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It's 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 21st here in New York City. It's 1.30 a.m. on Friday, August 22nd in Israel,

as Israelis turn to a new day and as they eagerly await any news about a possible hostage deal.

I wanted to share with you all a conversation I really enjoyed listening to. It's from one of the other original podcasts in the Arc Media family called

What's Your Number? The What's Your Number podcast provides unique insights into the Israeli

economy, tech, and business. It even has its own market index tracking publicly traded Israeli and Israeli-founded companies.

It's hosted by Mikhail Levram, a longtime business reporter based in Palo Alto,

who is editor-at-large of Fortune Magazine.

She also contributes to CNBC and also Yonatan Adiri,

an Israeli tech entrepreneur who previously

served as an advisor to former Israeli president Shimon Perez. On this episode, which aired last week,

Michal and Yonatan talked to Josh Wolfe, who's co-founder of Lux Capital, a venture capital firm

focused on deep tech and science-driven investments.

I've known Josh for a long time. I even remember when he was first raising the first

Lux Capital Fund. He now has about $5 billion under management. In his investing, he also puts

an emphasis on defense tech and was one of the early

backers of Andrew. Josh also has a smart and dynamic framework for integrating our changing

geopolitics into his investment strategy. I should also say that since October 7th,

2023, Josh has been an especially outspoken and fearless voice on

issues related to Israel and rising anti-Semitism over here. I've had many conversations with him

about these topics. He cares deeply about America, America's role in the world, and Israel. He's

a futurist who spends a lot of time, as I mentioned, thinking about

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