Isaac Applbaum is a venture capital investor at MizMaa Ventures who serves as a bridge between U.S., Israeli, and Asian business leaders, holding deep civic roles including special advisor for philanthropy to the Mayor of Jerusalem and chair of The Western Wall Heritage Foundation. He has built one of the world's largest kosher wine collections and founded kosher wineries, using wine as a connection tool in his business relationships, while maintaining an unusually hands-on investment approach that includes instituting growth committees where partners meet with CEOs every 10 days during difficult periods.