zev) Steinberger

COO Israel

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Avner Farkash

CTO

Yaniv_Driham

Yaniv Driham​

General Counsel & Group Secretary

Shalom Schwartz

Counsel (Israel & Us)

Amos Mattan

Advisory Board

Dr. Shirit Kaher

Advisory Board

Isaac Koren

COO (US Office)

Eli Yishai

Advisory Board

Omer Yona

Amos Mattan

Business Development and Analyst

Anna Murai

Analyst

Ralph Zucker​

Investor Relations
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Gabby Hasson

Director at Bseed US

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Avi BenTov

VP Marketing

Meir Gross

Vp Sales

Marc Segelnick

BizDev at Bseed U.S

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Eliezer Gross

Founder, Chairman

Eliezer is the founder and Chairman of the Besadno Investment Group. In his close to 40 years as a businessman, he has accumulated experience in international business, in multiple markets across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Through Besadno, Eliezer has led the Group to invest in close to 50 companies , and he has taken an active role in many of them. Eliezer believes in siyata dishmaya. He has written 3 books about it and he has names the Besadno, which are the initials of בסיעתא דשמייא נעשה ונצליח (With G-d’s help, we will succeed).

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Ilan Cohn

Partner, Head of IP

Ilan is a Senior Partner of Reinhold Cohn Group (RC) – the largest IP firm in Israel. He specializes in IP strategy and the buildup of value-generating IP portfolios and in IP due diligence. As a member of our investment committee, Ilan is an invaluable advisor to B-Seed Group.
Oded Eliashiv

Oded Eliashiv

Managing Partner, CEO

Oded leads the InvestiNation team in identifying, choosing, and leading the  best startups Israel has to offer on their journey to success. Oded is also a managing partner of B-Seed – a venture capital fund that invests in technology firms in a wide range of industries, as well as founding managing partner of BuiltUp Ventures. A born entrepreneur, Oded has founded and led an impressive array of startups (including EPOS) to success.

Amos Meron

Amos Meron

VP Business Development
Amos manages the BuiltUp Ventures fund and the new InvestiNation platform. Amos managed family office and invested in more than 20 startup’s throughout his career. A serial entrepreneur, he has extensive experience in business development, marketing, e-commerce and digital strategy for businesses ranging from startups to multinationals. Before BuiltUp Ventures, Amos was Managing Partner at Clear Future, a private venture capital fund focusing on startups.

Abe Roth ,CPA

Head of Advisory Board
CPA and Founder of the largest accounting firm in Brooklyn, Mr. Roth is a Besadno Advisor. He manages the accounting and advisory needs for the Besadno Group in all business aspects related to the US market.
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R' Yossi Wallis

Advisory Board

Rav Wallis served as helicopter pilot both in the Israel Air Force and the Marines. For the past 40 years, he has served as the CEO of the Arachim organization, one of the leading organizations in the Baal Teshuva movement in Israel, North America, South America, and the Far East. Rav Wallis is an experienced businessman and mentor in the area of business ethics.

Gen. Yaakov Nakash

Advisory Board

Comming Soon

Dr Michael Sarel

Advisory Board

Michael has served as the Chief Economist for the Israeli Ministry of Finance. He has also served as an economist for the Bank of Israel, and the International Monetary Fund. Most recently, Michael serves as the head of the Kohelet Economic Forum, a group which advances policies that promote economic growth, competition and freedom through economic and social research. His work has been published and acclaimed multiple times. Michael holds a BS in CSI and Economics at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a PhD in economics from Harvard University.

Brian(Zev) Steinberger

COO Israel

With a career focused in the financial services sector, Brian has founded Lucent Investments, an investment management firm, and Inner Circle, a boutique investment advisory firm. Brian’s career also includes managerial roles at world-leading financial institutions including Deutsche Bank as Head of Operations – Equity Trading Desk. Brian studied business management and economics at the State University of New York, and holds FINRA securities licenses in both Series 7 – General Securities, and Series 55 – Equity Trader
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Avner Farkash

CTO

Avner Farkash is an engineering expert serving as a senior-level manager for the past 25 years of practice in the development of innovative solutions. With proven planning and execution skills for R&D and operations, Avner brings to the table wide-angle vision and insight combined with knowledge. His experience working within large companies as well as start-ups in global markets makes him a great team player and tech-leader. Avner leading companies from the concept phase to full commercialization. His experience in small and large scale projects makes him a major contributor to new business opportunities. He is the inventor of several patents for green energy solutions. Currently servicing as Director & CTO.
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Yaniv Driham

General Counsel & Group Secretary

Yaniv is an experienced commercial lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of capital markets; investments; transactional law and corporate governance for both private and public companies; business strategy; finance; cross-border transactions; and marketing. Yaniv received his BA in Business Administration and his LL.B. from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He received his MBA (cum laude) from the Ben-Gurion University where he participated in an academic collaboration program with Columbia Business School in New York.

