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Ophir Shachaf, Co-Founder of eHealth Ventures, Dies at 59 After Cancer Battle
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First reported by Mako · 18 hours ago
What happened
Ophir Shachaf, co-founder of Israeli medical tech investment fund eHealth Ventures and former CEO of Hadassit Bio Holdings, died at 59 from cancer. He was instrumental in growing the fund and supporting numerous startups. Shachaf is survived by his wife and three children, all IDF soldiers.
- 01Ophir Shachaf, co-founder of eHealth Ventures, died at 59 from cancer.
- 02He helped lead the fund to invest in 35 medical tech startups from 2,000 evaluated.
- 03Shachaf was former CEO of Hadassit Bio Holdings, leading it to a public listing.
- 04The fund’s portfolio includes companies active in blood testing, genetic sequencing, AI diabetes care, and hospital automation.
- 05Shachaf left his role about a year ago to fight cancer and is survived by his wife and three IDF-serving children.
- 06His funeral was held in Ramat Hasharon, with family sitting shiva at home.
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