Tzur Daboosh

Tzur Daboosh was born in 1966 in Ashkelon

Tzur Daboosh was born in Ashkelon in 1966, the youngest of eight children. His mother was a chambermaid and his father worked for the Amigour housing company. After school in Ashkelon he moved to Jerusalem, lived in a boarding school in Ein Karem and studied fashion design in high school.

He served in the Artillery Corps and then helped found the Maglan unit. After the army he studied industrial design at Bezalel but was dismissed after 2 years. He later completed a parent guidance program at the Adler Institute.

In 1992 he founded Hyperlog, which developed computerized training systems. It became the basis of Geo Interactive, later Emblaze, which went public in London in 1996. He served there as a director and senior manager, left management in 1999 and founded Daboosh Investments.

In 2001 he bought control of Klil Industries and became its chairman. After losses peaked in 2004, an efficiency plan stopped them in 2005. He also invests in startups, including Massivit 3D in 2018.

He was among the initiators of HaShdera in 2012 and in 2013 helped found Anu, which he chairs. He volunteers with Or LaMishpachot, which supports bereaved families, and since 2023 sits on the steering team of the Centers for Social Justice.