# Yochay Ettun

> Yochay Ettun is an Israeli tech founder turned venture scout at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). He co-founded cnvrg.io, a machine learning operations platform built by data scientists for data scientists, which was acquired by Intel in 2020. A coder since age seven, former Israeli intelligence unit veteran, and Hebrew University Computer Science graduate, Ettun now deploys capital as an a16z Scout, focusing on Israeli and European startups at the earliest stages.

- **Role:** Scout at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), cnvrg.io (acquired by Intel), Intel, HUJI Innovation Lab
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BSc in Computer Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI)
- **Known for:** Co-founded cnvrg.io, one of the early MLOps platforms, before the term MLOps was widely used, Led cnvrg.io to an Intel acquisition (reported ~$60M) in 2020, Founded the HUJI Innovation Lab at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

## Career timeline

- **2013-2015** — CTO at Webbing Labs
- **2014-2017** — Founder of HUJI Innovation Lab at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- **2017** — Co-founded cnvrg.io with Leah Forkosh Kolben, serving as CEO
- **2018** — cnvrg.io raised seed funding from Hanaco Venture Capital and Jerusalem Venture Partners
- **2020** — cnvrg.io acquired by Intel (reported at ~$60M); continued as GM/CEO of Cnvrg post-acquisition
- **2022** — Left Intel; exploring next steps
- **2024** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as Scout; invested in Bluebricks $4.5M seed round
- **2024-present** — Active as a16z Scout focused on Israeli startup ecosystem

## Achievements

- Co-founded cnvrg.io, one of the early MLOps platforms, before the term MLOps was widely used
- Led cnvrg.io to an Intel acquisition (reported ~$60M) in 2020
- Founded the HUJI Innovation Lab at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Joined Andreessen Horowitz as a Scout, one of the most selective venture scout programs globally
- Raised $8M in venture funding for cnvrg.io from top Israeli VCs
- Built a platform serving notable customers including Lightricks, ST Unitas, and Playtika

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Participated in Bluebricks' $4.5M seed round as an angel investor via a16z Scout program
- **2024** — Active as Scout at Andreessen Horowitz, focused on Israeli and European early-stage startups

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yochayettun
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/yochze
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/andreessenhorowitz

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Last updated: 2026-05-07