Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli high-tech entrepreneur”. Today it says “israeli high-tech entrepreneur and co-founder and general partner at viola ventures”.
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Shlomo Dovrat ( Hebrew : שלמה דוברת ) is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur and co-founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures, a top-tier Israeli venture capital firm, with over $4.5B under management. He spearheaded the recovery of ECI Telecom and in January 2005, sold Tecnomatix to the American software company UGS Corp . for about $227.7 million, making about $10 million from the deal. He is also known for heading the Israeli national commission for reform in education, known as the Dovrat Commission .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Shlomo Dovrat is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur. He spearheaded the recovery of ECI Telecom and in January 2005, sold Tecnomatix to the American software company UGS Corp . for about $227.7 million, making made about $10 million from the deal. He is also co founder of Carmel Ventures . He is also known for heading the Israeli national commission for reform in Education, known as the Dovrat Commission .
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Israeli businessman Shlomo Dovrat is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur and Co-Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures , a top-tier Israeli venture capital firm, with over $1B million under management. He spearheaded the recovery of ECI Telecom and in January 2005, sold Tecnomatix to the American software company UGS Corp . for about $227.7 million, making about $10 million from the deal. He is also known for heading the Israeli national commission for reform in education, known as the Dovrat Commission .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli businessman Shlomo Dovrat is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur and co-founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures , a top-tier Israeli venture capital firm, with over $4.5B under management. He spearheaded the recovery of ECI Telecom and in January 2005, sold Tecnomatix to the American software company UGS Corp . for about $227.7 million, making about $10 million from the deal. He is also known for heading the Israeli national commission for reform in education, known as the Dovrat Commission .
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israeli high-tech entrepreneur
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israeli high-tech entrepreneur and co-founder and general partner at viola ventures
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