Guy Cherni

Guy Cherni

Guy Cherni is a deep-tech entrepreneur and climate-tech investor based in the United Kingdom. He currently serves as the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Climate First, a climate tech accelerator that supports early-stage startups with significant decarbonization potential.1

Key Roles and Achievements

• Co-Founder & CMO, Atlas Dynamics - Drone Based Solutions (January 2016 - Present)

  • As co-founder and CMO, Guy helped grow Atlas Dynamics into one of the local leaders in autonomous UAS companies, delivering intelligent and connected drones to NATO defense organizations.1
  • Under his leadership, Atlas became a prominent thought leader in the drone sphere, with Guy becoming one of the industry's dominant spokesmen.1

• Co-Founder, Gesher Acquisition Corp (October 2021 - Present)1

• Co-Founder, High House Investments (January 2020 - Present)1

• Participant, HAX (July 2014 - October 2015)

  • As a co-founder of NUA Robotics, Guy was accepted into the prestigious HAX program, the world's best hardware startup incubator, and received investment from SOSV.1

• Startup Accelerator Managing Director, Siftech (November 2012 - June 2015)

  • Launched as Jerusalem's first startup accelerator, Siftech helped early-stage startups take their ideas forward.1

Awards and Certifications

• Reddot Award Winner 2018 / Product Design1
• Good Design Award Winner 20191
• Edison Award Winner 2020 - Silver in the AEROSPACE INNOVATION category and Communications, Sensors & Logistics subcategory1
• Dennis W. and Jane B. Carlton Fellowship scholarship for exceptional academic and leadership achievements1

Guy Cherni is passionate about supporting deep-tech entrepreneurs and climate-tech startups. He believes that climate tech products must be profitable to succeed in making a real impact.2 With his extensive experience in the startup ecosystem and his commitment to sustainability, Guy is well-positioned to drive innovation and growth in the climate tech space.