Palantir alum and founder
Hamutal Meridor
Co-founder and President at Kela
Co-founder and President of Kela, an Israeli defense tech company. Previously ran Palantir's operations in Israel.
Meridor managed Palantir's Israeli operations and later became a partner at Vintage Investment Partners. In 2024 Meridor co-founded Kela with CEO Alon Dror, Jason Manne and Omer Bar-Ilan. Kela's systems are fielded in Israel and Ukraine, and in 2026 it was raising $200M at a $1B valuation.
At Palantir
- Head of Palantir Israel
- 2015 to 2021
- Israel
Career
- Earlier: Palantir, ran Israeli operations
- Earlier: Vintage Investment Partners, partner
- 2024-now: Kela, co-founder and President