Ilana Golan is a Serial Entrepreneur, Mentor and now Investor and Speaker in the Silicon Valley.
Selected as 40 top women to watch in 2016 and Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence for 2017.
Bringing 20 years of engineering, product, sales, operations and entrepreneurial experience to help primarily Israeli startups succeed in the US. Working with many accelerators in the bay area such as Google Launchpad to mentor and open the right doors to their startups.
Through Golan Ventures, Ilana has created the Bridge of Innovation – Connecting corporate innovation efforts with relevant startups. Working closely with Israel Chamber of Commerce and Israel Trade to empower Israeli startups and bring their innovation to the US market.
Ilana started her career as an F-16 flight instructor and the first woman to become a commander in charge of training of all F-16 pilots.
Ilana studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering in the Technion and grew up in Haifa.
In the media
Forbes , Tech and Globes.
Topics:
Technology, Business and Entrepreneurship:
1) Entrepreneurship - how to start a startup
2) Technology Trends and Investment Trends
3) Go to market strategy and growing your business
4) Corporate Innovation - how to make it work?
5) Reinventing your career - the practical tools you need to make a leap.