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Shahar Cohen

Associate at q fund

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District

Overview 

Shahar Cohen is currently an Associate at q fund, specializing in deep tech, industrial technologies, defense, and edge computing. With a background in financial advisory at KPMG and experience as a Manager at Coller Strategy and Business Consulting Club, he excels in deal sourcing, investment research, and business development, focusing on sectors like Supply Chain Tech, AutoTech, and DefenseTech.

Work Experience 

  • Associate

    2024 - Current

    q Fund is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups, in Deeptech and industrial technologies. As an associate, I work closely with fund managers and Israeli entrepreneurs in order to invest in new ventures, as well as back existing portfolio companies.

  • Analyst

    2022 - 2024

    q Fund is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups, in Deeptech and industrial technologies.

  • Manager

    2021 - 2023

    Together with my co-manager, I created extracurricular activities for students interested in getting into the management consulting sector, with the support of all of the leading companies in the Israeli market (international & local).

  • Financial Advisor

    2021 - 2022

    During my 2nd year at Uni, I worked full-time at KMPG IL's economic department, conducting financial & full DD for clients such as foreign investment funds, single-family offices, public company boards, and tech unicorns.

  • Junior Accountant

    2020 - 2021

    During my 1st year at the University, I worked as part of the finance department in a small company. I implemented tech stack change, including providing field agents with tablets, automated reporting, and creating complex VBA tools to streamline daily jobs and increase productivity. As part of my job, I created an analysis of the most profitable lines of business/products and assisted the CFO in negotiation based on the analysis.

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