Avigdor Willenz
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Avigdor Willenz was born in 1957 in Israel. Mr. Wilenz is a serial tech entrepreneur and prolific angel investor. He is currently the Co-founder and chairman of Lightbits Labs, which is developing innovative solutions providing enterprises with significant cloud infrastructure benefits. He is also currently the Co-founder and chairman of Habana Labs, which develops solutions for artificial intelligence and deep-learning computing. Mr. Willenz is responsible for one of the largest exits in Israeli history, having sold his company Galileo Technologies in 2001 to Marvell Technology Group for $2.7 billion. In 2015, he sold another company he co-founded, Annapurna Labs, to Amazon for $370 million. Prior to these roles, Mr Wilenz served as Corporate Product Definition Manager/Chief Engineer for Integrated Device Technology (IDT), and as a Design Manager at Elbit Computers. Mr. Wilenz's investment strategy is split into two groups. The first are companies he founded himself, based on ideas he wants to see come into fruition. In such cases, he relies on the ecosystem he has built over the years. The second group consists of entrepreneurs that approach him and his network. Mr. Wilenz holds a B.Sc.E.E. from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
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Apr 17, 2023 · en.globes.co.il
Avigdor Willenz breaks his silence
Feb 23, 2020 · www.calcalistech.com
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Synopsys Acquires Semiconductor Startup Terrain EDA
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May 2, 2019 · www.calcalistech.com
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Avigdor Willenz Is Looking for Entrepreneurs to Do Battle Against Amazon, Apple, and Google
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Jun 12, 2001 · www.themarker.com
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Galileo founder Avigdor Willenz sold $4.7m worth of Marvell shares
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