Michael Granoff
Michael Granoff is a mobility-focused venture capitalist. He is Managing Partner of Maniv Mobility, a VC firm investing in mobility and backed by Jaguar Land Rover,[1] Valeo, Aptiv, BMW, Hyundai, Lear, LG Electronics, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, and Deutsche Bahn, among others.[2][3][4] Prior to founding Maniv Mobility, Granoff was among the first investors in the audacious but doomed battery switching electric car startup Better Place,[5][6][7][8] and remained a board member until the company's liquidation in May 2013.[9]
Granoff is also active in political advocacy surrounding electrification and energy independence. In 2004, he helped establish the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), on whose board he continues to serve.[10]
After Maniv Mobility became the first Israel-headquartered VC firm to invest in a UAE-based startup, Fenix, in November 2020,[11][12] Granoff advocated for deeper regional cooperation in innovation, calling for, "a new Middle Eastern network of innovation-driven economies."[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Coppola, Gabrielle (2017-07-26). "JLR to invest in Israel car startup Maniv Mobility". mint. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "With global ambitions, VC firm Maniv Mobility raises $100 million from automakers, suppliers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ Ravet, Hagar (2018-02-25). "People Will Forgo the Private Car Like They Did Landlines, Venture Capitalist Amir Freund Says". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "How top VCs view the new future of micromobility". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ Chafkin, Max (2014-04-07). "A Broken Place: The Spectacular Failure Of The Startup That Was Going To Change The World". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "'Totaled' is the long, sad story of Better Place and its failure: book review". Green Car Reports. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ Senor, Dan. (2011). Start-up nation : the story of Israel's economic miracle. Singer, Saul., Council on Foreign Relations. (1st trade ed.). New York: Twelve. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-446-54147-3. OCLC 741563450. Search this book on
- ↑ Blum, Brian. Totaled : the billion-dollar crash of the startup that took on big auto, big oil and the world (First ed.). Sherman Oaks, CA. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-9830428-1-5. OCLC 990319794. Search this book on
- ↑ Blum, Brian (2017-09-28). "Valuable lessons to learn from the crash of Better Place". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Israel's Maniv Mobility Leads Investment In UAE Scooter Startup Fenix". NoCamels. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ Solomon, Shoshanna. "Israeli VC fund Maniv Mobility invests in Abu Dhabi electric scooter startup". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Business Real Estate News | Technology | Travel Guide". www.ameinfo.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Cooperation in innovation can reshape the Middle East - opinion". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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