Moshe Shalev
About Moshe Shalev
Moshe Shalev is co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Decart, an AI company based in Israel. Crunchbase lists him as a Decart co-founder since 2023 and as co-founder of StartAch since 2017. Crunchbase also says he previously worked as a project manager in Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 8200. Calcalist describes him as a former cyber operator who grew up in Israel's ultra-Orthodox community.
In 2017 he co-founded StartAch with fellow Unit 8200 alumnus Dor Saban. Press coverage describes it as a nonprofit that built software for Israeli charities. At Decart he works with co-founder Dean Leitersdorf. Decart builds real-time interactive and generative video models. Its funding includes a 2024 seed round with Sequoia Capital and a $300M round led by Radical Ventures, which Shalev announced on LinkedIn.
Shalev does not appear to publish a personal investor profile, fund or portfolio page, and no check sizes, fund sizes or investment counts are public. The one angel investment we could confirm is Noetive's seed round in 2026. Calcalist reported that Decart co-founders Dean Leitersdorf, Moshe Shalev and Orian Leitersdorf participated in it.
Noetive announced a $41M seed round in September 2026, led by Eclipse. Noetive is a San Francisco company that calls itself an AI NeoLab for operational technology. It is building a self-improving AI, paired with its own sensing hardware, for manufacturing, logistics and construction operations. Calcalist names Shalev among the Decart co-founders who participated. Noetive's founders are Israeli, Amir Frenkel and Dan Barak. We found no other AI investments by Shalev that are publicly documented.
The public record is too thin to define a strategy. The Noetive investment is a seed-stage round in applied AI for physical operations, and the founders have Israeli roots. Shalev has not publicly stated a check size, a stage preference or a thesis that we could find. His own work is in generative AI models and consumer and enterprise AI products. Founders who want to pitch him should treat his interests as unconfirmed and ask him directly.
- Noetive: AI for factories, logistics and other physical operations; participated in the $41M seed round announced in 2026, led by Eclipse.
- Decart (co-founder, not an angel investment): real-time generative AI video and interactive models, founded by Shalev and Dean Leitersdorf.
Investing activity
Moshe Shalev appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $41M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $41M. The most recent is Noetive (Seed, $41M, Sep 2026).
Moshe Shalev most often invests alongside Eclipse, The Westly Group, Zach Frankel and Incite Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Moshe Shalev
Who is Moshe Shalev?
Moshe Shalev is co-founder and CPO of Decart, an Israeli generative AI company. He previously worked in Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 8200 and co-founded the nonprofit StartAch in 2017.
Has Moshe Shalev invested in AI startups?
Yes. Calcalist reported that he took part in Noetive's $41M seed round in 2026, alongside Decart co-founders Dean and Orian Leitersdorf. We found no other confirmed angel investments.
What is Moshe Shalev's angel check size?
It is not public. We found no statement from him or reporting on his typical check size.
What stage and sectors does Moshe Shalev back?
He has not published a thesis. His one confirmed investment is a seed round in industrial and physical-operations AI. His operating background is in generative AI models.
How can founders contact Moshe Shalev?
He is active on LinkedIn and on X as @MosheSshalev. Founders can reach him through either, ideally with a short note on the company, stage and why it fits.
Is Moshe Shalev an angel investor?
Yes. Moshe Shalev invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Moshe Shalev invested in?
Moshe Shalev's AI investments include Noetive. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Moshe Shalev invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Moshe Shalev has invested at Seed, with a median round of $41M.
Who does Moshe Shalev co-invest with?
Moshe Shalev's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Eclipse (1 deal), The Westly Group (1 deal), Zach Frankel (1 deal), Incite Ventures (1 deal) and Liquid 2 Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Moshe Shalev?
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