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Judah Taub
Co-Founder and Managing Partner · Hetz Ventures
Seed AI infrastructure Tel Aviv, Israel
A former intelligence officer and hedge fund data chief, he argues that startups building around AI chip constraints will own the next decade.
Judah Taub is co-founder and managing partner of Hetz Ventures, an early-stage venture firm investing in the Israeli tech ecosystem, according to IsraelTech. He is also the author of How to Move Up When the Only Way Is Down, according to Adam Mendler.
Dislocating Both Shoulders in Combat Training
His career began in the military. He trained in a combat unit, but after 14 months and dislocating both shoulders he could not complete the training. He joined a classified intelligence unit instead.
Head of Data at a Hedge Fund
A few years later he became head of data at a hedge fund, experience that helped when he left to start Hetz.
In high school, he said, he tried to build a hovercraft, and it failed.






