A Breakfast with Dov Moran Inventor of the USB

The Young AICC, in partnership with the Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University, are proud to invite you to an exclusive breakfast with one of Israel’s most prominent entrepreneurs, Dov Moran. 

Dov is a dynamic hi-tech leader, entrepreneur, thought leader, investor and author. He is best known as a pioneer of several flash memory technologies and as the inventor of the USB flash drive which revolutionised the way we store and transport files. 

Dov was a Founder and CEO of M-Systems (NSDQ: FLSH), a world leader in the flash data storage market. Under Dov's leadership, M-Systems grew to $1B revenue, and was acquired by SanDisk Corp (NSDQ: SNDK) for $1.6B. This ranks as one of the biggest acquisitions in High-Tech history.

Dov has invested in many successful start-ups in the digital health, media, SaaS and IoT sectors. He currently serves on the boards of Comigo, Glucome, Rapid API, Geneformics and was previously the Chairman of Tower Semiconductors (NASDAQ:TSEM).

In the course of his entrepreneurial work, Moran has filed more than 40 patents on his various inventions. 

  • Inventor of USB Flash Drive (DiskOnKey)
  • Founder and CEO of M-Systems, acquired by SanDisk for $1.6B
  • Founder of Grove Ventures Fund, which invests in early stage startups with deep technology
  • Filed more than 40 patents
  • Author of 100 Doors, a newly published book on innovation
  • Advisory board member of the TAU Innovation Fund