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Ariel Cohen and the reservation that disappeared
A missing hotel room in Odesa gave Ariel Cohen a problem worth pursuing. With longtime collaborator Ilan Twig, he built Navan around the traveler who has somewhere to be and better things to do than chase a receipt.
Oren Zeev
Oren Zeev is an Israeli-American billionaire venture capitalist and the most successful solo general partner in VC history. Operating entirely alone from Cafe Venetia in Palo Alto - no partners, no office, no employees - he manages $2.5B+ in assets under management across 9 funds. His concentrated, conviction-driven approach has delivered ~100% IRR since 2008, with landmark investments in Navan (TripActions), Tipalti, Houzz, Chegg, and Next Insurance. His $50,000 'relationship check' in Navan's founders before they had even incorporated the company eventually became a $1B+ payday when Navan IPO'd in October 2025.
Meagen Eisenberg
Meagen Eisenberg is the Chief Marketing Officer at Samsara (NYSE: IOT), the industrial IoT company redefining connected operations. A former IT engineer turned marketing powerhouse, she has led marketing at MongoDB (through its 2017 IPO), TripActions/Navan, Lacework, and DocuSign. With 30+ advisory roles and 18 successful exits including 3 IPOs and 15 M&A transactions, she is one of B2B tech's most decorated CMOs — blending engineering rigor, data obsession, and a fierce belief that writing is the most underrated skill in marketing.