Hamutal Meridor
Co-founder and President of Kela Technologies. Unit 8200 veteran; BSc in Computer Science & Cognitive Science from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, MSc in Natural Language Processing from the University of Edinburgh. General Manager of Palantir Technologies Israel (2015-2021), then Venture Partner at Vintage Investment Partners (2021-2024) before co-founding Kela.
Meridor served in Israel's Unit 8200 before roles at Verint and Microsoft/YaData. She spent six years (2015–2021) as General Manager of Palantir Technologies' Israel operations, then joined Vintage Investment Partners as a Venture Partner in March 2021, focusing on AI investing. In mid-2023, motivated by the shift in defense investment following the war in Ukraine and then galvanized by the October 7, 2023 attacks, she began working with reservist entrepreneurs on military-technology ideas; a mutual introduction connected her with Alon Dror, and the two co-founded Kela Technologies in July 2024 alongside Omer Bar-Ilan and Jason Manne, with Meridor serving as President.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & President, Kela Technologies
- Based in
- Israel
- Prior experience
- Unit 8200, Palantir Technologies Israel (General Manager), Vintage Investment Partners (Partner)
- www.linkedin.com/in/hamutalm/
Frequently asked
- Who is Hamutal Meridor?
- Meridor served in Israel's Unit 8200 before roles at Verint and Microsoft/YaData. She spent six years (2015–2021) as General Manager of Palantir Technologies' Israel operations, then joined Vintage Investment Partners as a Venture Partner in March 2021, focusing on AI investing. In mid-2023, motivated by the shift in defense investment following the war in Ukraine and then galvanized by the October 7, 2023 attacks, she began working with reservist entrepreneurs on military-technology ideas; a mutual introduction connected her with Alon Dror, and the two co-founded Kela Technologies in July 2024 alongside Omer Bar-Ilan and Jason Manne, with Meridor serving as President.
- What is Hamutal Meridor's role?
- Hamutal Meridor is Co-Founder & President, Kela Technologies, based in Israel.
- Where did Hamutal Meridor work before?
- Hamutal Meridor's prior roles include Unit 8200, Palantir Technologies Israel (General Manager), Vintage Investment Partners (Partner).
Sources & citations5
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Meridor's education split (Hebrew University BSc, Edinburgh MSc NLP), Palantir Israel GM tenure, Verint/Microsoft prior roles, Vintage Venture Partner appointment
PR Newswire: Vintage Investment Partners Appoints Hamutal Meridor as a Venture PartnerVerified2021-03-03 - 2
Independent corroboration of Meridor's education split, first-person quote on the NLP master's
Calcalist (CTech): My most amazing experiences have always happened when I didn't choose the most obvious pathVerified2026-08-09 - 3
Kela founding, co-founders, background summary
The Times of Israel: Backed by CIA, defense startup emerges with tech platform for modern battlefieldVerified2025-03-17 - 4
Meridor leaving Vintage, October 7 motivation narrative
CTech (Calcalist): Kela: The Israeli startup rewriting how wars are foughtVerified2025-04-30 - 5
President role reaffirmed
The Times of Israel: Defense tech firm Kela buys AI startup to bolster platform for modern battlefieldVerified2025-09-28