OUR TEAM
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
- African proverb.
At TLV Vali, we are shaping a safer and more prosperous future by bridging Israeli innovation with U.S. capital and expertise. Our team combines deep experience in entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, AI, and defense technology with a proprietary validation model that rapidly identifies and accelerates ventures. Together with our partners, we are committed to delivering 100× impact for both entrepreneurs and investors.
ELIAV AMIRAM, MAJOR (res.)
Managing Partner | Founder
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Former Chief Innovation Officer at the J6 and Cybersecurity Directorate, IDF.
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Founder & Chair of the J6 and Cybersecurity Alumni and Entrepreneurs Association.
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Expert in DefenseTech & HLS, Former Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).
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Lecturer on innovation management and AI at Tel Aviv College and Haifa University.
GADI SHAMNI, MAJ. GEN. (ret.)
Venture Partner | DefenseTech
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Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gadi Shamni is a former Commander of the IDF Central Command and Gaza Division, and Israel’s Defense Attaché to the United States.
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Deep expertise in operational innovation, national security, and defense technologies.
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Former Executive VP at ICTS Europe, overseeing security operations at 150+ airports and strategic sites.
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Former VP Land Systems at IAI.
MILLO AVISSAR
Special Advisor | Cybersecurity
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Senior cyber analyst with deep expertise in substantial government and enterprise IT systems.
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Serial entrepreneur and tech manager in breakthrough startups and technological infrastructure projects.
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Active thought leader in Cybersecurity, Innovation, AI, open-source, and quantum computing.
EDEN SHARON
Investor Relations
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Eden leads investor relations at TLV Vali, managing communication with limited partners and supporting the fund's capital formation efforts.
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She brings hands-on fundraising experience as a former founder and accelerator lead, including co-founding a war room initiative after October 7th. She previously managed cybersecurity projects at Intel and is an alumna of IDF Unit 8200.