# Yoni Shtein

> Yoni Shtein is the CEO and co-founder of Laguna Health, a New York and Tel Aviv company building conversational AI copilots for payer care teams. Born in Chisinau and raised across continents, he moved from an elite Israeli Air Force unit to writing code at Microsoft, then to running more than half a billion dollars of investments before turning entrepreneur. Laguna landed on TIME's Best Inventions of 2024. Shtein pairs an investor's skepticism with a runner's stamina and an immigrant's comfort with the unfamiliar.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Laguna Health
- **Organizations:** Laguna Health, Fortress Investment Group, Koru Ventures, RPX Corporation, Microsoft
- **From:** Chisinau, Moldova
- **Nationality:** Israeli-American
- **Education:** Dual degree in Computer Science and Business, Tel Aviv University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Laguna Health, named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024., Led more than $500M of equity and debt investments at a fund later integrated into Fortress Investment Group., Founding member of RPX Corporation (NASDAQ: RPXC).

## Career timeline

- **~2000** — Served five years in an elite Israeli Air Force unit starting around age 20.
- **—** — Earned a dual Computer Science and Business degree from Tel Aviv University.
- **—** — Worked as a software engineer at Microsoft, where he met future co-founder Yael Peled Adam.
- **—** — Completed an MBA at Harvard Business School.
- **—** — Became a founding member at patent-litigation insurance firm RPX Corporation (NASDAQ: RPXC).
- **—** — Co-founded Koru Ventures, later integrated into Fortress Investment Group, where he led over $500M of equity and debt investments.
- **2020** — Co-founded Laguna Health with Yael Peled Adam.
- **2023** — Laguna Health raised a $15M Series A (total funding around $28M).
- **2024** — Laguna Health named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2024 in the AI category.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Laguna Health, named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024.
- Led more than $500M of equity and debt investments at a fund later integrated into Fortress Investment Group.
- Founding member of RPX Corporation (NASDAQ: RPXC).
- Raised approximately $28M in venture funding for Laguna Health, including a $15M Series A in 2023.
- Served five years in an elite Israeli Air Force unit.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Laguna Health selected for TIME's Best Inventions of 2024 in the AI category.
- **2025-03** — Featured on The Health Technology Podcast discussing Laguna's journey from a personal loss to a TIME award.

## Links

- Website: https://lagunahealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonis
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/laguna_health
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieTUb8Awidw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Laguna-Health-100069290468111/

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Last updated: 2026-07-07