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 Search Engine 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.

Amit Bohensky
Founder and CEO of Zoomd
Amit Bohensky is an Israeli business executive and an angel investor. He is currently a Founder and CEO at Zoomd and an investor and advisory board member at several startup companies. Previously, Bohensky was a CEO for companies such as Matrix Global and Consist Systems and Technologies, he has founded technology startups such as Unicoders and Focal-Info, the latter of which was sold to Verint Systems in 2012.
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About Sigma VC, Zoomd: Zoomd is a MarTech company dedicated to helping advertisers and publishers with a patented, performance-based advertising platform.
Eli Mashiah
CEO of Shadow Technologies Ltd.
CEO at SHADOW.COM.
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About Shadow Technologies Ltd., ShareTeGo Ltd.: Shadow.com summarizes user reviews under topics such as products, services, and people.
Ronny Cohen
CEO of VAYAVISION
Ronny Cohen has 30 years’ experience in the hi-tech industry. Previously he co-founded Backwell, a start-up in the health industry as well as serving on the Boards of SmartLine Systems and Racana. Before, Mr. Cohen co-founded Comsys, a wireless communication start-up that distributed about $100M to its shareholders. Before Comsys, Ronny worked at National Semiconductors as a project manager. He also served in an elite Intelligence Technology unit and was a member of the Talpiot programme. Mr. Cohen earned a B.Sc. with honors in Physics and Mathematics, and holds twelve patents.
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About LeddarTech, VAYAVISION: VAYAVISION is a raw data fusion and perception system providing the most reliable environmental model for autonomous vehicles

Liran Kotzer
Founder and CEO of Woo.io
Liran Kotzer is a CEO & Co-Founder at Woo.io.
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About Woo.io: Woo connects candidates who are discreetly exploring new opportunities to companies with the right job for them.
Ran Blayer
CEO of Percepto
Ran Blayer is a business strategist with expertise in business development, strategic sales management and international marketing. He has almost a decade of experience in growing leading companies within the online industry. Ran graduated with a B.A. in Communication and Political Science from the University of Haifa and has an M.A. in Conflict Resolution and Management from Tel Aviv University.
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About Percepto: Percepto manages the digital presence of companies, high-profile individuals and business leaders worldwide since 2007

Eitan Nahmias
CEO, Co-founder of SNEEZZ
Startup Hustler. Eitan has been online since 1994, and he will do whatever it takes to make the world a greater place.
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About SNEEZZ: Search Engine on People.

Ido Freidlin
Founder and CEO of Collabrium
Founder and CEO at Collabrium
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About Collabrium: Collabrium is a search companion that contains information on user findings and features such as sharing and collaborating with other users.

Adam Grey
Founder and CEO of Namez
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About Namez: Namez enables users to correct mispronounced names of persons, companies and product through recording.