Micha Breakstone

Micha Breakstone
Co-founder & CEO
Somite
 

Micha Breakstone is a serial entrepreneur and key figure in the Israeli AI and tech ecosystem. He co-founded Chorus.ai, which ZoomInfo acquired for $575 million, and later launched NeuraLight.ai, raising over $30 million in its first year. Earlier, he sold his NLP business unit to Intel in 2014, demonstrating his early leadership in the field of AI. Micha also founded the Founders Club Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest network of venture-backed founders. He has mentored over 130 startups and invested in 32, helping build multiple AI unicorns. Academically, he holds a Master’s in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science. Micha now leads Somite.ai, a new venture developing AI foundation models to scale human tissue production for therapeutic use. The founding team includes leaders from MIT and Harvard Medical School. His work continues to shape innovation at the intersection of AI and healthcare.