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Itzik Frid

Managing Partner at Takwin Ventures

Haifa, Haifa District

Overview 

Itzik Frid is currently the CEO and Managing Partner at Takwin Ventures, with a background in law and extensive experience in business development, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. He has held leadership positions at notable companies like PlayScape and InfoGin, and is known for his expertise in strategic partnerships and mobile technology. Frid's career highlights include serving as CEO of PlayScape, leading the company through successful growth and overseeing strategic partnerships, as well as his role as VP Business Affairs at InfoGin, where he played a key role in business development and intellectual property management.

Work Experience 

Takwin Ventures

  • CEO and Managing Partner

    2014 - Current

    Takwin is making early stage investments in hi-tech companies involving an Arab-Israeli founder

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Takwin Labs

  • CEO and Managing Partner

    2013

    Takwin Labs is an investment fund and incubator for early stage internet, mobile and media companies focused on the Arabic Speaking market. It is a first cooperation between Israel's largest funds, Pitango and JVP, and its third founder is the industrialist and entrepreneur, Imad Telhami.

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IATI - Israeli Advanced Technology Industries

  • Member of the Board

    2012

PlayScape (previously MoMinis)

  • CEO

    2010 - 2013

    Led development of the company from a small group into a 50 people company, 70 million users and thousands of developers worldwide. Playscape has become one of the leading publishers of casual mobile games, with multiple hits across the Globe. The company is backed by top-tier investors from Israel and Japan, such as BRM Capital, Gemini Israel Ventures and Mitsui Global Investment from Japan.

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InfoGin

  • VP Business Affairs

    2006 - 2009

Argoquest Holdings

  • Partner & Managing Director

    2004 - 2006

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America Online

  • VP Business Affairs

    2000 - 2004

    part of the AOL Business Affairs group, reporting to the President of the group. I was also managing ICQ's Business Affairs group, reporting to ICQ's GM

AOL Lifestream is a web-based application that enables users to keep track of all their comments on social networking sites.

Raised $1,000,000,000.00 from Comcast Ventures and Google.

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Ministry of Finance

  • Senior Advisor to the Minister of Finance

    1998 - 2000

    a senior advisor of the minister; a member of the management committee of the ministry

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