Shalom Schwartz

Counsel (Israel & Us)
Shalom is licensed as an attorney both in Israel and the US (New York and New Jersey). He handles the company’s corporate governance on both continents while coordinating and managing the company’s work with the various outside counsel engaged by the company. He regularly works with the company’s investment relations and finance departments to integrate best-practices that aim to maximize their productivity and efficiency. Shalom has experience in managing all aspects of the company’s global intellectual property portfolio. He holds a BA from Yeshiva College and a JD from Hofstra University School of Law (concentration in Intellectual Property). In addition to his work at Besadno, Shalom has been a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician for the past 20 years.

Amos Mattan

Advisory Board

Amos served for 22 years in IDF, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has held high command positions in the Artillery and in the Research and Development divisions of the IDF. In civilian life, Amos has held VP positions at Elbit Systems Land Divisions and was CEO of Soltam. More recently, Amos served at CEO of Aeronautics Ltd., Group, including its subsidiaries Commtact, Zanzottera, RT and Controp. Recently he successfully exited this venture via a 1Billion NIS sale to Refael. Amos hold a BS degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, as well as a MA in Industrial Management from Ben Gurion University. He is also a graduate of Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program.

Dr. Shirit Kaher

Advisory Board
Shirith has spent many years integrating, leading, executing and managing mega international deals, including private placements and public offerings (IPOs) in number of stock exchanges around the globe. For 12 years she served as head of corporate and structured finance, and headed the high-tech portfolio companies for BCRE, an international investment group with holdings in real estate, energy and traditional venture capital. In addition, Shirith has herself Co-founded several private equity funds and real estate funds. She holds a BS and LLB degrees from Tel Aviv Univesity and an MBA from Ono College.

Isaac Koren

COO (US Office)
As Chief of Operations at BSeed, USA, Isaac brings over 25 years of vast and varying experience, covering real estate, finance and Hi-Tech. He has been a successful COO of an International trading company, ran his multiple businesses and real estate ventures and is now returning to his roots in the start-up world. Isaac is focused on ensuring the smooth workflow of our US team, as well as providing guidance and assistance to the Portfolio companies in marketing to and penetrating the US Market.

Eli Yishai

Advisory Board

Coming Soon

Anna Murai

Analyst

In her interdisciplinary role, Anna bridges portfolio management, research and analysis with the aim of delivering high quality and accurate financial and portfolio information to investor clients. In her role she works in conjunction with the investment management group by managing various portfolio company correspondences and deliverables as well as the communication, tracking, and due diligence processes. Anna has over 13 years of experience in financial services sector, driving profitability growth, and improving business processes, in her impactful roles at leading Ukrainian and global companies.

Ralph Zucker​

Investor Relations

Ralph is an accomplished operations executive with extensive experience across varied industries on two continents. A startup enthusiast, Ralph can be found hard at work bringing ideas to market. He loves skiing, SUVs, and his mother.
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Sagit Edri

Marketing Manager

A marketing and communications expert, Sagit has extensive experience in retail and entertainment. Her specialty is planning market entry and devising marketing and PR strategies for small and medium-sized businesses, with a view to increasing both consumer awareness and sales.
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Gabby Hasson

Director at Bseed US

Based in NYC, Gabby has over 25 years of proven experience in the Investment, IT and cutting-edge technology space uncovering opportunities for excellent growth and profitability. A veteran of HP & IBM innovation units, he guides our portfolio companies’ go-to market strategies.

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Avi BenTov

VP Marketing

Avi brings more than 20 years of experience in the fields of marketing and sales to Besadno. At Besadno, Avi is responsible for bringing Besadno’s messages about investing to the general public. Using a variety of platforms, including digital, social and print media, Avi aims to promote awareness about the Besadno brand both in Israel and around the world. Avi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management.

Meir Gross

Vp Sales

Meir has been part of the Besadno Group since its foundation in 2011. As VP of Sales, Meir is responsible for managing the sales and investor relations teams. During his time at Besadno, Meir has created a culture of success and has contributed greatly to the group’s ongoing business achievements. Meir is an experienced sales leader, with the ability to identify and manage promising investment opportunities. He is skilled in building and maintaining strong investor and business relationships.

Marc Segelnick

BizDev at Bseed U.S

Our business development expert, Marc has been creating synergies and collaborations for decades. Marc’s passion lies in helping Israeli startups shine, and in turn helping heal the world through these innovative companies.