Renana Ashkenazi

Managing Partner

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Renana Ashkenazi
“Breakthrough technologies rarely look obvious at the start. But when the curve turns, they don’t just improve industries, they redefine them”

My Journey

Renana comes from a strong technical background with extensive product and managerial experience in the areas of technology, global innovation, and strategy.

Prior to joining Grove Ventures, Renana worked at Applied Materials, a global technology leader in several product and technical management positions, and was an engineering research fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies at Northwestern University developing diagnostic devices for poorly resourced countries.

Renana holds an MSc from Northwestern University in Chicago in Engineering and a BSc from Tel Aviv University in Biomedical Engineering. She is a captain (res.) in the IDF and served as a technology officer in the military’s elite intelligence unit 8200.

I'm passionate about investing in

HealthTech
Deeptech
Physical AI
Vertical AI

When I’m not at Grove, I’m usually

  • Coding
  • Sewing
  • Tech writing

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