David Heller has been active in Asia-Israel businesses since 1990 and in venture capital investments since 1996. David leads Vertex Ventures Israel’s Asian activities, including raising capital for Vertex funds from Asian investors. With his extensive experience in deal-making in Asia, he has also been initiating and facilitating numerous direct investment and business transactions between Vertex’s Asian investors and Israeli companies. Before Vertex, David co-founded IIF, the 1st Israeli VC fund tailored for Japanese corporate investors for investments in Israeli high-tech companies. He also co-founded COIF, the 2nd Israeli VC fund for Japanese investors.