David Alster

Dotomi, Inc. is rethinking the way marketers manage online display advertising with an approach it calls 'Personalized Media'. Although originally founded in 2003, its history can be traced back to 1995 and a lone Israeli soldier named Yair Goldfinger. While in the army, Yair became passionate about effective communication. That passion was ignited further as his tenure as a soldier came to an end: Yair found he needed a better way of keeping in touch with ex-army friends and colleagues. His brainstorm ultimately morphed into the phenomenon of ICQ, a product more commonly known today as Instant Messaging, eventually being acquired by AOL. After his initial success, Yair took the next step and tried his hand at applying ICQ's underlying principle of a one-to-one dialogue to marketing challenges and customer relationships. He reasoned that by eliminating the waste of most marketing and ensuring communication was relevant to consumers, clients could better connect with their customer base. With the idea of personalized and pertinent marketing in mind, Dotomi was born. With Yair's help, Dotomi leadership grew in the form of a tremendous board of successful and proven online executives, including Scott Kurnit of About.com and Jonathan Selig of Akamai. Yair continues to be active at Dotomi as its Chief Technology Officer, continuing daily on his passionate push for the power of personalized media.

Groundfloor Finance, Inc. operates as a web-based peer-to-peer lending platform. It exploits the recently expanding emulations that allow crowd funding for real estate transactions. The firm has launched an internet platform that provides this opportunity to investors in all the states that have approved this concept. The company was founded by Brian Dally and Nick Bharghava in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

Fitracks, Inc. engages in the provision of foot scanning hardware devices for the shoe industry. Its products include Nova, a digital foot scanner, Eclipse, a digital pressure plate, and Luna, a digital pressure scanner. The company was founded on December 5, 2000 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ.

Silent Communication Ltd. provides device and network agnostic (DANA) mobile client solutions. It works operators, device manufacturers, and value added service (VAS)for mobile applications and services. The company was founded by Max Bluvband, Shahar Hajdu, and Nadav Daniel in 2004 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

BioProtect Ltd. designs, develops and commercializes balloon systems. Its patented technology allows for the design and manufacture of implantable biodegradable balloon products that support a wide range of clinical applications in oncology and surgery. The company’s balloon implant, indicated for prostate cancer patients. BioProtect was founded by Shaul Shohat, Adrian Paz and Abraham Domb in 2004 and is headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel.

Odysii Technologies Ltd. provides software solutions. The firm works with retail banks, hotels, retailers, restaurants, government agencies, and other consumer-facing businesses over worldwide to help increase sales, cut in-store communication costs, and deliver a superior customer experience. The company was founded by Adi Eyal and Yair Goldfinger in 2004 and is headquartered in Herzliya, IL.

Getty Images Israel Ltd. engages in the development of image identification technology to improve and expand protection of intellectual property. The company was founded by Eyal Gura and Offir Gutelzon in 2002 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

ICQ LLC is an online media company providing communication tools, content and services to an online community of millions of users worldwide. The company was founded in 1996 and in headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Talenthouse, Inc. operates a platform for artists, providing opportunities for recognition, collaboration and compensation. The firm helps to promote tours, album or film releases and other projects. It also offers its services through social networking sites. The company was founded by Maya Bogle, Michael Hirschbrich, Amos Pizzey and Roman Scharf in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

AppCard, Inc. provides customer retention and loyalty platform services. The company was founded by Yair Goldfinger and Amichay Oren in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.