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Amir Gal-Or

April 11, 2024

Amir Gal-Or (Hebrew: אמיר גלאור; Chinese: 高哲铭; born September 5, 1962) is an Israeli businessman involved in venture capital, technologies, and East Asian enterprises. He is the founder and managing partner of Infinity Group,[1][2][3][4] and founder and chairman of Innonation. Gal-Or served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force.[5]

Amir Gal-Or
אמיר גלאור
Amir Gal-Or in 2006
Born (1962-09-05) September 5, 1962 (age 61)
Haifa, Israel
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, venture capitalist
Children4, including Raz
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese高哲铭
Traditional Chinese高喆銘
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Zhémíng

Biography edit

Gal-Or was born on September 5, 1962, in Haifa, Israel. His parents, Leah and Benjamin, are professors at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Gal-Or's mother specializes in chemistry and materials; his father specializes in machinery.[5] Gal-Or attended the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, where he graduated from the Science-Physics Department.[5] Gal-Or earned a BSc in economics and business management from the University of Haifa and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Later he graduated from Harvard University's program in venture capital and private equity investments.[5]

Gal-Or has four children: Raz, Amit, Talia and Hila.[5]

Air force career edit

Gal-Or served as a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) for 24 years, flying the F-4 Phantom, F-16 and A-4 Skyhawk.[5] He was also a member of the IDF/AF aerobatic team. On October 16, 1986, he flew in the same formation with Israeli MIA navigator/weapon systems officer (WSO) Ron Arad, who went missing that day. Gal-Or is retired from active reserve duty and serves as an instructor in the military flying school.[5]

Business career edit

 
Amir Gal-Or addresses attendees of the Israel Venture Association Conference in Tel Aviv

Gal-Or's career as a private entrepreneur began at the Technion incubator in 1990 upon completing seven years of army service.[6] He returned home to Haifa, registered at the University of Haifa and, together with his mother,[7] established two materials companies: TAN, developing high-grade refractory ceramic oxides, and a venture with the largest Israeli fuels company: Paz Oil Company. Eventually, the latter venture integrated with Paz in exchange for royalties, and TAN was sold.[5] In 1994, Gal-Or was nominated as a manager of Mati Ra'anana, a business development center in Ra'anana jointly established by the JDC, the Ministry of Absorption, the Israel Small and Medium Enterprise Authority (ISMEA), ESRA organization, and the Ra'anana Municipality.

In 1998, Gal-Or switched to venture capital[5] and helped found Infinity Group.[7] In 2002 the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) of Israel began a program to privatize the technology incubators. Under the umbrella of Infinity, Gal-Or founded Maayan Ventures, a publicly traded company, where he serves as chairman. Maayan, headquartered in Beersheva, is a working partner of the Israeli government for seed investments and manages more than 60 investment holdings. Infinity also operates technology incubators in Dimona and Sde Boker and is purchasing a share in the incubator in Ofakim. Each incubator has a specialization and Infinity provides them with services and support.[6]

Infinity, backed by the China Development Bank and Clal Industries, manages over US$1.5 billion and has 23 funds, incubators, and accelerators established throughout China. Notable exits of the fund include: Galileo, Saifun, Shopping.com, ShellCase, Scitex Vision, Digital China, WLCSP, Bazun, and ITS.

In 2017, Gal-Or was bestowed with the Friendship Award[8] by the Chinese government for his great contribution to China-Israel business relations over the past nearly two decades. The award is the highest honor granted to foreign experts by the Chinese government for their contributions to the country's economic progress.

