At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Tel Aviv based CEO’ operating in the Media and Entertainment space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Gil Perry
CEO & Co-Founder of D-ID
Gil has broad experience as a manager and developer in corporate and start-up environments. Gil has commanding experience in a special forces unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, where he focused on computer vision and image processing.
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About D-ID: Turning images & videos into Creative Reality experiences

Sharon Carmel
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Beamr
Sharon Carmel is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in the software space. In 1994, Sharon co-founded Emblaze (LON: BLZ), which developed the Internet’s first vector-based graphics player, preceding Macromedia Flash. The company went public in 1996, and in 2000 made a secondary based on its pioneering cellular video technology, reaching a peak market cap of $4B. In 2001 Sharon founded his second start-up, BeInSync, which developed P2P synchronization and online backup technologies, and was acquired in 2008 by Phoenix Technologies.
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About Beamr, Voyzer: Beamr is an innovative private company comprised of the world’s leading imaging scientists and veterans of the Israeli technology industry.
Eyal Ben Shalom
CEO of ShapeShift Gaming
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About ShapeShift Gaming: ShapeShift Gaming is a gaming startup.

Orly Atlas-Katz
Chief Executive Officer of Ananey
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About Ananey: Ananey produces comedy, drama and family orientated entertainment and television series for the consumer market.
Ido Navarro
Founder & CEO of Hobi
Ido Navarro is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hobi.
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About Hobi: Hobi is a mobile app to discover and track television shows.