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Assaf Araki

Investment Director·Intel Capital

Israel

Bio

Professional summary

Assaf Araki is an Investment Director in Israel who joined Intel Capital in 2018. He focuses on data, analytics and machine-learning platforms and applications worldwide, and has been involved in investments including Anyscale, Opaque, Ponder and Verta. Before Intel Capital, he was an engineering lead on Intel’s AI team.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AnodotAnyscaleOpaquePonderVerta

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Intel CapitalInvestment Director2018 – Present
  • IntelEngineering Lead, Intel AI Team

Education

  • Ben-Gurion UniversityMBA
  • Ben-Gurion UniversityBSc in Information Systems

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