Ayelet Tako

As Strategic Partnerships Manager at Start-up Nation Central, Ayelet partners with Global 1000 clients to identify their business challenges and growth engines and directs them to partners and solutions in the Israeli start-up and innovation ecosystem that will maximize their business potential. During her tenure she has facilitated hundreds of introductions between global entities and Israeli partners, leading to repeat visits, dozens of POCs, commercial agreements, and investments. Prior to joining Start-up Nation Central, Ayelet served as Global Corporate Communications Manager at Adama Agricultural Solutions, one of the world's leading crop-protection companies. Having led communication projects and aspects of various business initiatives, she gained extensive experience in developing and executing external and internal communication strategies. Ayelet holds an International Executive MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and an MA in social psychology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.