Nadav Zafrir

Nadav Zafrir brings more than 30 years of operational and investment experience, having served 25 years in the Israel Defense Forces where he culminated his career as Commander of Israel’s elite military intelligence 8200 Unit (the Israeli equivalent to the NSA, widely recognized as the de facto talent incubator for the nation’s renowned cyber security and tech industry) and established the Israel Defense Force’s Cyber Command. Nadav co-founded Team8 in 2014, leading the firm’s cyber security incubations, including Sygnia (acquired for $250 million by Temasek), Portshift (acquired by Cisco), Curv (acquired by PayPal), Claroty, and more. He is focused on driving global growth for Team8 and is the architect of its relationships across the business, academic, and tech worlds.