Michael Zolotov
Israeli AI engineer and Talpiot veteran; co-founder of Axon Vision and co-founder and chief technology officer of Razor Labs
| Michael Zolotov
| |
|---|---|
| Image |  Zolotov, from the Razor Labs leadership page |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Engineer; chief technology officer |
| Known for | Co-founder of Axon Vision; co-founder and chief technology officer of Razor Labs |
Michael Zolotov is an Israeli engineer and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of the military artificial-intelligence (AI) company Axon Vision and the co-founder and chief technology officer of Razor Labs.[1][2] His co-founder Raz Roditti told Globes that Zolotov served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Talpiot programme together with Ido Rozenberg.[3]
Career
Roditti told Globes that he met Zolotov in the gifted programme at Ironi Dalet high school in Tel Aviv, and met him again by chance towards the end of his military service. Together with Rozenberg, "ששירת איתו בתלפיות" (who served with him in Talpiot), they founded the jobs app Jobhop in 2015, the software house Compie Technologies, Razor Labs, and in 2017 the defence companies Axon Vision and Axon Pulse.[3] Razor Labs described Zolotov in 2021 as "an expert in Deep Learning algorithms with extensive experience in the research and development of AI", and said that all three founders had been named in Forbes Israel's 30 under 30 list.[4] Globes wrote in 2024 that Axon Vision "was founded in 2018 by Roditti with CTO Ido Rozenberg and Michael Zolotov"; the company itself gives 2017.[2][5] In February 2026 Axon Vision's chairman spoke on behalf of the board and the founders Rozenberg and Zolotov when announcing a new chief executive.[6]
| Company | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Axon Vision | Co-founder | [2][6] |
| Razor Labs | Co-founder; chief technology officer | [1][4] |
| Axon Pulse, Compie Technologies, Jobhop | Co-founder (with Roditti and Rozenberg) | [3] |
See also
- Axon Vision
- Raz Roditti
- Ido Rozenberg
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Razor Labs, About Razor Labs, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dean Shmuel Elmas, IDF using Axon Vision's AI to combat drones Globes, 15 September 2024, accessed 3 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Doron Avigad, כיתת המחוננים והאכזבה בצה"ל: היזם שהקים חמש חברות עד גיל 32 (The gifted class and the disappointment in the IDF: the entrepreneur who founded five companies by the age of 32), Globes (Hebrew), 24 February 2024, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Razor Labs, Razor Labs Becomes the First AI Company on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Razor Labs, 22 February 2021, accessed 3 November 2026.
- ↑ Mandi Kogosowski, Axon Vision Completes IPO on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Israel Defense, 7 September 2025, accessed 3 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ice, מנכ"ל אקסון ויז'ן עזב אחרי 3 שנים: זה מי שיחליף אותו (Axon Vision's CEO leaves after three years: this is who will replace him), Ice (Hebrew), 19 February 2026, accessed 10 November 2026.