As robots, autonomous vehicles, drones & sensors enter our workplaces, homes & lives hackers are planning ever more nefarious attacks. RobotLab will take a deep dive with the investors, innovators & leaders of New York's planned Global Cybersecurity Center to understand the security challenges & opportunities on the horizon with John Frankel of ffVC & Guy Frankin of SOSA NY (see bios below).
John Frankel is the founding partner of ff Venture Capital. He founded the firm in 2008 & has been a seed- & early-stage investor since late 1999. John focuses on advising & growing technology & technology-enabled companies across emerging industries, including artificial intelligence, cyber security, drones, enterprise software, crowdfunding, & data analytics, among others. He has served on the boards of more than 35 companies & has led investments in more than 80 companies, including Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD), Indiegogo, Ionic Security, Unikey, Skycatch, Plated, 500px, Distil Networks, Pebblepost, & Owlet. John also sits on The NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Board of Overseers.
Prior to founding ffVC, John worked at Goldman Sachs for 21 years in a variety of roles that involved technology development, reengineering & capital markets. At Goldman Sachs, he worked closely with some of the worlds leading hedge fund managers & developed a keen understanding of emerging technologies & portfolio risk/return management.
Guy Franklin is the General Manager of SOSA NYC & the founder of "Israeli Mapped in NY". SOSA, a global network of tech innovation hubs, was founded in 2013 by 25 leading Israeli investors & hi-tech entrepreneurs. SOSA brings together the worlds most innovative startups & entrepreneurs, & delivers cutting-edge ideas to corporations & investors looking to enhance their business.Israeli Mapped in NYis an interactive platform that maps the Israeli startups operating in NY. Israeli Mapped in NY helps to show the Israeli innovation & creativity to the world & promote the Israeli startups community in NY to investors & other players in the startups eco-system in NY.
Prior to joining SOSA, Guy worked as an accountant at Ernst & Young in Tel-Aviv & NYC dealing with startups for over 10 years. Guy was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Israel by The Marker Magazine & named one of the 10 Israelis making a mark on New Yorks tech scene.Based on the success of Israeli Mapped in NY, Guy founded additional platforms in Boston & London.The platforms guy created received several awards & recognition's, as this was something that changed the conversation about Israel & continues to promote the Israeli startups community.
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