In January 2020 Gal-or was nominated to be the honorary president of the Israel Chamber of Commerce in China or IsCham (Chinese: 中国以色列商会).[9]

Gal-Or is involved in defense technologies, including unmanned aerial systems, AI-driven cybersecurity, and next-generation avionics. His role includes evaluation and instruction in these technologies, applying his experience in their development and implementation in the defense sector.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Steve Gelsi (May 15, 2007). "China IPOs continue in U.S. Israeli venture fund raises $155 mln for China firms". Marketwatch.
  3. ^ "Int'l credit crunch shifts Israeli business focus in China". Xinhua. April 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Israel PE Fund Infinity: Investment Price is not everything in China". CLPA. 2009-05-10.[dead link]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Feldman, Batya (September 7–8, 2006). [Raising the Curtain on Amir Gal-Or]. Globes (in Hebrew). p. 6. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  6. ^ a b Grimland, Guy (November 21, 2007). . The Marker. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007.
  7. ^ a b Hermoni, Oded (December 26, 2005). באו בגלל הכסף, נשארו בשביל הכיף [Came for the money, stayed for fun]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  8. ^ International, China Radio. "הישראלי אמיר גל-אור זכה בתואר הכבוד הגבוה ביותר לזרים בסין | הרדיו הבינלאומי של סין (CRI)". cri.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  9. ^ "IsCham nominates our Honorary President - Mr. Amir Gal-Or". IsCham以色列商会.

External links edit

  • CNBC Asia's Cash Flow, Gal-Or discusses trends in the stock market and the strategic plans of the Infinity I-China Fund July 9, 2008[dead link]
  • Finance.QQ.com 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Infinity Equity managing partner Mr. Amir Gal-Or speaks to QQ.com at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin, China, about the activities of the I-China Fund, the status of the stock market and trends for the future. September 27, 2008.
  • Online.wsj.com, Infinity Targets $513 Million For China Funds With A Foreign Twist, March 9, 2010, by Jonathan Shieber[dead link]
  • Video.sina.com.cn
  • Finance.qq.com interview from WEF - the full text
  • Finance.qq.com interview from WEF - the video
  • To Infinity and beyond - article at economist.com[dead link]
  • Peter Stein (September 21, 2010). "Intellectual Property 'Bank' Forays Into China". The Wall Street Journal.

