Omer Bar-Yohay
About Omer Bar-Yohay
Omer Bar-Yohay is an Israeli entrepreneur based in Bellevue, Washington. He had a military career in Israel of more than ten years. He then worked in the defense and auto industries in Israel and Italy. He studied history and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He co-founded Eviation Aircraft, maker of the all-electric Alice commuter aircraft, and was its CEO from 2015. He stepped down as CEO on February 14, 2022, citing a long-standing disagreement with the company's main shareholder. He stayed involved as a board member and minority shareholder. Alice flew in late 2022. He then served as President of AutoFlight, which develops a lift-and-cruise eVTOL, from April 2022 to March 2023. He received the inaugural SAE Sustainable Aviation Award in Honor of Remesh Agawal in 2023.
He is now Co-Founder and CEO of Data Blanket, founded in 2022 with Gur Kimchi and Yair Katz. The company builds drone swarm hardware and AI software to support wildfire response teams.
Little about his angel activity is public. Crunchbase lists one investment and one portfolio company, with no lead investments and no exits. The one investment is the Data Blanket seed round, announced November 1, 2022, in a company he co-founded. Crunchbase shows the round at $4.2M. That is the round total, not his own check. Crunchbase does not show his investor type or stage, and he has no public statement on check size.
His only recorded investment is in Data Blanket, an AI-driven autonomous aerial systems company for wildland fire suppression. Crunchbase says Data Blanket raised its seed round from Breakthrough Energy Ventures and 5 other investors. Omer himself is listed as an investor in that round. No other AI investments by him are public.
No public statement describes the stages, sectors, geographies or check sizes he targets. His operating experience is in electric aviation, eVTOL and certification, and now autonomous aerial systems for wildfire response. Founders in those areas may find him a relevant contact for operating advice. That is an inference from his career, not a stated investment thesis.
- Data Blanket: co-founded by Omer, which builds AI-driven drone fleets for wildfire response. He is listed as an investor in its seed round, announced November 1, 2022.
- crunchbase.com/person/omer-bar-yohay
- crunchbase.com/organization/datablanket
- crunchbase.com/hub/greater-seattle-area-startups-founded-in-2022
- theorg.com/org/data-blanket/org-chart/omer-bar-yohay
- aerotime.aero/articles/30227-eviation-ceo-bar-yohay-stands-down
- flightglobal.com/airframers/eviations-former-ceo-bar-yohay-calls-depar
- aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/joby-eviation-executives-take-top-jobs-with-
- linkedin.com/posts/omer-bar-yohay-084965136_bill-gates-backed-startup-
Investing activity
Omer Bar-Yohay has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has founded 2 companies.
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Frequently asked questions about Omer Bar-Yohay
Is Omer Bar-Yohay an active angel investor?
Crunchbase lists one personal investment, in his own company Data Blanket. No other angel investments are public, so he is better described as a founder than an active angel.
What does Omer Bar-Yohay invest in?
He has not publicly stated an investment thesis. His one recorded investment is in AI-driven autonomous systems for wildfire suppression. His career has been in electric aviation and eVTOL.
What is Omer Bar-Yohay's typical check size?
It is not public. Crunchbase's $4.2M figure is the total Data Blanket seed round, not his own check.
What companies has Omer Bar-Yohay founded?
He co-founded Eviation Aircraft, maker of the Alice electric aircraft, and Data Blanket, an AI wildfire drone company. Crunchbase counts 2 founded companies. He was also President of AutoFlight from April 2022 to March 2023.
Where is Omer Bar-Yohay based?
He is based in Bellevue, Washington, in the Greater Seattle Area.
Should I pitch Omer Bar-Yohay?
Check first whether your company is in autonomy, aviation, aerospace or wildfire and emergency response, since that is where his experience lies. He has made no public call for pitches. His only recorded investment is in his own company.
Is Omer Bar-Yohay an angel investor?
Yes. Omer Bar-Yohay invests personally as an angel and is Co-Founder, CEO at Data Blanket. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
How can founders reach Omer Bar-Yohay?
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