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 Communities 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.
Sephi Shapira
Founder and CEO of escapex
Sephi Shapira is the founder and CEO of escapex, an innovative platform that empowers celebrities and influencers to own and monetize their digital content. With 20 years of entrepreneurship experience and a true passion for people and how they connect, he brings this mix of technology and fun to his leadership style. Sephi previously founded HLE, which represented companies such as Amdocs and Comverse in Asia selling mobile software solutions to telecom operators. He founded and served as CEO at Interchan, a direct-to-consumer mobile content service provider which sold in 2011 to Edimax. He was also the founder and CEO of MassiveImpact, a top-10 global mobile ad network backed by Softbank and Innov8 Funds and sold to a Singtel group company. Sephi is also a frequent contributor to several technology publications including TechCrunch, Forbes, VentureBeat, Wired, Quartz, and others.
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About escapex: Escapex limited is an internet company that creates a personally owned platforms for celebrities.
Dan Zakai
CEO & Co-Founder of Mindspace
Dan is a serial entrepreneur. Prior to Mindspace, he founded G Systems Solar Solutions, a solar energy company focused on providing turnkey solar projects’ development and installations in the Israeli market, Europe and North America.
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About Mindspace: Mindspace is a boutique flex space provider, presenting a global mindset with a local flavour, in 17 cities worldwide.

Benjamin Siegal
CEO/Co-Founder of WITH LOVE INTERNET
CEO/Co-Founder @ with.love
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About WITH LOVE INTERNET: An industry-leading firm of experts in digital marketing and SEO, as well as web, mobile app, and custom software development.

Ronen Bitan
CEO/Co-Founder of Trailze
CEO/Co-Founder at Trailze.
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About Trailze: Trailze is the world’s first ML-based navigation engine designed specifically for micromobility

Ben Pelled
CEO of FinTech Junction
Ben leads biz dev at People & Computers, the leading tech media outlet and conference organizer and producer in Israel. He previously led the US branch of eToro.
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About FinTech Junction: FinTech Junction is a conference designed specifically for the FinTech community.

Adi Hillel
Co-Founder & CEO of Hubitus
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About Hubitus: A virtual hub & an online framework for freelancers, where they can work side by side, encouraged by the virtual presence of others.
Stanislav Bergman
Founder & CEO of SpacePass
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About SpacePass: SPACEPASS is a centralized booking platform, integration hub and SaaS solutions for the coworking and flex-office industry