April 11, 2024
amir, hebrew, אמיר, גלאור, chinese, 高哲铭, born, september, 1962, israeli, businessman, involved, venture, capital, technologies, east, asian, enterprises, founder, managing, partner, infinity, group, founder, chairman, innonation, served, pilot, israeli, force,. Amir Gal Or Hebrew אמיר גלאור Chinese 高哲铭 born September 5 1962 is an Israeli businessman involved in venture capital technologies and East Asian enterprises He is the founder and managing partner of Infinity Group 1 2 3 4 and founder and chairman of Innonation Gal Or served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force 5 Amir Gal Orאמיר גלאורAmir Gal Or in 2006Born 1962 09 05 September 5 1962 age 61 Haifa IsraelOccupation s Entrepreneur venture capitalistChildren4 including RazChinese nameSimplified Chinese高哲铭Traditional Chinese高喆銘TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinGao Zheming Contents 1 Biography 2 Air force career 3 Business career 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editGal Or was born on September 5 1962 in Haifa Israel His parents Leah and Benjamin are professors at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology Gal Or s mother specializes in chemistry and materials his father specializes in machinery 5 Gal Or attended the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa where he graduated from the Science Physics Department 5 Gal Or earned a BSc in economics and business management from the University of Haifa and an MBA from Tel Aviv University Later he graduated from Harvard University s program in venture capital and private equity investments 5 Gal Or has four children Raz Amit Talia and Hila 5 Air force career editGal Or served as a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force IDF AF for 24 years flying the F 4 Phantom F 16 and A 4 Skyhawk 5 He was also a member of the IDF AF aerobatic team On October 16 1986 he flew in the same formation with Israeli MIA navigator weapon systems officer WSO Ron Arad who went missing that day Gal Or is retired from active reserve duty and serves as an instructor in the military flying school 5 Business career edit nbsp Amir Gal Or addresses attendees of the Israel Venture Association Conference in Tel AvivGal Or s career as a private entrepreneur began at the Technion incubator in 1990 upon completing seven years of army service 6 He returned home to Haifa registered at the University of Haifa and together with his mother 7 established two materials companies TAN developing high grade refractory ceramic oxides and a venture with the largest Israeli fuels company Paz Oil Company Eventually the latter venture integrated with Paz in exchange for royalties and TAN was sold 5 In 1994 Gal Or was nominated as a manager of Mati Ra anana a business development center in Ra anana jointly established by the JDC the Ministry of Absorption the Israel Small and Medium Enterprise Authority ISMEA ESRA organization and the Ra anana Municipality In 1998 Gal Or switched to venture capital 5 and helped found Infinity Group 7 In 2002 the Office of the Chief Scientist OCS of Israel began a program to privatize the technology incubators Under the umbrella of Infinity Gal Or founded Maayan Ventures a publicly traded company where he serves as chairman Maayan headquartered in Beersheva is a working partner of the Israeli government for seed investments and manages more than 60 investment holdings Infinity also operates technology incubators in Dimona and Sde Boker and is purchasing a share in the incubator in Ofakim Each incubator has a specialization and Infinity provides them with services and support 6 Infinity backed by the China Development Bank and Clal Industries manages over US 1 5 billion and has 23 funds incubators and accelerators established throughout China Notable exits of the fund include Galileo Saifun Shopping com ShellCase Scitex Vision Digital China WLCSP Bazun and ITS In 2017 Gal Or was bestowed with the Friendship Award 8 by the Chinese government for his great contribution to China Israel business relations over the past nearly two decades The award is the highest honor granted to foreign experts by the Chinese government for their contributions to the country s economic progress In January 2020 Gal or was nominated to be the honorary president of the Israel Chamber of Commerce in China or IsCham Chinese 中国以色列商会 9 Gal Or is involved in defense technologies including unmanned aerial systems AI driven cybersecurity and next generation avionics His role includes evaluation and instruction in these technologies applying his experience in their development and implementation in the defense sector See also editEconomy of Israel Venture capital in Israel Science and technology in IsraelReferences edit Bacani Cesar To infinity and Beyond China is developing a local private equity industry partly at the expense of foreign investment firms But one Israeli fund has discovered an unlikely path to success CFO Asia June 2008 PDF Archived from the original PDF on June 26 2010 Steve Gelsi May 15 2007 China IPOs continue in U S Israeli venture fund raises 155 mln for China firms Marketwatch Int l credit crunch shifts Israeli business focus in China Xinhua April 20 2009 Israel PE Fund Infinity Investment Price is not everything in China CLPA 2009 05 10 dead link a b c d e f g h i Feldman Batya September 7 8 2006 הרמת המסך של אמיר גלאור Raising the Curtain on Amir Gal Or Globes in Hebrew p 6 Archived from the original on 2011 09 27 a b Grimland Guy November 21 2007 Amir Gal Or This will be a brain power community The Marker Archived from the original on November 23 2007 a b Hermoni Oded December 26 2005 באו בגלל הכסף נשארו בשביל הכיף Came for the money stayed for fun Haaretz in Hebrew Retrieved August 18 2014 International China Radio הישראלי אמיר גל אור זכה בתואר הכבוד הגבוה ביותר לזרים בסין הרדיו הבינלאומי של סין CRI cri co il in Hebrew Retrieved 2018 10 23 IsCham nominates our Honorary President Mr Amir Gal Or IsCham以色列商会 External links editCNBC Asia s Cash Flow Gal Or discusses trends in the stock market and the strategic plans of the Infinity I China Fund July 9 2008 dead link Finance QQ com Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine Infinity Equity managing partner Mr Amir Gal Or speaks to QQ com at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin China about the activities of the I China Fund the status of the stock market and trends for the future September 27 2008 Online wsj com Infinity Targets 513 Million For China Funds With A Foreign Twist March 9 2010 by Jonathan Shieber dead link Video sina com cn Finance qq com interview from WEF the full text Finance qq com interview from WEF the video To Infinity and beyond article at economist com dead link Peter Stein September 21 2010 Intellectual Property Bank Forays Into China The Wall Street Journal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amir Gal Or amp oldid 1211851121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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