Mr. Yigal Livne,  CIVC Co-Founder: General Partner

Mr. Livne has over 25 years of operational experience in the software industry. Mr. Livne co-founded Neurone Ventures II, in 2000, which later became PNV. Over the last seven years, he has served as board member of 10 private and two public companies traded in NASDAQ. 

Mr. Livne served as the Executive Vice President of Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. from 1995 to 1999, after serving as the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Prior to that, Mr. Livne also held various technical and marketing positions in Tecnomatix, Oshap Technologies and in the Israeli aircraft industry.  Within this time he led seven software company acquisitions for Tecnomatix, some of which were the main drivers of Tecnomatix growth well into 2000, and in particular between 1993 to 1997. Mr. Livne was also instrumental in three rounds of NASDAQ financings at Tecnomatix (initial public offering ("IPO") and then secondary offerings as well as convertible debenture offering).

In the late 1990's, Mr. Livne assembled a group of angel investors to finance five start-up companies, which resulted in two exits and currently serves on the Board of Directors of four technology companies.

Mr. Livne holds a B.Sc and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University. He served for many years as a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force.