Ori Glezer

Ori Glezer is the Managing Partner and Co-founder of Elevator Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He established the investment vehicle alongside co-founder Tom Bronfeld to provide capital, mentorship, and dedicated operational support to emerging technology companies. Under his leadership, the firm operates accelerator programs that supply participating startups with a $20,000 direct investment combined with $180,000 in specialized services over a four to five-month period. Glezer previously directed the firm's largest initial check at the time by leading a $2 million seed funding round for the travel platform Cool Cousin in 2017. Through strategic partnerships with major financial institutions like Bank Leumi and investment firms such as Metamorphic Ventures, his current professional focus remains on bridging local early-stage startups to global markets across New York and Berlin.