Talia Rafaeli built her path through investment banking and hands-on IT infrastructure consulting before moving into venture, and at KOMPAS VC she invests across France, Iberia, Israel, and North America with a focus on industrial AI, robotics, energy and materials, and supply-chain technology, backing companies like Prewave, Backslash, Neologic, Beamup, Found Energy, and AZX. She draws on strong industry networks and experience with European manufacturing, previously worked in corporate innovation at Porsche Ventures, is known for favoring contrarian bets in deep tech, and shows up in conversations on green construction and industrial decarbonization.