About
We want to make the world a better place. We travelled to Asia and saw the impact of explosive population growth on the environment and on the lives of people, especially in cities. The world needs clean air and clean drinking water. It needs to deal with the waste generated by the more than 7 billion humans who occupy this planet.
And things will only get worse, as more people buy cars and consume meat. We need to solve these problems before entire areas of our planet become too toxic for humans, animals and plants to inhabit.
We are looking for smart ideas and innovations that don’t require many years to develop or a large amount of capital to bring to market, but can make an immediate impact.
We are looking to team up with entrepreneurs who don’t believe the world needs another social network or coupon-clipping company and who think that it is possible to make money while making a dramatic impact on people’s lives. We will not be a passive investor. We will invest our time to bring these life-changing products to market.
If you have an idea or a product that can make an impact, contact us, and let’s make it happen.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Arnon Kohavi is an investor and entrepreneur in emerging technologies. He is also a former senior executive at two publicly traded wireless companies: DSPC and Vyyo. At DSPC, Arnon served as EVP for business development & M&A, and was instrumental to the company’s IPO and follow-on offerings on Nasdaq, as well as to the sale of the Company to Intel Corp for $1.6 billion, the highest acquisition at the time of an Israel- related company. At Vyyo, where he also served as EVP, he led the company’s $150 million IPO and follow-on offerings as well investments in and acquiring early stage companies.
After leaving the corporate world, Arnon became an entrepreneur, mostly interested in consumer-related mobile and Internet applications. In 2006, Arnon founded and was the CEO of WeFi, a WiFi software company that combines easy Internet connection with social features. WeFi raised close to $20 million from leading Venture Capital firms in Silicon Valley and Israel. Arnon has started several other companies in the Internet space including Mapplr and utvee.
Arnon was a fellow at the Stanford University Digital Vision Program, where he deployed wireless technology in developing countries for education and income-generating opportunities. He has an MBA degree from Anderson School at UCLA and a BA from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Arnon has traveled to over 50 countries and is particularly interested in helping to create a vibrant eco-system of innovation in developing countries.
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Contact Arnon Kohavi: arnon [at] yardenvc.com
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Hi, sorry but I read a news about Arnon letf Chile & the proyect, after 6 monts. That is true or not.
Cheers.
Sehr geehrter Herr Kohavi,
ich gratuliere Sie fuer Ihre Zeugenaussagen ueber das Unternehmen-System in Chile!
Endlich eine ehrliche und wahre Meinung!
Herzlichst
Marcela
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Dear Mr. Kohavi,
I congratulate you for your testimony about the company system in Chile!
Finally an honest and true opinion!
Sincerely
Marcela
mvasquezde@yahoo.de
Arnon Kohavi Dear:
My name is Roberto Perez, I’m in Southern Chile, and recently I read in Bio Bio online radio, an article in which it was specified that you left Chile, which is a shame.
I have worked with entrepreneurs for about 5 years, but independently, making many personal efforts to support entrepreneurs.
But I think we are progressing, but slowly, to move forward will be the product of maturity and perhaps in a few years consciences are always prepared for what you wanted to be, but I comment that I find very valuable their attempt to grow a project like yours, I hope to do well in Singapore, meanwhile, continue to work with entrepreneurs, I tell him I have a much visited facebook, called entrepreneurs in the South, and there you will see that there are many who dream of writing their own history.
Best regards and success in their new projects
Atte
Roberto Perez
FaroGlobal Investment Manager
facebook: Entrepreneurs of Southern Chile
Hola roberto, es triste la realidad que vivimos y ver como se apagan las ganas de hacer cosas diferentes. Pero sobre todo la falta de valor y perseverancia en muchos de ellos, que no es mas que un reflejo de la base que los alimenta.
Suerte con tu labor, un saludo
I partially agree with the comments about Chile general business and startup enviroment however, i still think it will reach the finland example in less than 5 years and a global completed developed economy based on services in 10 years.
S.
Researcher and founder of Zursh
Hi, I just read about you frustrated expirience here in Chile; sad, very sad but the reality. I have been here for over 6 years already and I am tired of talking about the same. People say you have to understand, you have to accept it… i say no, I keep pushing and pushin until I get there and I feel finally very close.
Thou is quite sad the lack of commun sense, motivation and balls; to buld a team or partners is a dream what makes it much harder.
Anyway, I am glad to hear what you think about Chile and speak it out and sad that people like you have to drop your intentions and go some where else.
Good luck with everyhing, I hope people like me start making significant changes here, eventhou we plan to go out here afterwards hehe as you said.
cheers