Israeli tech founder sells Rivery to Boomi after being wounded in Gaza [Video]

Itamar Ben Hemo didn’t have to join the war. At age 49, the Israeli tech entrepreneur was well outside of the range of mandatory service. But following last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, Ben Hemo signed up as a reservist, confident that his experience fighting as a paratrooper in Lebanon in 2006 made him valuable to his country.

In January, during what was supposed to be a quick mission into Gaza to help a wounded soldier, Ben Hemo says he remembers hearing a shot ring out and feeling a burning pain. He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his protective vest. Several organs were damaged.

Ben Hemo was rushed to the hospital. He recalls thinking he might not make it.

While Ben Hemo was recovering, the technology industry was in the midst of a fast-moving generational upgrade due to artificial intelligence. Businesses of all shapes and sizes continued to seek ways …