Arpan is Director of Corporate Development at Okta, the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, where he works on M&A, venture investing, and corporate strategy. He has been with the company since 2013, has helped launch each of the company's key inorganic growth functions - M&A, Okta Ventures, and strategic partnerships - and has executed all of the company's M&A transactions to date.
Andrew is VP of Corporate Development at Databricks. Databricks is the data and AI company. Thousands of organizations worldwide rely on Databricks’ open and unified platform for data engineering, data science, machine learning, and analytics. Founded by the original creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow, Databricks is venture-backed and headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe.
Omri has a diverse background in investments, entrepreneurship, management, engineering and sales. He joined the Grove Ventures partnership after serving as a Principal at the fund, co-founding ICS2, managing engineering projects at BrightSource Energy and Broadcom, and leading sales at Claroty. He works closely with startup founders and sits on the boards of Neuroblade, env0 and Commonground.
DevOps Club is a meeting place for software developers who want to gain knowledge and promote the DevOps investment culture in Israel. It facilitates meetings between DevOps community leaders from within and outside of Israel, who will share experience and knowledge. This will lead to better software development practices in Israel, increased cooperation between local and global companies, and allow for cultural influence as we integrate different ideals.
Grove Ventures is an early stage venture capital investment firm which places significant emphasis on deep technology and partners with exceptional Israeli entrepreneurs.
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With a quarter-billion dollars under management, Grove invests in leading startups developing hard-to-replicate solutions at the intersection of technology, science and applicable market needs. Its investment thesis is based on the premise that IoT, AI and Cloud Computing create a new set of investment opportunities in multiple sectors, including semiconductors, Industry 4.0, digital health, enterprise infrastructure and cloud infrastructure, among others.
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The fund’s core principles of putting people first, close cooperation and value-creation. Grove's team, built of experienced investors, veteran entrepreneurs, and company builders, provides startups with the needed support to become great companies.
