Run:ai
Israeli AI-infrastructure company founded in 2018 by Omri Geller, who worked for eight years in a technology unit of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, and Ronen Dar; bought by Nvidia in 2024
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| Logo |  Run:ai logo |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder(s) | Omri Geller, Ronen Dar |
| Headquarters | Ha'arba'ah Street, Tel Aviv (according to Globes, 2024) |
| Industry | Artificial intelligence infrastructure |
| Services | Orchestration and management software for GPU computing |
| Parent | Nvidia (from December 2024) |
| Number of employees | 130, including 80 in Israel (2024, according to Globes) |
Run:ai is an Israeli company, based in Tel Aviv, that makes software for managing and orchestrating graphics processors (GPUs) used in artificial intelligence. It was founded in 2018 by Omri Geller, its chief executive, and Ronen Dar.[1] Geller "worked for eight years in a technology unit" of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, according to Globes, while a conference biography says that he "worked in an elite technological unit of the Israeli Defense Forces" (Israel Defense Forces).[2][3] The American chip maker Nvidia completed its purchase of Run:ai in December 2024, for a price estimated by Ctech at about $800 million.[1]
Founders and state service
Sources differ on where Geller served. Globes reported in 2024 that "Geller's path, apart from the academic studies, went through the Prime Minister's Office, where he worked for eight years in a technology unit".[2] Ctech likewise said that Geller "previously worked in the technology unit at the Prime Minister's Office".[1] Neither report named the unit. A speaker biography published by The Montgomery Summit says instead: "Prior to Run:ai, Omri worked in an elite technological unit of the Israeli Defense Forces leading large-scale technological projects."[3]
According to Globes, Geller and Dar met at Tel Aviv University while studying for doctorates in electrical engineering under the same supervisor. Dar had worked at Intel and at the chip start-up Anobit, which Apple bought in 2012.[2][1]
Funding
TLV Partners led Run:ai's seed round, according to its partner Rona Segev, and later invested alongside S Capital, Insight Venture Partners and Tiger Global.[4] Ctech reported that the company had raised $118 million in total, and named S Capital's Aya Peterburg and Haim Sadger.[1] Globes, citing PitchBook, said that in 2022 Run:ai raised $75 million at a valuation of $388 million.[2]
Acquisition by Nvidia
Nvidia announced in April 2024 that it was buying Run:ai. The deal was examined by the US Department of Justice and by the European Commission, which approved it unconditionally in December 2024. On 30 December 2024 Nvidia announced that it had completed the purchase. The price was not disclosed; Ctech said that it was "estimated at approximately $800 million, $100M higher than the previous estimate", and that $200 million of the total had been "allocated to retain Run:ai's team, paid in Nvidia shares".[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Meir Orbach, Nvidia seals $800M acquisition of Run:ai with US DOJ approval Ctech, 30 December 2024, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Meytal Vaizberg, Inside the Tel Aviv AI startup acquired by Nvidia Globes, 18 March 2024 (updated 25 April 2024), accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Montgomery Summit, Omri Geller The Montgomery Summit, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Rona Segev, It's official: Our portfolio company Run:ai has been acquired by Nvidia TLV Partners, 30 December 2024, accessed 10 November 2026.