MIZRAHI ENTERPRISES, INC.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA

Mizrahi Enterprises, LLC, invests in and advises early stage companies. The principal focus is on technology companies, and investments have been made in the areas of optical technologies for communications and biomedical instrumentation, and in cleantech. However Mizrahi Enterprises has also invested in the sharing economy, and interesting opportunities in other fields will similarly be considered. Victor Mizrahi, PhD, principal of Mizrahi Enterprises, is a successful serial technology entrepreneur and investor. Prior to investing Mizrahi has done research, development, manufacturing, executive management and investor relations. Dr. Mizrahi is named on 58 patents covering a variety of optical technologies. , the industry leader in developing and manufacturing high-performance optical filters for the biotechnology industry. With 25 straight quarters of top line growth and exceptional profitability and free cash flow, Mizrahi piloted the successful sale of Semrock in 2008 to IDEX Corporation of Northbrook, Illinois. Semrock continues as a highly successful enterprise. Funded by Mizrahi Enterprises and venture capital, Semrock significantly improved upon the optical filters available for research, analysis, drug discovery and other key applications, resulting in greater measurement speed and accuracy, and dramatically enhanced filter lifetime. While Semrock was founded in 2000 to develop and manufacture advanced optical components for the telecommunications industry, after the collapse of the telecom market in 2001 Mizrahi led Semrock in a dramatic repositioning, emerging in 2002 as a provider of state-of-the-art optical filters for the biotech industry. , a developer and manufacturer of cutting-edge optical networking systems for voice and internet traffic. Mizrahi joined Ciena in 1994 as an early employee, and in 1997 Ciena had the then-largest initial public offering in startup history. Now thousands of employees strong, Ciena sells high bandwidth networking technology to leading communications companies around the world. During his time at Ciena Dr. Mizrahi was responsible for the development and large-volume manufacturing of key fiber grating components, initiated the formation of teams that developed and manufactured both specialty optical fiber and high-performance thin-film optical filters for Ciena’s high-bandwidth optical transport systems, oversaw the groups responsible for reliability testing and optical component qualification, and supported the sales efforts, amongst other responsibilities. Mizrahi Enterprises, LLC, invests in and advises early stage companies. The principal focus is on technology companies, and investments have been made in the areas of optical technologies for communications and biomedical instrumentation, and in cleantech. However Mizrahi Enterprises has also invested in the sharing economy, and interesting opportunities in other fields will similarly be considered. Victor Mizrahi, PhD, principal of Mizrahi Enterprises, is a successful serial technology entrepreneur and investor. Prior to investing Mizrahi has done research, development, manufacturing, executive management and investor relations. Dr. Mizrahi is named on 58 patents covering a variety of optical technologies. , the industry leader in developing and manufacturing high-performance optical filters for the biotechnology industry. With 25 straight quarters of top line growth and exceptional profitability and free cash flow, Mizrahi piloted the successful sale of Semrock in 2008 to IDEX Corporation of Northbrook, Illinois. Semrock continues as a highly successful enterprise. Funded by Mizrahi Enterprises and venture capital, Semrock significantly improved upon the optical filters available for research, analysis, drug discovery and other key applications, resulting in greater measurement speed and accuracy, and dramatically enhanced filter lifetime. While Semrock was founded in 2000 to develop and manufacture advanced optical components for the telecommunications industry, after the collapse of the telecom market in 2001 Mizrahi led Semrock in a dramatic repositioning, emerging in 2002 as a provider of state-of-the-art optical filters for the biotech industry. , a developer and manufacturer of cutting-edge optical networking systems for voice and internet traffic. Mizrahi joined Ciena in 1994 as an early employee, and in 1997 Ciena had the then-largest initial public offering in startup history. Now thousands of employees strong, Ciena sells high bandwidth networking technology to leading communications companies around the world. During his time at Ciena Dr. Mizrahi was responsible for the development and large-volume manufacturing of key fiber grating components, initiated the formation of teams that developed and manufactured both specialty optical fiber and high-performance thin-film optical filters for Ciena’s high-bandwidth optical transport systems, oversaw the groups responsible for reliability testing and optical component qualification, and supported the sales efforts, amongst other responsibilities.