Sass Somekh
Oprichter bij Musea Ventures
Profiel
Sass Somekh was the founder of Musea Ventures, founded in 2007, where he held the title of Private Equity Investor from 2007 to 2010.
He was also the founder of HelioFocus Ltd., founded in 2007, and Kateeva, Inc., founded in 2008, where he served as the Executive Chairman from 2008 to 2010.
Currently, Dr. Somekh is the Chairman of Superbrewed Food, Inc. In the past, he held positions as the Executive Chairman of Designer Energy Ltd., Director at Applied Materials, Inc., Synopsys, Inc., Nanosys, Inc., and Ampulse Corp.
He also served as the President of Novellus Systems, Inc. from 2004 to 2007.
Additionally, he was an Industry Partner at Ariva Partners.
Dr. Somekh obtained a doctorate degree from the California Institute of Technology.
Actieve functies van Sass Somekh
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Musea Ventures
 Musea Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Musea Ventures (Musea Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Sass Somekh and Talli Somekh. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Oprichter | 07-09-2010 |
Superbrewed Food, Inc.
 Superbrewed Food, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Superbrewed Food, Inc. is a nutrition and health company that focuses on developing natural ingredients using an anaerobic fermentation process. The company is based in New Castle, DE. The company's products are made from microflora native to our microbiome, which delivers superior nutritional and functional benefits compared to other plant and microbial proteins. The company has developed and scaled up a natural, non-GMO fermentation process that produces two products - a microbial-protein and a natural butyrate. Superbrewed Food's protein is highly nutritious, non-allergenic, non-GMO, and versatile enough to create products ranging from protein-rich bars, non-dairy milks, ice cream, non-dairy cheese, and meat replacements. Initial consumer products are expected to launch in early 2022. The company was founded by Bryan Tracy, Talli Somekh, and Bryan Tracy has been the CEO since incorporation. | Voorzitter | - |
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Novellus Systems, Inc.
 Novellus Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | President | 29-01-2007 |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | 01-12-2003 |
Designer Energy Ltd.
 Designer Energy Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Designer Energy Ltd. develops scaleable technology to extract cheap, fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic feedstocks. It specializes in chemical engineering, enzymology, and microbiology areas. The company was founded by Talli Somekh in August 2008 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel. | Voorzitter | - |
Ampulse Corp.
 Ampulse Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Ampulse Corp. developed and manufactured solar cell solutions based on proprietary and patented crystalline-silicon (c-Si) thin-film technology. The company was founded on August 22, 2008 and was headquartered in Golden, CO. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | - |
HelioFocus Ltd.
 HelioFocus Ltd. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities HelioFocus Ltd. provides CSP solar thermal solutions. The firm’s products include Heliobooster and EnergiX(Stand-Alone). It offers HelioBooster, a steam augmentation solution that enables combined cycle or fossil fuel power plants to increase their electricity output and reduce their O&M and system costs, slash their levelized cost of energy, and enhance the environmental profile of their operations; and EnergiX for standalone power generation using a steam turbine. The company was founded by Ory Zik, Sass Somekh, David Banitt, Nissim Gilam, and Jacob Karni in 2007 and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel. | Oprichter | - |
Opleiding van Sass Somekh
| California Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
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| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | Producer Manufacturing |
| SYNOPSYS INC. | Technology Services |
| Bedrijven in privébezit | 9 |
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Novellus Systems, Inc.
Novellus Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Musea Ventures
Musea Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Musea Ventures (Musea Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Sass Somekh and Talli Somekh. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Ariva Partners
 Ariva Partners Investment ManagersFinance Ariva Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Robert Simon and Ajit S. Shah. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley. | Finance |
Nanosys, Inc.
 Nanosys, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Process Industries |
Kateeva, Inc.
 Kateeva, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Kateeva, Inc. manufactures production equipment for flat panel display products like OLEDs. The company was founded by Vladimir Bulovic, Martin A. Schmidt, Conor F. Madigan, Valerie Leblanc, Somekh Sasson and Gerry Chen in 2008 and is headquartered in Newark, CA. | Consumer Durables |
HelioFocus Ltd.
HelioFocus Ltd. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities HelioFocus Ltd. provides CSP solar thermal solutions. The firm’s products include Heliobooster and EnergiX(Stand-Alone). It offers HelioBooster, a steam augmentation solution that enables combined cycle or fossil fuel power plants to increase their electricity output and reduce their O&M and system costs, slash their levelized cost of energy, and enhance the environmental profile of their operations; and EnergiX for standalone power generation using a steam turbine. The company was founded by Ory Zik, Sass Somekh, David Banitt, Nissim Gilam, and Jacob Karni in 2007 and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel. | Utilities |
Ampulse Corp.
Ampulse Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Ampulse Corp. developed and manufactured solar cell solutions based on proprietary and patented crystalline-silicon (c-Si) thin-film technology. The company was founded on August 22, 2008 and was headquartered in Golden, CO. | Electronic Technology |
Designer Energy Ltd.
Designer Energy Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Designer Energy Ltd. develops scaleable technology to extract cheap, fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic feedstocks. It specializes in chemical engineering, enzymology, and microbiology areas. The company was founded by Talli Somekh in August 2008 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel. | Health Technology |
Superbrewed Food, Inc.
Superbrewed Food, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Superbrewed Food, Inc. is a nutrition and health company that focuses on developing natural ingredients using an anaerobic fermentation process. The company is based in New Castle, DE. The company's products are made from microflora native to our microbiome, which delivers superior nutritional and functional benefits compared to other plant and microbial proteins. The company has developed and scaled up a natural, non-GMO fermentation process that produces two products - a microbial-protein and a natural butyrate. Superbrewed Food's protein is highly nutritious, non-allergenic, non-GMO, and versatile enough to create products ranging from protein-rich bars, non-dairy milks, ice cream, non-dairy cheese, and meat replacements. Initial consumer products are expected to launch in early 2022. The company was founded by Bryan Tracy, Talli Somekh, and Bryan Tracy has been the CEO since incorporation. | Process Industries |