(6)The Resilience of Israel’s High Tech community with Arik Kleinstein, Founding Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
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On this episode, we spoke with Arik Kleinstein, the founding Managing Partner of Gliliot Capital one of Israel’s leading venture capital funds. Arik has been involved in Israel’s hi tech sector for over 25 years as both an operator and for the last 13 years as a successful investor. We spoke about how the hi tech community responded to the events of October 7th. How he and his partners built Glilot from scratch to become one of Israel’s leading investors. We also spoke about the bonds created between Israelis and Jews around the world through business relationships and the need to maintain and strengthen those. Finally, we spoke about the culture of giving in Israel. Do Israelis give charity in the same numbers as their counterparts in Jewish communities around the world?