S2 Ep 8 Moran Bar Kochva is Investing In New Generation of Founders
Looking for Defensible Technology Advantages in Startups
Our guest today on Form Your Own Pack is the great and powerful Moran Bar Kochva of Unison Capital.
As the Founding Partner of the NY-based investment firm, which is a bi-coastal VC firm focused, Moran focuses on early-stage investments in IT, mobile, and social media startup companies.
He is an investor and advisor to companies such as Palantir Technologies, GUNNAR Optiks, Addepar, and Ostendo.
We talk to Moran aboutÂ
🚀 Hi connection to Peter Thiel and the PayPal Mafia
🚀 His search for entrepreneurs changing large markets
🚀 The role of Community in his success as an investor
We get 2 great introductions including Dana Sydorenko of Gametree
Prior to Unison Capital, Moran led the business development and marketing of Galay Or, a venture-backed startup that developed a leading technology for optical telecom components.
Leading the company’s CA-based office, Moran was responsible for the company’s initial sales and strategic partnerships, leading to the company’s acquisition in 2003.
Moran served in the Israeli Marines. He was double majored in Law and Economics from Tel Aviv University, and was awarded an MBA from Harvard Business School.
How to contact Moran