# Erez Freibach

> Erez Freibach is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of ZutaCore and co-founder and chairman of Carrar. A former Israeli naval officer, agricultural manager, finance executive, flight-training entrepreneur and startup mentor, he built ZutaCore around waterless, two-phase cooling for high-density computing while placing its core research, development and manufacturing operation near Sderot in southern Israel.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO at ZutaCore; Co-Founder & Chairman at Carrar
- **Organizations:** ZutaCore, Carrar, Clarizen, OzVision, 3Com, Indigo HP
- **From:** Nahal Oz, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in agricultural economics, Faculty of Agriculture
- **Known for:** Co-founded ZutaCore and led it from a 2016 launch through a $100 million Series C in 2026., Built ZutaCore's core research, development and manufacturing operation in the Sderot area as part of a stated commitment to technical employment in southern Israel., Helped take ZutaCore's waterless, two-phase cooling through multi-year qualification processes with chip and server manufacturers.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Completed service as an Israeli naval officer on a missile boat with the rank of major, then moved with his wife Hagar to Guatemala to work in agriculture.
- **Late 1980s** — Helped restore a damaged melon-growing farm in Guatemala; the operation grew to employ about 250 people.
- **1990s-2000s** — Worked in finance management at technology companies including Indigo HP and 3Com, then held CFO roles at OzVision and Clarizen.
- **2007** — Moved with his family to Palo Alto and founded a flight-training technology venture whose system recorded flights for trainee review.
- **2014** — Returned to Israel and began mentoring companies in Colombia, traveling regularly to help roughly 40 ventures move from concept toward prototype.
- **2014** — Met inventor Nahshon Eadelson at the Mirage entrepreneurship incubator, beginning the partnership that led to ZutaCore.
- **2016** — Co-founded ZutaCore to develop two-phase, direct-to-chip cooling for computing systems.
- **2019** — Co-founded Carrar, which applies two-phase thermal-management principles to battery systems.
- **2023** — Moved to Mountain View to accelerate ZutaCore fundraising and sales, then returned to Israel after the October 7 attacks to help restore the company's operations.
- **2024** — Reported that ZutaCore had increased its customer count by more than tenfold year over year after years of system qualification work.
- **2026** — ZutaCore completed a $100 million Series C led by Mitsubishi Electric, Carrier and Samsung Ventures and reported deployments at more than 75 sites.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ZutaCore and led it from a 2016 launch through a $100 million Series C in 2026.
- Built ZutaCore's core research, development and manufacturing operation in the Sderot area as part of a stated commitment to technical employment in southern Israel.
- Helped take ZutaCore's waterless, two-phase cooling through multi-year qualification processes with chip and server manufacturers.
- Co-founded Carrar in 2019 to develop two-phase immersion thermal systems for automotive, marine and grid-scale batteries.
- Previously led finance functions at OzVision and Clarizen and held finance management roles at Indigo HP and 3Com.
- Mentored roughly 40 companies in Colombia on moving from concept to prototype.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — ZutaCore announced a $100 million Series C led by Mitsubishi Electric, Carrier and Samsung Ventures.
- **2026-06** — The company reported more than 75 deployments across North America, Europe and Asia and approximately 140 employees worldwide.
- **2026-06** — ZutaCore said it planned to add roughly 50 employees globally, including about 40 at its Israeli development center.
- **2026-05** — ZutaCore announced Freibach as a speaker at the TECH1 conference in Eilat.

## Links

- Website: https://zutacore.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erez-freibach-29a7278

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Last updated: 2026-09-28