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Dina Walker

Principal @ lool Ventures

Tel Aviv District

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,700,000.00

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2023

  • Investor

    2022 - 2024

  • Investment Analyst

    2020 - 2022

    lool Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups, based in Tel Aviv.

  • Intern

    2020 - 2020

  • Teaching Assistant

    2020 - 2021

    UX/UI and Prototyping / Dr. Jacob Greenshpan

  • Project Manager

    2018 - 2020

    Analyzing data from various sources toward thorough research and problem-solving of urgent needs as well as long term processes

  • Undergraduate Research Fellow

    2019 - 2020

    Research program for exceptional students from all schools at IDC conducted in English intended to examine the ethical, legal and social implications of new and emerging technologies.

  • Research Project Manager - Media Innovation Lab (milab)

    2018 - 2020

    miLAB Research teams focus on the future of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The research explores interactions between people and technology by developing innovative prototypes and by studying human behavior and interaction with these prototypes. The "BUD" project is a non-humanoid robotic object designed according to guidelines researched at the lab for older adults. The robot addresses the growing problem of older adults feeling not "being-seen" and "homeless at home" by implementing non-verbal gestures and using a primary function which is not companionship to enhance acceptance. My work at the lab included: * Reading and writing academic papers. * Arranging protocols and conducting experiments. * User studies and user testing. * Rapid prototyping. * Working closely with the design and development team of the project. * Recruiting participants for the studies.

  • Research Assistant - the Research Center for Internet Psychology (CIP)

    2018 - 2019

    The research center, led by Prof. Yair Amichai-Hamburger, focuses on the impact of the Internet on the psychological wellbeing of the user and explores different means with which to empower users on both the individual, group, and society levels.