Michael Matias

Tech2Peace brings together young Israelis and Palestinians for intensive seminars which focus both on peacemaking and tech training.

We’ve got your back, your money back. Refundly is a mobile and web-based B2B2C platform that tackles the $890 billion returns problem by seamlessly tracking, managing, and collecting refunds for all consumer purchases in one place. Refundly is a two-sided platform: it saves consumers time and money, while helping retailers turn returners into repeat customers through AI-enabled re-engagement at the “Refundly moment.” Incredibly, Refundly discovered a 7.5% error rate -- literally billions of dollars are not refunded to peoples credit cards simply due to complexities in the return logistics supply chain.

Clarity is an AI cybersecurity startup that protects against deepfakes and new social engineering and phishing attack vectors accelerated by the rapid adoption of Generative AI. Its patent-pending technology detects AI manipulations in videos, images, and audio and authenticates media with encrypted watermarking. Claritys AI DeepFake Firewall integrates into new and existing workflows. It enables publishers and intelligence agencies to verify sensitive media, financial institutions to prevent fraud, and enterprises to filter manipulated media and create an AI-safe media environment. Founded by AI and Cyber experts from 8200, Stanford, and Israel’s National Security Council, it is advised and backed by global leaders in the AI and cyber industries.

A Garden of Deep Connection Zoé nurtures innovation and harmony among creators and visionaries through deep connections with oneself, others, and nature.

Secret Chord Ventures is an Israel-based early-stage venture firm investing in exceptional entrepreneurs who seek to build category-defining companies.

Innovation Endeavors is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in cutting-edge technologies to drive generational change in order to solve problems that matter. The firm’s central investment thesis, the Super Evolution, combines data, computational capacity, and advanced engineering to transform a range of industries including engineering health, climate, computing infrastructure, intelligent software, the physical economy, and more. Its investments include Afresh, AlphaSense, Atom Computing, Color, Gatik, Eikon Therapeutics, Fabric, Homelight, Kong, Formlabs, Panther, Planet, Replica, SoFi, Uber, Upstart, Vicarious Surgical, and more.