Omer Keliaf has spent over 18 years driving cutting edge technologies from inception to commercialization.
In 2016, Mr. Keilaf founded Innoviz Technologies with the vision of creating a LiDAR sensor that would enable widespread adoption of autonomous driving technology. Before founding Innoviz, he led the system and product definition efforts at Consumer Physics, Inc., where he helped to create the world’s first handheld molecular sensor for mobile devices. From 2010-2013 he led the system architecture and engineering teams at bTendo, a small startup acquired by ST Micro for developing a pico-projector for mobile phones.
Between 2007-2009 he led integration and research teams at Anobit Technologies, a start-up that was acquired by Apple for almost $500M. From 2001 through 2007, Mr. Keilaf served and became an officer in the elite technological unit of the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. He was a Project and System Manager, as well as Integration Team Leader, managing large-scale, multi-disciplinary systems. During this time, as part of his military service, he received his MBA and MSEE degrees.