Iron Dome Acquisition I Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a business combination with one or more businesses, with intentional focus on category-defining technology companies in the Israeli innovation ecosystem.
To partner with a category-defining technology company at the crossroads of cybersecurity, defense, artificial intelligence, data, and quantum computing — and help it grow into a durable, world-class public company.
Deep experience across capital markets, technology, cybersecurity, and company building. A disciplined approach to valuation, diligence, and governance. Alignment with long-term shareholders.
A transaction that creates long-term, sustainable shareholder value suitable for long-term ownership. We have not selected any specific business combination target.
We believe a meaningful subset of high-quality, public-market-ready technology companies lack practical access to U.S. IPOs because they fall modestly below the revenue levels that underwriters and public-market investors typically expect of IPO candidates.
A transparent, efficient alternative path to the U.S. public markets can accelerate liquidity for employees and early investors, broaden the investor base, and support long-term capital formation. We aim to bridge that gap.
Each domain is experiencing secular tailwinds, sustained capital investment, and rising strategic urgency — creating significant opportunities for durable, independent public companies.
Accelerating digital transformation, cloud and IoT proliferation, and the weaponization of software demand advanced network defense, threat intelligence, supply chain security, next-generation authentication, and privacy-preserving analytics. Israel is a global leader: in 2024, private investment in Israeli cybersecurity companies reached approximately $3.8 billion.
Global defense spending is increasingly directed toward software- and data-enabled capabilities — artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, space-based capabilities, and resilient communications. Israel maintains one of the highest R&D intensities globally and is deeply integrated into U.S. and allied defense supply chains.
Venture investment in AI reached a reported record of approximately $130 billion in 2024 as new language models competed against established incumbents. We will look to opportunities in AI technology itself, as well as solutions that address the defining constraints of compute and infrastructure.
Exponential data generation, AI workloads, cloud migration, and real-time analytics demand robust, secure, and scalable data infrastructure. High-performance data warehouses, privacy-preserving analytics engines, governance solutions, and resilient pipeline orchestration are all areas of focus.
Advances in quantum computing carry profound implications for cybersecurity, cryptography, materials science, and complex optimization. As the technology matures, post-quantum cryptography, quantum-resistant security, and quantum-enabled computation are becoming areas of strategic national and commercial importance, with Israel and the United States both investing heavily in the underlying research and talent base.
Mr. Livne is a serial technology entrepreneur and investor with over a decade of investment and operational experience building AI-native companies from inception to scale. He founded Verbit in 2017 and led it to a reported valuation of approximately $2 billion within five years, reaching approximately $100 million of ARR. From 2017 through 2024, Mr. Livne led Verbit through multiple acquisitions and raised substantial capital from tier-one investors. Prior to Verbit, he co-founded AppInsight, an automated mobile app security platform. He today leads the TL Family Office, investing across a broad portfolio of early-stage technology companies and venture funds.
Mr. Livne brings extensive governance experience, serving as founder, chairman, or board member at Verbit, Grace, the Livne Foundation, Reichman University, and other institutions across the Israeli technology ecosystem.
Mr. Norden brings nearly 20 years of finance, legal, and executive leadership experience spanning IPOs, M&A, capital markets, and global operations. Most recently at 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), he served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Interim Chief Executive Officer from 2023 to 2025. He oversaw 2U's $120 million IPO in 2014, executed more than $2 billion in equity and debt financings, and directed transformative acquisitions including GetSmarter, Trilogy Education, and edX.
Prior to 2U, Mr. Norden was Vice President and General Counsel at TOMS Shoes, where he built the legal function and supported global expansion. Earlier in his career, he was an M&A attorney at Skadden, Arps and McKee Nelson.
Co-founder, President, and CEO of Mellanox Technologies, leading the company from inception to a $6.9 billion acquisition by NVIDIA. Co-founder and VP of Engineering at Galileo Technology (NASDAQ: GLTC). Pioneer of Israel's deep-tech and semiconductor ecosystem with over three decades of leadership in high-performance computing and networking. Recipient of the 2024 Israel Prize.
Founder and CEO of NightDragon, a global SecureTech investment and advisory platform. Four-time CEO including Documentum, McAfee, and FireEye. Chairman — Corporate Governance at Delta Air Lines and Director at Exelon. Appointed by multiple U.S. presidential administrations to the President's NSTAC and formerly Vice Chair of CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
Director of Fundraising and Investor Relations at Elizabeth Park Capital Management. Spent 17 years at KeyBanc Capital Markets within Equity Capital Markets, including nearly a decade leading the Equity Syndicate Desk. Deep relationships with institutional investors, syndicate desks, and public market participants critical to public market execution.
Veteran technology and cybersecurity executive with over 25 years of finance, operating, and board leadership experience across IPOs, M&A, international expansion, and value creation. Mr. Schwartz previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq: CHKP), guiding the company through its 1996 initial public offering and supporting its growth into a global cybersecurity leader.
He held senior roles at Mercury Interactive, including Acting CFO and GM Israel. Mr. Schwartz later served as CFO for multiple venture-backed technology companies and as a Venture Partner at Western Technology Investment focused on growth financing for Israeli technology. He is currently a Managing Director at Insight Partners, advising growth-stage companies on strategy, governance, and M&A. He has served on or advised boards including Mimecast, OPSWAT, Sightfull, TytoCare, Montara, and Optibus.
The role of our advisors is consultative in nature to support our directors and officers; advisors do not perform managerial or board functions.
The following firms have served as advisors in connection with our initial public offering, as disclosed in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All of our public filings are available free of charge through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system. Material information is disclosed in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250 and applicable federal securities laws.
Registration statements, current reports on Form 8-K, periodic reports, proxy statements, and other public filings.
View on EDGAR →Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, and 5) and beneficial ownership reports (Schedules 13D and 13G).
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Iron Dome Acquisition I Corp. is a blank check company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Investors will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings. There can be no assurance that our plans to complete an initial business combination will be successful.
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