Women in Tech Israel proudly presents: the Startup Lifecycle Workshop

The “Startup Lifecycle” presentation by Ben Wiener, managing partner of Jumpspeed Partners, covers the three stages that every successful startup must go through, with an emphasis on the first stage – what do you need to get started and get past the initial obstacles to make your startup a success?

The other half hour of the workshop will be dedicated to the testimony of a female founder of Genetika+, Talia Cohen Solal, which developed personalized treatment with a simple 3 steps test for patient depression. Learn from her successes and challenges during this conference.

There will be 10-15 minutes for Q&A.

About our Guests:

Ben Wiener

Ben Wiener is the Managing Partner of Jumpspeed Ventures, a VC fund that invests exclusively in Jerusalem-based, early-stage startups. He founded Jumpspeed in 2014. Before that, Ben was a business development executive at a number of companies, co-founder of two startups, and originally a corporate lawyer and a clerk on Israel’s Supreme Court.

Talia Cohen-Solal

Leading a fast-growing startup developing new tools for Personalized Medicine in Major Depression with demonstrated success in Fundraising, Sales, Team Building, and Project Management. Experienced Neuroscientist with a demonstrated history in academia and biotech. Skilled in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Drug Discovery. Gained a Ph.D. focused on mechanisms of major mental illness.

Women in Tech Israel proudly presents: the Cycle Central Workshop

Cycle Central, led by Yarin Weltsman, is a menstrual awareness workshop which teaches women how to Bio Hack their Bodies & Crack their Careers.

In this workshop, Yarin teaches women how to tap into their female bio intelligence which not only allows them to learn how to optimize their performance but how this can inevitably increase their companies bottom line. The workshop also focuses on female leadership development and what it means to be a women in the workforce.

The insights of this workshop are relevant not just for women, but for leaders who want to understand how this can make their employers and companies more engaged, innovative, creative and productive.

There will be 10-15 minutes for Q&A.

About the Presenter: Yarin Weltsman

Originally from Johannesburg South Africa, Yarin Weltsman is an award winning UX designer and innovator. Yarin is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of HiPitched & HASHcreative – Business Design & Branding Agencies which focus on human-centric approaches to solving problems, translating ideas and creating meaningful design and innovation across brands, products, services, and experiences.

Yarin holds a Masters Degree in Design, Innovation & Entrepreneurship and thrives at the intersection of design / tech / strategy. Yarin has collaborated and consulted local startups and global clients such as Barclays Bank, Tech Stars and Google’s Leadership Institute.

Yarin believes in the power and responsibility of women having a deep understanding of themselves and their bodies in order to thrive at an individual and collective level and is thus committed to education in the field of women’s health, wellness and leadership from teenage girls to company executives.