Tzahi

General Manager

Tzahi "Zack" Weisfeld is the Vice President & General Manager of Intel Ignite, Intel’s global deep-tech startup accelerator program . Weisfeld is a serial entrepreneur who has over 25 years of experience in tech consumer and enterprise markets. He co-founded startups Mintigo and modu, and helped accelerate funding at M-systems (acquired by SanDisk) from $15M to $130M in two years. Weisfeld was also one of the founders of Microsoft Israel’s R&D site, and a member of its management team for 8 years. Weisfeld was the head of Microsoft for Startups and Founder of the Microsoft Accelerators, with responsibilities spanning across 110 countries, including Microsoft BizSpark, Microsoft Later Stage Accelerators, and the post acceleration programs and VC engagements. In 2018, Tzahi became the president of Accelerating Startup Nations (ASN), which works with governments, municipalities, and large corporations to develop and execute open innovation programs. According to Business Insider (May 2014), Tzahi was among the top 10 most influential Israelis in tech worldwide, and was also named one of the top influencers in Israeli tech by NewsGeek (December 2015).