Shlomo Kalish
{{Short description|Israeli businessman}}
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Shlomo Kalish (born 1952) s an Israeli businessman. He is the Founder and Managing Partner at Jerusalem Global Ventures and a Managing Partner of Corundum Open Innovation Ltd.{{Cite web |title=Shlomo Kalish |url=https://www.jgv.com/shlomo-kalish |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Jerusalem Global Ventures |language=en-US}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.corundumoi.com | title=Corundum Open Innovation}}{{Cite web |title=Corundum Innovation |url=https://www.corundum.bz/en/team/?id=member-4340 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=corundum.bz}}
Biography
Shlomo Kalish was born in 1952 in Haifa, Israel to Issacher Dov and Haya Kalish- both Holocaust survivors.{{cite journal|last=Manfredi|first=P.S.|title=Dr. Shlomo Kalish|journal=Lifestyles Magazine|date=Winter 2004|volume=33|issue=194|pages=37–40}} Kalish served as a fighter pilot from 1971–1975, which included the Yom Kippur War.{{cite web|title=רב, מיליונר, טייס קרב, פרופסור: הכירו את החב"דניק של תעשיית ההיי-טק|date=11 November 2012|url=http://www.mako.co.il/men-money/israeli-millionaires/Article-36c368beabfea31006.htm|publisher=Mako|accessdate=31 March 2014}}
In 1977, Kalish received a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Tel Aviv University. He completed an M.Sc. and a PhD at MIT's Sloan School.{{cite web|title=Shlomo Kalish Ph.D.|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=111039&ticker=CYRP|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140331215754/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=111039&ticker=CYRP|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2014|publisher=Business Week|accessdate=31 March 2014}} In 1981 he began teaching at the University of Rochester. In 1985 he joined the Management Faculty of Tel Aviv University, and established a hi-tech consulting business.
Business career
In 1999 Kalish founded Jerusalem Global Ventures, a Jerusalem-based VC.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} Kalish also served as General Partner of Concord Ventures I, LP from 1997–1999. Kalish led investments in Saifun Semiconductors, Oridion Medical, Oren Semiconductors, Creo, QXL, Mellanox Technologies, Picturevision and Galileo.{{cite web|title=הרב שלמה קליש מסתער על ההייטק הישראלי|date=29 August 2012|url=http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3581496,00.html|publisher=CalCalist|accessdate=31 March 2014}} In 1999, Kalish also founded Yazam.com, one of the accelerators aimed at internet projects in Israel.
Philanthropy
Kalish is the founder and a board member of Shalom Beineinu, a charity organization.{{cite web|title=Shlomo Kalish|url=http://www.shalombeinenu.org/hebrew/members.html|publisher=Shalom Beinenu|accessdate=31 March 2014}}