Amalia Bryl is an accomplished entrepreneur, seasoned mentor, and startup adviser with over 15 years of experience in establishing, building, and launching innovation-driven entities. She is the founder and Managing Partner at NETA Ventures, formerly known as EDvantage. Amalia has served on the advisory board of Tailor-ED and as a Board Member at Strigo, Bibblio, and Makeree. She was also a Former Mentor at Techstars and a Board Member at WikiBrains.com, which was acquired by Vocativ.

Having studied at Tel Aviv University and ESCP Europe, Amalia holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in Tax Law/Taxation, an MBA with a focus on Finance, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Strategy from TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY, RECANATI BUSINESS SCHOOL. She is a perpetual learner and enjoys speaking publicly on topics such as entrepreneurship, the Israeli Ecosystem, Edtech, strategy, and design thinking.

Amalia is passionate about helping startups create real value for their customers, build a viable business model, and achieve product/market fit. She believes in execution-oriented and lean startup principles, frequently using design thinking tools to aid in product and business development. She has served as an Innovation & Strategy Consultant at Samsung and Seagate - Open Innovation and Strategy, Product and Lean Start up Mentor at Google, and Director of Business Development/Head of Accelerator at MindCET- Ed tech innovation center.

Amalia is a member of the Israeli startup ecosystem and has experience in accelerator management, entrepreneurship program mentoring such as Google Launchpad and EISP8200, ecosystem building consulting for Fortune 1000 companies, and in the establishment of open innovation vehicles that fostered ecosystem building such as Seagate's LyveLabs and Samsung's Runway. She is an excellent public speaker and lectures at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and various Israeli accelerators such as EISP 8200, EcoMotion.

Amalia Bryl is a curious, creative, and outgoing individual who thrives in a fast-moving and complex environment. She has a proven track record of moving entrepreneurs forward and is a fervent believer in the potential of the entrepreneurial spirit.