Ofer Baharav

GenAI * VR * Virtual Worlds
Summary
Ofer Baharav is a purpose-driven founder with a mission to revolutionize humanity's tech addiction by enabling users to tap into their superpowers.
With expertise in building SaaS platforms from scratch and swiftly taking them to market, Ofer boasts over 15 years of experience in product management, innovation, and a robust technical background.
His track record includes delivering cutting-edge products efficiently and under budget constraints, working across startups and enterprises on a global scale.
Specializing in Enterprise and Consumer SaaS, Ofer's deep knowledge spans areas such as VR, AI, and GenAI, with a relentless focus on rapid growth, impactful solutions, and scalability.
As a leader in product, engineering, and growth management, Ofer is passionate about developing high-quality products that resonate with customers.
His expertise lies in scaling technical products from conception to implementation, overseeing operations, driving growth from inception to millions in SaaS ARR, and managing team expansion.
In his role, he emphasizes customer-centric practices, simple design principles, and the organizational and global impact of his projects, fostering a culture of impact across his teams.
Ofer values team excellence through clear, fast, and accountable communication, drawing on his soft skills in empathy and impact leadership.
His hard skills include AI, GenAI, UE5, photogrammetry, and VR, with a focus on compute-constrained VR environments like Meta Quest.
A highly educated professional, Ofer holds a Master of Business Administration specializing in Global Business & Entrepreneurship from Duke University's The Fuqua School of Business, a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from UOP, and has studied Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence at Lambda School.
His rich professional journey includes serving in various capacities such as CEO and Head of Product at Villa, Product Mentor at Google Launchpad Accelerator, CEO and Head of Product at Callix, Founder and Head of Product at Peer, Director at Johnny Labs, EIR/CEO at ySage, EIR at Plug and Play Tech Center, Partner at Brimacomb & Associates, Manager at Dow Jones & Company, and Vice President of Business Development at Alfy, Inc.