Kyle Blank
Chief Executive Officer at IsraelFriends.us
Tel Aviv District
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2024 - Current
Executive Director
2023
The Discretionary Fund of Israel (DFI), is a nonprofit, here to support the people of Israel with the most pressing national needs during a time of crisis.
Director
2021
Building an index of top tier entrepreneurs by investing early-stage in 125+ Harvard-led startups. Entrepreneurs and LPs can reach me at: kyle@phoenixclub.vc
Phoenix Investment Club is an investment firm that offers venture capital funding for tech start-ups.
Startup Strategist & Fundraiser
2015
Outsourced / Fractional: Chief of Staff / Chief of Strategy / Fundraiser Fundraising Offering | fundraising strategy, positioning, fundraising materials (investor presentations, data rooms - improvement or from scratch), investor introductions Business Development Offering | go-to-market strategy, positioning, organizational design, international expansion Strategic Planning Offering | workshops for startups and SMBs on strategic planning for sales, marketing, go-to-market, team building, and more Executive Coaching | working 1-1 with startup CEOs on various needs
Startup Mentor & Associate
2021
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Principal
2022 - 2023
Debt financing & Asset-Backed Lending for top performing startups. Viola Group is one of the oldest VCs in Israel (20+ years old | 4.5B AUM), with multiple specialized teams (early-stage investing, growth stage investing, fintech investing, and debt financing). Viola Credit, my team, provides debt financing to startups globally to grow their business with growth capital (cash runway, acquisition financing, CAPEX needs), and asset-backed financing.
Venture Fellow
2020 - 2022
NFX Bio is a fund initiative that seeks to invest in scientist-founders at the seed stage with a technology platform approach.
Senior Associate
2019 - 2020
Led workstreams in 12 engagements in Israel, Germany, France, Italy, US, and China across a dozen different sectors, such as high-tech manufacturing, transportation & logistics, telecom, and global health. Developed expertise in strategy, pricing, org design, digital implementation, and due diligence. Directly engaged with senior clients including CEOs and BODs.
Associate
2017 - 2019
BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
2015 - 2017
Co-founded and managed a firm that worked directly with entrepreneurs and startups to scale their business by identifying their value proposition and optimal way to express it in written & oral form • Created investment materials: crafted stories, identified messaging, and complemented content with effective design • Presented for clients at meetings with investors, on TV, and at conferences • Expanded client base to 100+ clients in Israel, Canada, China, England, and the U.S. • Recruited and hired over 20 contractors: directed designers, content writers, and translators • Co-founded Cornerstone, a one-stop-shop offering startup services – on-boarded and coordinated six boutique services: intellectual property, finance, legal, CPA, business strategist, and Motifix, in three office locations
Student Fellow & University Ambassador
2014 - 2017
The Friedberg Economics Institute is a non-profit think-tank devoted to the study, research, and advancement of the principles of economic freedom.