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Assaf Jacobi

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Seed Investor at Tenzai
📍 Israel

Assaf Jacobi is the Co-Captain of Jibe Ventures, a Tel Aviv-based firm focusing on seed and early-stage companies. Leveraging his Executive MBA from Tel Aviv University, he invests in sectors like AI and cybersecurity, with notable portfolio companies like Deci AI.

His professional life is dedicated to fostering innovation within the Israeli startup ecosystem. He actively supports founders with crucial aspects of their business, including ideation, team building, and go-to-market strategies, showing a deep passion for the entrepreneurial journey.

He was a founding investor in the deep learning company Deci AI, which was successfully acquired by Nvidia in 2024.

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Current Role
Seed Investor
Location
Israel
Personality Overview

How Assaf shows up

Consensus Focused
Story Driven
Non-Confrontational

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Priorities

Topics Assaf cares about

Early-Stage Investing
As Founding Captain of Jibe Ventures, he concentrates on seed and pre-seed rounds, building strong relationships with founders from the very beginning of their journey.
AI Technologies
He shows a strong interest in applied AI, having invested in AI-native CRM Dreamhub and deep learning acceleration platform Deci AI, which was acquired by Nvidia.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Seed Investor
Tenzai
2024
Founding Investor
Dreamhub
2023
Seed Investor
Emerix
12-2022
Seed Investor
Slice | Global Equity
2022
Seed Investor
Avalor Security
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2015
Executive MBA
Tel Aviv University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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