Marius Nacht (Hebrew: ; 1962–) is one of Israel's leading serial entrepreneurs, founders and investors. In 1993 Marius Nacht co-founded Check Point Software
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, along with Gil Shwed & Shlomo Kramer, and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of Israel’s cybersecurity industry. They launched their tiny startup with a mere loan of $300K, and built Check Point into a Nasdaq 100 company with a market cap of about $18 billion. Nacht served in various managerial roles including R&D, Product, Sales, Marketing, and Support. In 2020, he stepped down as Chairman of Check Point, to focus on healthtech initiatives and other ventures he has founded and funded. Marius Nacht is Co-Founder & Anchor Investor o
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a growing healthtech platform managing over $1.1B, investing in Growth & Early-Stage companies that are accelerating cure through the convergence of healthcare and technology. Although seldom interviewed in the media, on several occasions Nacht has publicly shared his vision for

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

to become a global hub for technologies that will impact and save millions of lives across the world. Nacht is a serial entrepreneur and investor in tens of companies, in the fields of life-sciences, healthcare, software, AI, mobility, cybersecurity, environmental, energy, and semiconductors.

History

Marius Nacht was born in post-war Communist

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survivor parents. When he was three years old, his family escaped the regime of Ceausescu, and immigrated to the city of

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in Israel. Nacht is a graduate of Talpiot’s 1980 cohort, the IDF’s most elite R&D program. Every year,

Talpiot Talpiot ( he, תלפיות, literally 'turrets' or 'magnificently built') is an Israeli neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem, established in 1922 by Zionist pioneers. It was built as a garden suburb on land purchased by the Tel Aviv-based P ...

recruits several dozen talented students who undergo a rigorous three-year academic and military training program, including research, development and ethics. Talpiot graduates commit an additional six years, to serving in a variety of roles at the forefront of technology for the IDF & Ministry of Defense. Nacht earned a

BSc A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University ...

(cum laude) in Physics and Mathematics from the

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

of Jerusalem in 1983, and an MSc in Electrical Engineering and Communication Systems from

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

in 1987. In 2021, ''The Marker'' listed his net worth at US$3.5 billion.
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Personal life

Nacht lives in Tel Aviv with his 4 children.

Social activism

Nacht Philanthropic Ventures is the family’s philanthropic platform. During Covid-19, the foundation launched innovative initiatives focused on humanitarian aid, food security, welfare and culture. Following the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban in August 2021, Nacht Philanthropic Ventures played a crucial role in funding the transportation, accommodation, food, and security for 278 at-risk human rights workers, activists, and other at-risk individuals.

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