
ITM ALUMNI
A global community of operators, investors, and decision-makers
ITM Alumni is a highly selective network of founders, investors, and executives who remain actively engaged long after the mission ends. Through ongoing access to curated opportunities, relationships, and off-the-record convenings, alumni continue to drive investment, collaboration, and impact across Israel’s innovation ecosystem.
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Testimonials
“I spent an hour at the Air Force base talking with two 21-year-old Air Force pilots. By the end of the hour, I put my arm around them, and they put their arm around me, and we said that we were brothers. That experience I’ll never forget for the rest of my life, meeting those two wonderful and incredibly impressive 21-year-olds.”
Jay Hass, General Partner & CFO at AlleyCorp VC
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"We 44 people here on this trip have our pick of Israeli companies. There are 9,000+ companies here. Some of them are extraordinary. We get to meet the extraordinary ones."
Nathan Low, Managing Director of Silan Ventures
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“Between 2024 and beginning of 2025 I will have put to work around $700,000 in Israeli or Israeli involved start-ups; additionally I have become a consultant to a number of the companies.”
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"Absolutely loved my experience with Israeli Tech Mission and 8400. The access, the quality of people, and the level of thought behind the programming were exceptional. I left inspired, better connected, and deeply impressed by the ecosystem they’ve built."
Peter Phillips, Venture Partner, 528Hz
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"An outstanding mission that combined high-level institutional access with real, execution-focused collaboration. The depth of innovation and openness to cross-border partnership was remarkable. I look forward to building on the momentum created!"
Diego Wyszynski, MD, PhD, Founder & CEO at Noverion Life Sciences
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"I had an amazing week and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in expanding their network and learning more about the Israeli Tech scene."
Zac Grodinsky, Program Manager at Cedars-Sinai Biomanufacturing Center
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"I knew the trip was going to be great, what I didn’t realize was how galvanizing and inspiring the trip would be"
Jeff Hoffman, Former Head of Product, Walgreens
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"But, nothing prepares for the business trip of a lifetime. You very quickly realize that Israel’s ingenuity and entrepreneurialism is driven by optimism, dedication and the global urgency to cure the world."
Audrey Mann Cronin, Founder and President, Mann Cronin PR
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“Between 2024 and beginning of 2025 I will have put to work around $700,000 in Israeli or Israeli involved start-ups; additionally I have become a consultant to a number of the companies.”
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"I have known about Israel's involvement in the tech space and their hand in leading innovations. This Mission provided an opportunity to see this in more detail and hear about specific advancements and innovations which was amazing."
Stacey Goldston, Vice President at Northwell Health (Women's Executive Trip)
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"I’ve always been involved in the ecosystem of Israel’s innovation, but I am more on fire than ever about participating, investing, and supporting Israeli innovation to help save the world. There is no one and no people on earth like Israel and Israelis!"
Rayah Levy, President, FCD Invest
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"The most rewarding part of the trip wasn’t any one incredible place we visited or a single inspiring person we met (and there were plenty of each). It was the networking event where over 100 local e-commerce professionals came to meet and connect with our group. Showing up for our brothers and sisters in Israel at a time when they are feeling isolated was especially gratifying."
Dov Quint, VP, Customer Experience at OuterSigna

Previous ITM Alumni Speakers

Eyal Waldman
Chairman, Waldo Holdings and Co-Founder, Mellanox

Avi Issacharoff
Film and TV Creator & Producer

Benny Gantz
Former Chief of Staff & Former Minister of Defense, IDF

Brigadier General Amir Avivi
Founder and Chairman, IDSF Habithonistim

Chemi Peres
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Pitango

Danna Azrieli
Chairwoman, Azrieli Group

Aluf Benn
Editor in Chief, Haartez

Eylon Levy
Former Israeli Government Spokesman, Spokesoffice

Fleur Hassan- Nahoum
Israel’s Special Envoy for Trade and Innovation and Outgoing Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem

Micah Goodman
Research Fellow, Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem

Michael Eisenberg
GP and Founding Partner, Aleph

Miri Eisen
Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

Omri Sender
Partner and Chair of the Public International Law Practice Group, S. Horowitz & Co

Rachel Goldberg- Polin
Mother of Hersh and American-Israeli Activist

Tammy Shur
Former Head of the IDF’s International Social Media Department, IDF
