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Dr. Irit Yaniv

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Almeda Ventures Chairperson at Almeda Ventures
📍 Israel

Dr. Irit Yaniv is a seasoned executive and investor with over 25 years of experience in the MedTech and venture capital industries. As the Founding Partner and CEO of Almeda Ventures, she leverages her dual expertise as a physician (MD) and business leader (MBA) to guide early-stage health technology companies from development to acquisition.

She is deeply committed to fostering talent within the Israeli HealthTech ecosystem, demonstrated by co-founding WE@HealthTech, a launchpad program that promotes women to executive C-level positions. Her recent activities include speaking at VC panels and engaging in industry events, showcasing her passion for mentorship and community building.

Dr. Yaniv holds a patent for an "Endoluminal sleeve gastroplasty" device, highlighting her direct involvement in medical innovation.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Almeda Ventures Chairperson
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Israel
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MedTech Investing
As CEO and Founding Partner of Almeda Ventures, she focuses on investing in medical devices, digital health, and bio-convergence companies from pre-seed to Series A stages.
Women in HealthTech
Co-founded WE@HealthTech, a program dedicated to advancing women into C-level executive roles within the Israeli HealthTech industry, and actively promotes its cohorts.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Almeda Ventures Chairperson
Almeda Ventures
6-2020 - 9-2025
Founding Partner and CEO
Almeda Ventures
1-2024
Strategic Advisor
Resilience Accelerator Sedrot
1-2023
Board Advisor
Israeli Society for HeathTech
5-2020
Co-Founder
WE@HealthTech
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Dr. Irit Yaniv, MD, MBA – Founding Partner & Chairperson. Featured in Almeda Ventures
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Education
2003 - 2005
MBA
Tel Aviv University
1982 - 1989
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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