Michal Tsur
Michal Tsur | |
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מיכל צור | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 52–53) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Education | New York University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder of Cyota; co-founder and president of Kaltura; co-founder and co-CEO of Remepy |
| Title | Co-CEO of Remepy |
| Spouse | Eran Shalev |
| Children | 3, including Yonatan |
Michal Tsur (Hebrew: מיכל צור; born 1973) is an Israeli serial entrepreneur who lived in New York. She is the co-founder and co-CEO of Remepy, and was co-founder and president of Kaltura, Nasdaq: KLTR, and co-founder and vice-president of Cyota, acquired by RSA Security Nasdaq: RSAS.[1]
Biography
Early life and education
Tsur was born in Jerusalem.[2] She completed a doctoral degree in Law, focusing on game theoretic economic analysis of law from New York University. She was then a post-doctoral fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project.[2]
Career
Tsur launched her career in the law sector as a clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel.[3] She was driven by research, working at Hebrew University in Jerusalem[2] and the Israeli Democracy Institute.
In 1999, Tsur co-founded Cyota, a cybersecurity company, together with Ben Enosh, Lior Golan and Naftali Bennett. Cyota was acquired by RSA Security in 2005 .
After Cyota was acquired, Tsur and a few friends co-founded Kaltura, an open source video platform, in 2006. [4][5][6] Kaltura was listed on Nasdaq:KLTR in 2021. [7]
in 2022, Tsur together with 2 friends, co-founded Remepy, to bring to market Hybrid Drugs, that combine tranditional drugs with therapeutic software. [1]
in 2024 it was announced that former Prime-minister of Israel Naftali Bennett, who was Tsur's partner at Cyota will be joining her on Remepy's board of directors. [8]
Later on that year Tsur was quoted that the best Parkinson'd Disease medication will be developed in Israel and it will be hybrid.[9]
Tsur has authored and contributed to many articles regarding women in tech.[10][11][12][13]
References
- 1 2 "Israeli Startup Combines Software With Medicine To Transform $1.6 Trillion Pharma Market". Forbes.
- 1 2 3 "Michal Tsur". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "Rising Stars Israel's Top Female Tech Warrior". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ Huhman, Heather R. "Kaltura's Michal Tsur On Female Leadership In The Tech Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "Michal Tsur". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "These 15 Emerging Female Tech Executives Are Ones to Follow". Inc.com. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "Kaltura Valued at $1.24 Billion After IPO". Streamingmedia.com. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ↑ "Israeli startup to pioneer hybrid app–drug combinations for tailored treatment". times of israel.
- ↑ "The best Parkinson's medication will be Israeli, and hybrid". globes.
- ↑ Tsur, Michal (2012-09-12). "How to Employ Women in the Tech Industry". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ Tsur, Michal (2017-06-04). "We Have a Job/Education Matching Problem". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "Michal Tsur | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "IsraCast: ISRAEL'S WOMAN OF THE TECH INDUSTRY â€" HOW MULTIMEDIA IS CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME". www.isracast.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
External links
- Michal Tsur on X