Ophir joined his first start-up at the age of 14. Since then he has been involved in two successful start-ups in the semiconductor industry, which were sold for a combined value of just under one billion dollars. As a lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Force, he led classified military projects for a notable intelligence unit. After completing his degree in physics he pursued a career in intellectual property, specializing in the fields of electro-optics, semiconductors, medical devices and integrated circuits. Ophir is involved with BizTEC, Israel’s leading pioneer business plan competition and has been involved in numerous exits and IPOs