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Tomer Diari

General Partner at Aleph

Tomer Diari is a General Partner at Aleph, a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a technology enthusiast and an early-stage venture capital investor, focusing on Israeli technology companies. Here's a brief overview of his background and experience:

Background and Education

  • Location: Tel Aviv District, Israel
  • Education: Tomer Diari holds a B.A. in Economics and Business from Reichman University, graduating Summa cum Laude.1
  • Additional Education: He also participated in the Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry Summer Exchange Program at the Iacoca Institute.1

Professional Experience

  • Aleph: General Partner since 2021, investing in early-stage Israeli technology companies.12
  • Previous Roles:
    • Bessemer Venture Partners: Vice President from 2016 to February 2021, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.1
    • Unit 8200 - Israeli Intelligence Corps: Held various roles including Cyber Operations Officer and Product Team Leader.1
    • Allot Communications: Deep Packet Inspection Researcher.1

Board Memberships

  • Coralogix: Board Member since 2022.1
  • Agora: Board Member since 2021.1
  • SphereX Technologies: Board Member since 2022.1
  • Rigetti Computing: Former Board Member.1

Recognition

  • Featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018.1

Current Focus

Tomer Diari is actively involved in the Israeli startup ecosystem, focusing on investments in various sectors, including enterprise, fintech, and health IT.4 He is also known for his insights on venture hype and investing in Israel.3

Highlights

Jul 3 · linkedin

I am looking for a new Executive Assistant to join our team at Aleph

This highly demanding role requires strong communication and multitasking skills, "Rosh Gadol" mentality and dedication to helping us support our portfolio companies and the start-up ecosystem at large.

I'm not going to sugarcoat it - this role is demanding but also incredibly rewarding. You'll get a unique perspective into the inner workings of a venture capital firm, learn about the start-up ecosystem and next-gen technologies and constantly engage with incredible people.

In the picture below, the wonderful Shaked Aricha-Levi who's making her next big move and will manage this recruiting process.

Interested in the role? The first step is completing the Google Form (link in the first comment).

Friends of Aleph - please help us spread the world and send excellent candidates to us. Comments and Reposts would be appreciated!

May 15 · linkedin

Crazy stat - 13 out of 14 cybersecurity acquisitions in the last 6 quarters are Israel-based.

A consolidation motion is taking place in the cybersecurity industry. The shift from point solutions to platform has pushed the largest security vendors in the world to buy up emerging technologies and expand their product suite. In fact, it’s still going on, with the upcoming acquisition of Noname Security by Akamai Technologies.

My former colleagues Amit Karp, Michael Droesch and Yael Schiff at Bessemer Venture Partners just released a report on the global state of cybersecurity (link in the first comment), but it’s this one graph in particular that caught my attention.

The story of global market consolidation is well covered. What’s striking is the sheer concentration of innovation in Israel. Israel-based cybersecurity companies are the most desirable acquisition targets in the world, with interest from incredible global companies like Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

These wonderful M&A outcomes are just the beginning of a greater wave. Over the next 6 quarters, I predict we will see Israel-based cybersecurity companies preparing to go public. The silent juggernauts that have already scaled past $100M+ of ARR are simply waiting for the IPO markets to open up.

Who will be the first?

Congratulations Cider Security (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Axis, Lightspin (Acquired by Cisco), Laminar (acquired by Rubrik), Ermetic, a Tenable company, Bionic, a CrowdStrike Company, Perimeter 81, a Check Point Company , Talon (by Palo Alto Networks), Dig Security (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Spera Security (by Okta), Avalor Security, a Zscaler Company, Flow Security, Gem Security (acquired by Wiz)

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Location

Tel Aviv, Israel