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Ittai Harel

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Investor at Somite AI
📍 Israel

Ittai Harel is the Managing Partner at Pitango HealthTech, focusing on investments in Health-IT, medical devices, diagnostics, and drug development. He leverages over two decades of experience in venture capital and corporate development to guide companies from seed to commercial stage. He earned an MSc from MIT Sloan School of Management and a BSc from Ben-Gurion University.

His public profile highlights a deep commitment to fostering innovation within the Israeli healthcare and life sciences ecosystem. He frequently hosts industry executives and actively shares the successes and milestones of the founders and companies within his portfolio, demonstrating a passion for their growth.

He believes that challenging market conditions are often the best times to partner with top entrepreneurs and make disciplined, fundamentals-based investments.

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Current Role
Investor
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Israel
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AI in Drug Development
Invests in and serves on the board of companies like QuantHealth, which uses an AI-powered simulator to optimize clinical trials and de-risk drug development.
Digital Health Innovation
His investment focus is on digital health and Health-IT. He has stated that the "digital revolution is coming to the medical world, " creating immense opportunities for new technologies.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Investor
Somite AI
2-2024
Board Member
8400 The Health Network
1-2023
Director Board of Directors
QuantHealth
4-2022
Board Observer
SURGE Therapeutics
1-2022
Director Board of Directors
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Education
1993 - 1995
MSc
MIT Sloan School of Management
1989 - 1993
BSc
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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