Yuval Avni is a former general and vascular surgeon turned venture investor at Swanlaab Venture Factory who served as an officer in an elite Israeli intelligence unit, bringing an unusually deep clinical and scientific perspective combined with military-grade analytical training to venture decision-making. He has managed and invested across three distinct VC ecosystems—Israel, Poland, and Spain—and co-founded Swanlaab as one of the first Israeli-backed venture platforms dedicated to early-stage Spanish tech companies, positioning himself as a bridge between Israeli innovation networks and the Spanish startup ecosystem.