Kobi Richter: From fighter pilot to serial entrepreneur, now targeting Israel's social innovation gap
Profile of Kobi Richter, a serial Israeli entrepreneur and former Air Force pilot who founded Orbotech (semiconductor manufacturing) and Medinol (coronary stents). The article traces his career philosophy of seeking out frustrations and overlooked problems, and explores his current belief that Israel's next great innovation frontier lies in integrating marginalized populations — including ultra-Orthodox Jews, Arab citizens, and others — into the country's innovation economy, rather than focusing solely on AI or medical breakthroughs.
Key quotes
Kobi Richter doesn't look for ideas. He looks for frustrations.
When he began exploring medicine after leaving Orbotech, he didn't start in a laboratory or sketch ideas on a whiteboard. Instead, he asked surgeons to let him observe.
today, he believes Israel's greatest innovation won't come from AI or medicine, but from bringing together the people who have yet to join its innovation economy
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