Arik Czerniak

Arik Czerniak was born in 1975 in Ramat Gan

Arik Czerniak was born in Ramat Gan on April 26, 1975. His father, Avraham Czerniak, is a surgeon, and his mother, Ofra Czerniak, is a judge of the Tel Aviv District Court. He lives in Tel Aviv, is married and has 3 children.

He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics, physics and computer science and an EMBAF degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1993 he joined the Talpiot program, then volunteered for the flight course and flew as a fighter pilot until 2015.

In 2003 he founded Metacafe, a video sharing site, and served as its CEO until 2007. In 2008 he cofounded Supersonic, a digital advertising company, with Gil Shoham and became its COO in 2009. Supersonic was sold to ironSource in 2015, and he left ironSource in 2016.

In 2017 he founded Drove, a digital platform for mobilizing audiences and fundraising. In 2019 he cofounded Axon, a venture fund investing in Talpiot graduates' startups. In 2021 he launched Big-Tech 50 on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange with Tzahi Sultan and serves as its chairman.

His first novel, about a young fighter pilot whose bombing in Gaza puts Israel in danger, came out in March 2017 and became a bestseller. His second novel, a thriller about a startup couple, came out in August 2025.