# Yoav Naveh

> Yoav Naveh is co-founder and co-CEO of Reindeer AI and a managing partner at INT3. He previously co-founded ConvertMedia, served as its CEO when Taboola acquired it in 2016, and went on to lead video and then people operations at Taboola. His public writing focuses on publisher economics, institutional knowledge and the organizational work required to run enterprise AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Reindeer AI
- **Organizations:** Reindeer AI, INT3, ConvertMedia, Taboola
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led ConvertMedia through its acquisition by Taboola in 2016., ConvertMedia had a $50 million annual revenue run rate at the acquisition announcement., Integrated ConvertMedia’s video business at Taboola as VP of Video.

## Career timeline

- **2004–2008** — Studied at Tel Aviv University; public profiles identify a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science.
- **2008** — Co-founded ConvertMedia with Gil Shiff, initially building an advertising pricing engine.
- **Before 2016** — ConvertMedia moved into display mediation, became profitable and reached 65 clients, then shifted to publisher-direct outstream video.
- **2016** — Was ConvertMedia CEO when Taboola announced its acquisition agreement in July; Naveh dates closing to August 22. Became Taboola VP of Video.
- **2017–2019** — Served as Taboola SVP of People Operations; Crunchbase records March 2017 to January 2019.
- **2021** — Became managing partner at INT3, according to Crunchbase’s November 2021 start date.
- **2024** — Co-founded Reindeer AI with Yair Weinberger.
- **2026** — Continued as Reindeer co-CEO, published essays about agent governance and co-hosted Ahead of the Herd.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led ConvertMedia through its acquisition by Taboola in 2016.
- ConvertMedia had a $50 million annual revenue run rate at the acquisition announcement.
- Integrated ConvertMedia’s video business at Taboola as VP of Video.
- Served as Taboola SVP of People Operations.
- Co-founded Reindeer AI, which announced a Hellmann Worldwide Logistics partnership in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Discussed change management and exception-heavy AI workflows in a Manifest Vegas interview published March 13.
- **2026-03** — Reindeer announced its partnership with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics on March 3; the release disclosed $18 million in seed funding.
- **2026-06** — Published explanations of institutional knowledge, shared services leadership and Reindeer’s two-loop governance model.
- **2026-07** — Published Enterprise AI Is Built for the Wrong Moment, arguing that ongoing changes in work matter more than the launch milestone.
- **2026-08** — Published Your AI Agents Have No Air Traffic Control, proposing Agent Operations as an organizational function.
- **2026-10** — Public LinkedIn activity at the research date promotes Ahead of the Herd, co-hosted with Yair Weinberger, including conversations with Stefan Borggreve and Frank Slootman.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveh
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/yoavnaveh

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Last updated: 2026-10-23