Cybersecurity, Military and the Israeli Advantage
Asaf Horesh is a Managing Partner at Vintage Investment Partners, a global integrated venture platform combining Secondary Funds, Growth-Stage Funds, and Fund-of-Funds. With $4 billion in assets under management across 15 active funds, the firm is invested in many leading venture funds and mid-to-late-stage startups across the U.S., Europe, Israel, and Canada.
Asaf specializes in Fintech, Crypto, and Cloud/SaaS investments and invests in both funds and directly into companies.
Some of his notable investments include Wolt, Mirakl, Bluevine, Alooma, and Datarails.
Prior to joining Vintage, he was a Principal at Greylock IL (now 83North), focusing on enterprise software and consumer deals across Israel and Europe.
Earlier in his career, he worked as a consultant at BCG and as an engineer at Elbit Systems.
Asaf holds a BSc in Computer Science and Management (Magna Cum Laude) from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from the Wharton School, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar (High Honors).
Alon brings over 30 years of experience in strategy, business and technological innovation.
Prior to joining 10D, Alon co-founded Toka, a leading defense tech startup providing cyber solutions to governments, intelligence agencies, and other global organizations, where he served as CEO. While at Toka, Alon successfully raised funds from leading investors including A16Z, Upfront Ventures, Dell and Eclipse VC.
Before founding Toka, Alon spent 20 years at Check Point, where he was most recently the Vice President of Business Development. During his time there, he led global partnerships, mergers, acquisitions and market penetration strategies.
Kobi, a serial entrepreneur with over twenty-five years of experience in various technology and investment fields, co-founded Glilot Capital Partners in 2011 with Arik Kleinstein. Kobi’s vision for Glilot was to create a leading investment platform that will grow Israel’s finest innovating companies.
Kobi’s vast experience in building businesses continuously contributes to Glilot's portfolio. His success-driven execution has resulted in 19 exits to date and a strong portfolio.
Prior to founding Glilot, Kobi founded and successfully exited a handful of technology companies in the: Cyber, Telecom, Internet, as well as Consumer Electronics domains. Before those, Kobi served as an executive at various technology companies and as an Officer in unit 8200, an elite IDF technology unit.
Kobi holds a B.Sc. (Cum Laude) in Computer Science from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA (Magna Cum Laude) in Finance & Technology from Tel Aviv University.
Seksom Suriyapa has been a partner at Upfront Ventures since 2021, focused on growth investing. Prior to joining Upfront, he was the Vice President and Head of Corporate Development and Strategy for Twitter, leading company-wide initiatives intended to accelerate innovation including: diversification of non-advertising revenue streams; enhancing creator tools such as audio and long-form; and adding new machine learning capabilities. He also led Twitter's acquisitions efforts globally, taking the company through more than 20 acquisitions and investments valued at nearly half a billion dollars. Prior to Twitter, Suriyapa held senior strategic, operating, and financial roles at enterprise companies including SuccessFactors/SAP Cloud, Akamai Technologies, and McAfee. He also has served as an advisor and coach to both consumer and enterprise startups and private company CEOs, with a focus on and passion for the emerging creator ecosystem/consumer internet, enterprise SaaS, and sustainability-focused companies. He has an MBA from INSEAD Business School, a JD from Stanford Law School and a BA from Williams College.