# Ed Mlavsky

> Ed Mlavsky is a startup investor at Gemini Israel Ventures. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gemini Israel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gemini-israel-funds)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ed-mlavsky/0/76/632
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/birdmaniac

Ed Mlavsky is a startup investor at Gemini Israel Ventures. Ed Mlavsky founded Gemini Israel Ventures in 1993 and is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of Israeli high-tech and venture capital. A longtime innovator and advocate for venture capital, he was chosen to manage the first venture capital fund to emerge from the Israeli government's Yozma program.Prior to founding Gemini, Edserved as Executive Director of the Israel-US Bi-national Industrial Research & Development Foundation (BIRD) where he was responsible for investments of $100 million in more than 300 joint projects between US and Israeli high-tech companies. Before that, Ed was Executive Vice President of Mobil Tyco Solar Energy Corporation. Until 1974, Ed held a number of positions at Tyco, a company he co-founded, including board member, Chief Technical Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer. Today, Tyco International (NYSE: TYCO) has a market capitalization of $24B.

## About Gemini Israel Ventures

VC Fund · Herzliya, Israel

Since 1993, Gemini Israel Funds has helped many of Israel's most talented entrepreneurs to build innovative and world-changing companies.With over $700M under management, Gemini invests in early stage and growth-stage companies across a range of industries including communications, consumer electronics, enterprise software, Internetsoftware and services, semiconductors, and environmental technologies. The companies backed by their investment professionals include Allot Communications, Ceragon Networks, Commtouch, Diligent Technologies, Mellanox Technologies, Outbrain, Passave, Precise Software Solutions, PrimeSense, Saifun Semiconductors, Traiana, Takadu, Verisity, and many others.

5 contacts available at Gemini Israel Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Menashe Ezra | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/menashe-ezra |
| Yossi Sela | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yossi-sela |
| Anat Shukhman | VP Human Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anat-shukhman |
| Ed Mlavsky | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-mlavsky |
| Moran Shemesh | Legal Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moran-shemesh |

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