Captive survivor Noa Argamani formally joins Israeli-American venture capital fund Wine Ventures

Captive survivor Noa Argamani, who was abducted from the Nova party on Oct. 7, 2023 and released in June 2024 as part of "Operation Arnon," formally joins the Israeli-American venture capital fund Wine Ventures after a period in which she interned at the fund.

Argamani, who was abducted from the Nova party along with Avigail Or, spoke in an interview with Business Insider about choosing to enter the venture capital world and about her plans in her new role. According to the report, the person who suggested she join the fund as an intern in April was Eric Riner, founder of Wine Ventures.

"At this stage, if I want to learn and make an impact, a venture capital fund is the place for me, I want to be surrounded by people with big dreams," said Argamani. According to her, she is seeking to use her new position to help Israeli companies develop: "My mission is to help Israeli startups reach the market and break boundaries."

Before her abduction Argamani studied at Ben-Gurion University, and her studies were interrupted due to the massacre on Oct. 7. After she was released from captivity and returned to her studies, she developed artificial intelligence-based projects that dealt with analyzing anti-Israel rhetoric in various countries. In addition, she presented a program for establishing a company that would help children on the autism spectrum.

Argamani said that after completing her studies she received several job offers, but decided not to return to the software development track. "But I felt that returning to software development would be a waste, I wanted work with impact, to change something in the world," she explained.