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Itay Kahana
Member #2,410FounderL1Founder & CEO, Watchful
the next AI for AI for AI
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About
Itay Kahana is the Founder and CEO of Watchful, an enterprise strategic intelligence platform that supplies competitive intelligence to corporate strategy teams. He has been with Watchful since 2018 and is based in Vienna, Austria. His work centers on helping companies outpace their rivals with sharper, evidence-based decisions.
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Raises & exits
Member Raises$3M+
Led by Vertex Ventures Israel
Watchful has raised $3M+, with its most recent disclosed round being a $3M seed led by Vertex Ventures Israel in June 2020.
Earlier companies
Any.do
$1M
Experience
Founder, Chief Executive Officer · Watchful.Ai
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Co-Founder & Vice President Product · Any.do
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Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer · Any.do
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Mobile Developer And Security Researcher · Cellebrite
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Software Research · IDF - Israel Defence Forces
