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Tom Livne

Tom Livne is an Israeli tech entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Verbit Software, an AI transcription company, and led it as CEO.

born 1985Co-founding Verbit SoftwareLeading Iron Dome Acquisition CorpVenture capital investing

Born: 9 July 1985, Haifa
Occupation: entrepreneur, investor, chief executive officer, activist
Education: Reichman University, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Yale University

Tom Livne was born in 1985 in Haifa

Tom Livne was born in Haifa in 1985 to Yosef Livne, a lawyer, and Michal Livne. He grew up in Haifa with 3 brothers. As a youth he was a member of the Hebrew Scouts, and in elementary school he won the Haifa and northern championship in shot put.

He served in the IDF as a combat soldier and medic in a paratroopers reconnaissance unit. A lawyer by training, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in law and business administration from Reichman University and another MBA from the Technion. During his legal internship he saw the need for fast legal transcription.

In 2015 he founded AppInside, a mobile app security company. In 2017 he co-founded Verbit, which reached a value of over 2 billion dollars in 2021. Its growth later slowed, and in February 2024 he stepped down as CEO and became chairman.

He invests in venture capital funds and startups. In June 2023 he was named president of the board of the Access Israel nonprofit. In May 2026 he raised 157 million dollars for Iron Dome Acquisition Corp, a SPAC traded on Nasdaq that he leads.