Shlomo Kalish
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Haifa, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationHi-Tech Investor
Known forWork in Mathematical Economics

Shlomo Kalish is an Israeli businessman. He is the Founder and Managing Partner at Jerusalem Global Ventures [1] and also a Managing Partner of Corundum Open Innovation Ltd.[2][3]

Biography

Shlomo Kalish was born in 1952 in Haifa, Israel to Issacher Dov and Haya Kalish- both Holocaust survivors.[4] Kalish served as a fighter pilot from 1971–1975, which included the Yom Kippur War.[5]

In 1977, Kalish received a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Tel Aviv University.[4] He completed an M.Sc. and a PhD at MIT's Sloan School [6] In 1981 he began teaching at the University of Rochester. In 1985 he joined the Management Faculty of Tel Aviv University,[4] and established a hi-tech consulting business.[5]

Business career

In 1999 Kalish founded Jerusalem Global Ventures, a Jerusalem-based VC. Kalish also served as General Partner of Concord Ventures I, LP from 1997-1999.[6] Kalish led investments in Saifun Semiconductors, Oridion Medical, Oren Semiconductors, Creo, QXL, Mellanox Technologies, Picturevision and Galileo.[7] In 1999, Kalish also founded Yazam.com, one of the accelerators aimed at internet projects in Israel.[5]

Community activism

Shlomo Kalish is a board member at the charity Shalom Beineinu, which he founded.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Shlomo Kalish".
  2. ↑ "Corundum Open Innovation".
  3. ↑ "Corundum Innovation".
  4. 1 2 3 Manfredi, P.S. (Winter 2004). "Dr. Shlomo Kalish". Lifestyles Magazine. 33 (194): 37–40.
  5. 1 2 3 "רב, מיליונר, טייס קרב, פרופסור: הכירו את החב"דניק של תעשיית ההיי-טק". Mako. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Shlomo Kalish Ph.D." Business Week. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "הרב שלמה קליש מסתער על ההייטק הישראלי". CalCalist. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shlomo Kalish". Shalom Beinenu. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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