Marius Nacht

Marius Nacht was born in 1962 in Romania

Marius Nacht was born in 1962 in Curtea de Argeș, in communist Romania, to parents who survived the Holocaust. When he was three, the family moved to Israel and settled in Ashkelon.

He joined the IDF in 1980 in the second class of the Talpiot program. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1983. In 1987 he received a master's degree in electrical engineering and communication systems from Tel Aviv University.

In 1993 he founded Check Point with Gil Shwed and Shlomo Kramer, starting with a loan of 300,000 dollars. He held management roles in research and development, product, sales, marketing and support. In 2020 he stepped down as chairman to focus on health initiatives and other companies.

In 2017 he began work to set up a new digital bank, which the Bank of Israel approved in September 2019. He left the venture in 2020 and sold his shares to Amnon Shashua. He also founded aMoon Funds, which invests in health technologies, and in 2021 he bought 8% of Keshet 12.

In 2012 he co-founded the civic movement Oru. His family foundation launched projects in food security, culture and music during the COVID pandemic. He lives in Tel Aviv and has 4 children from his first marriage.