Rotem Alaluf
Born (1990-09-15) September 15, 1990 (age 33)
EducationTechnion - Israel Institute of Technology
Known forWand
TitleCEO of Wand

Rotem Alaluf (born September 15, 1990) is an Israeli-American serial entrepreneur specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), currently serving as the CEO of Wand since 2022. Before founding Wand, Alaluf led multiple AI-driven ventures and held roles in leading strategic, classified projects for the defense and intelligence sectors.

Early life and education edit

Rotem Alaluf was born on September 15, 1990, in Israel, into a Jewish family. In 2013, he studied physics and electrical engineering at Technion, Israel institute of technology, specializing in Artificial Intelligence.

Career edit

In 2013, Rotem Alaluf commenced his involvement in a series of classified AI projects for the defense and intelligence communities, focusing on areas such as deep learning, time-series analysis, natural language processing, and speech processing.

In August 2018, Alaluf founded BeyondMinds, an AI startup dedicated to productionazing AI models for large-scale business operations.[1] The company was nominated as one of the most promising startups in Israel in 2021.[2]. Alaluf led the company for three years, before departing in 2021 following differences with the board regarding the strategic direction of the company. A year after Alaluf's departure, in mid-2022, BeyondMinds ceased its operations. [3]

In February 2022, Alaluf founded Wand, a leader in generative AI[4], aimed at revolutionizing human-machine collaboration in enterprises and democratizing AI for global impact.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (November 19, 2020). "BeyondMinds raises $15 million to drive enterprise AI adoption". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Orbach, Meir (April 14, 2021). "The 50 Most Promising Israeli Startups - 2021". Calcalist. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Gilead, Assaf (May 23, 2022). "BeyondMinds shuts down". Calcalist. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "upcoming leaders of the generative AI landscape". Amazon Inc. July 27, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wand Powers AI Analytics at Scale". Snowflake Inc. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.