Aaron Applbaum is a General Partner at Kinetica, where he invests in early-stage technology companies with a focus on defense-tech in Israel. He is operating a $150M fund raised in June 2025. He serves on the boards of Orca AI, Loadmill, Mobb, CHEQ, and Ottopia, and has invested in companies like CHEQ, Ottopia, Mobb, Anima App, and Lynx.MD. Before Kinetica, he was a Partner at MizMaa Ventures Limited, a Committee Member at Iron Nation, Director of Investments at Strategic Cyber Ventures, and worked on the Direct Investments desk at Hudson Bay Capital Management; he also held defense-related roles, including at the U.S. Department of Defense, in government and non-profit sectors. Aaron graduated from Princeton University and lives in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
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