Before joining Blumberg Capital, Yodfat Harel Buchris spent about a decade doing business development between Israeli and Japanese companies, which shaped her patience and emphasis on keeping her word, and she later combined venture investing with deal-making at Orbotech and years chairing Discount Bank's technology and cybersecurity committee, giving her experience in both startups and corporate governance. She believes business leaders who stay involved in their communities become better managers, focuses on Israel's cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, and semiconductor sectors as what she sees as the country's next big export area, and is known for being hands-on, once saying she would carry sofas herself to help set up a company event.