# Saar Yoskovitz

> Saar Yoskovitz is the New York-based co-founder and Executive Chairman of Augury, the industrial AI company he launched with Gal Shaul in 2011. A Technion graduate in electrical engineering and physics and former Intel analog architect, he led Augury as CEO until October 2025, then shifted his focus to customers, partnerships and long-term strategy.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Augury
- **Organizations:** Augury, Intel, Select Project
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and B.Sc. in Physics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Augury in 2011 and served as CEO for fourteen years., Led Augury through its 2021 $180 million funding round and valuation above $1 billion., Founded Select, a Technion-based mathematics tutoring and scientific enrichment volunteer project.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2009** — Studied electrical engineering and physics at Technion; LinkedIn lists graduation summa cum laude.
- **2008** — Founded Select - Students for Technological Advancement while studying at Technion.
- **Before 2011** — Worked at Intel, including as an Analog Architect.
- **2011** — Co-founded Augury with Gal Shaul and became CEO.
- **2014** — Augury launched its Auguscope beta program in the United States.
- **2021** — Augury raised $180 million at a post-funding valuation above $1 billion.
- **2022** — Augury acquired Seebo to add AI-driven production process optimization.
- **2025-02** — Augury announced a $75 million round led by Lightrock.
- **2025-10** — Transitioned to Executive Chairman; former COO Elan Greenberg became CEO.
- **2026-01** — Published an article advocating AI investment to improve capacity in existing manufacturing facilities.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Augury in 2011 and served as CEO for fourteen years.
- Led Augury through its 2021 $180 million funding round and valuation above $1 billion.
- Founded Select, a Technion-based mathematics tutoring and scientific enrichment volunteer project.
- Received an Israel Council for Higher Education award for social involvement, according to his published author biography.
- Graduated summa cum laude, according to his LinkedIn education entry.
- Listed as an Augury Executive Chairman speaker at the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Published “How AI Can Help Solve Onshoring Capacity Challenges In Manufacturing” on January 5.
- **2025-10** — Became Executive Chairman as Elan Greenberg succeeded him as Augury CEO.
- **2025-02** — Augury announced $75 million in funding led by Lightrock; the company reported fivefold revenue growth since its 2021 round.

## Links

- Website: https://www.augury.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saaryoskovitz
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/yosko_s

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Last updated: 2026-10-11