# Tomer Afek

> Tomer Afek is an entrepreneur and former venture investor who co-founded ConvertMedia, served as Showbox’s co-founder and CMO, and co-founded Spacemesh. His public work explores accessible technology, decentralized money and organizational learning. His LinkedIn profile now identifies him as co-founder and CEO of PolygonEyes.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at PolygonEyes
- **Organizations:** PolygonEyes, Spacemesh, Unruly Technologies, Showbox, ConvertMedia, Evergreen Venture Partners, Sanctum
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Economics and Computer Science, cum laude, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded ConvertMedia, subsequently acquired by Taboola in 2016., Co-founded Showbox and served as CMO; its July 2015 announcement reported an $8 million Series A., Co-founded Spacemesh and led developer Unruly Technologies through the protocol’s public mainnet launch.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Joined the founding team of web application security company Sanctum.
- **—** — Spent seven years at Evergreen VC, responsible for Internet and new-media investments.
- **—** — Co-founded and served as CEO of ConvertMedia before Showbox.
- **2013** — Showbox’s 2015 company announcement dates its founding by Effi Atad and Tomer Afek to 2013; Afek served as CMO.
- **2016** — Taboola announced its agreement to acquire ConvertMedia on July 26; its filing records closing on August 22.
- **2017** — Afek says the idea for Spacemesh coalesced in 2017.
- **2023** — Spacemesh public mainnet launched on July 14 after roughly five years of research and development.
- **2024** — Published essays on management and community updates addressing mining pool concentration.
- **2025** — PolygonEyes was established; IVC lists Afek as CEO and co-founder, consistent with his LinkedIn announcement.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ConvertMedia, subsequently acquired by Taboola in 2016.
- Co-founded Showbox and served as CMO; its July 2015 announcement reported an $8 million Series A.
- Co-founded Spacemesh and led developer Unruly Technologies through the protocol’s public mainnet launch.
- Graduated cum laude from Tel Aviv University in Economics and Computer Science.

## Latest updates

- **—** — PolygonEyes was established in 2025; public LinkedIn and IVC profiles identify Afek as its co-founder and CEO. The exact announcement month is not established.
- **2024-11** — His Q4 community update acknowledged the gap between Spacemesh’s aspirations and reality, addressed pool concentration and announced Node Split.
- **2024-08** — His Q3 update addressed storage aggregation by a few pools and proposed changes to improve independent smeshing.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomerafek
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tomerafek

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Last updated: 2026-10-23