Our Team

Ohad a seasoned manager with a long career in Ag & Food, including managerial positions and BOD membership in vegetable and field crop seeds, microalgae, seedlings and tissue culture companies, brings to COPIA strong leadership and strategic planning capabilities, coupled with vast knowledge in management and deal-making in the agriculture sector. Ohad managed Zeraim Gedera, a leading Israeli seed company, transformed it from a local family business to a multinational company and eventually sold it first to a private equity fund and then to Syngenta.

Ohad holds a Bsc. Agriculture (Hebrew University), Executive MBA, Joint Degree (Kellogg, Northwestern University And Recanati, TAU).

Dr. Galit Sharabani is a prominent figure in the field of crop protection, regeneration agriculture, and precision agriculture with extensive professional, business, and managerial experience. Galit possesses deep knowledge in various areas, including Phytopathology, Biotechnology, Precision Agriculture, and accreditation processes. Galit gained valuable expertise during her tenure as a senior executive at Hazera Genetics and Morflora, where she played a crucial role in the development of innovative solutions for new varieties, crop protection products and agricultural practices. Additionally, she served as the VP of agronomy at Taranis, further enhancing her understanding of precision agriculture techniques.
Galit holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the Hebrew University, and MBA from the Academic Business Administration, Rishon Le’zion.

Eitan is leader at the forefront of innovation in aquaculture and farm-animal practices! With a proven track record of success, Eitan is a dynamic and multi-disciplinary manager with experience in product development, operations, and business expansion. Eitan’s gained expertise in aquaculture, ag-tech, clean-tech, and aerospace during his tenures at Latimeria, Kayamut Solutions, Effective Space Solutions, and Pisga Engineering.
Eitan holds a Joint MBA from Tel Aviv University and Kellogg School of Management, a BA in Entrepreneurship and Marketing from The Zell Entrepreneurship Program.

Yoel, who strengthens the team with vast finance experience in the technology sector, has been serving as CFO of VC funds and early stage technology companies in multiple sectors including Eurekify (acquired by CA), Solaredge (Nasdaq: SEDG) and Dynaseq (acquired by Checkpoint). Yoel is an expert in fund formation and administration, international financial management, corporate financing, and deal management from structuring through execution.

In Loving Memory of Eyal Cohen
Partner, Visionary, Loving and Caring father, and Friend

It is with profound sorrow and respect that we remember Eyal Cohen, a former Managing Partner, who was a founding pillar of COPIA. Eyal’s dedication, intellect, and quiet strength were woven into every part of COPIA’s journey and into the hearts of all who worked alongside him.

Throughout his life, Eyal excelled in everything he pursued. Yet, despite his remarkable achievements, he carried himself with humility, grace, and warmth.

Eyal’s strategic vision, attention to details, and empathy for people enabled him to see potential in both teams and technologies. His passion, humor, and integrity remain a part of us. His legacy lives on in every decision we make, every innovation we pursue, and every step we take toward a better Agrifood future.

May his memory be a blessing and an enduring source of inspiration.

Edly, a seasoned private investor in early stage innovative companies, has served as the Chairman of Yad Chaim Weizmann since 2004 and is a veteran trustee of Yeda, Weizmann Institute’s TTO. Experienced in finance & investments and their interface with academia, Edly has been (and remains) involved in several successful investments in the Agro/Food/Cleantech sphere.

Jonathan is the CEO of the The Kitchen, Israel’s leading Food-Tech Incubator backed by The Strauss Group (a USD 2.5B food company) and the Chief Scientist of Israel’s Economic Ministry. In the past, he held various management positions, both in the food and in the hi-tech industries, such as GM of Itzhar Food (an edible oil company active in Israel and internationally). Highly experienced in building and funding early stage companies, Jonathan advised Greylock and Precede (VCs) and was the CEO of Elam LyTec.

Ziv is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with a successful 20-year track record in a variety of industries, multinational enterprises and small companies. Ziv Co-Founded and was the CEO of GuiMachine (sold to SAP). Ziv then served as SAP Senior Vice President, responsible for building a developer-partner network. He has also served as SVP & GM of Time-To-Know Inc., an educational technology company that developed a digital learning platform. Ziv has held managerial and business development roles in companies in the medical, service, and energy arenas.

Prof. Avraham A. Levy, Member of the Plant and Environmental Sciences department and dean of the Faculty of Biochemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot. Prof. Levy is an expert in plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology. As such, he published dozens of articles and book chapters, he is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences, an inventor of patents in plant genomics and genome editing, an ERC fellow and a recipient of the Landau Prize 2016 in Plant Sciences. He serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Board of Evogene, Inc. and as a consultant to Protalix Biotherapeutics ltd.

Prof. Gressel, Professor Emeritus, Weizmann Institute of Science, has been awarded the Israel Prize for Agriculture and is considered as one of Israel’s most prolific scientists. He has chaired the Israel Plant Tissue Culture & Molecular Biology Association, the Israel Weed Science Society, and served as president of the International Weed Science Society. He is an editor or a member of the editorial boards of 11 scientific journals. Food security and the reliance of the world population on only four crops for 80% of their calories stimulated him to write a highly-acclaimed book on how under-domesticated and forgotten crops might be further domesticated into widespread cultivation by transgenically assisting them to breach the “Genetic Glass Ceiling” that holds them back