Summary
Benjamin Segal is a founder and CEO with 11 years of cross-disciplinary experience at the intersection of technology, logistics, and data, currently leading Matia from Miami. He combines deep technical fluency—robotics, computer vision, ML, real-time low-level programming, and cloud data stacks like Redshift/Snowflake—with operational leadership gained as VP of Operations at a LPG reseller and Head of Data at Pangaea. His background includes advanced neuroscience research and hands-on analytics and data engineering work (DBT, Airflow, analytics product tools), enabling him to translate complex technical problems into product and business impact. A former Israeli special forces first sergeant who commanded 80 soldiers, he brings uncommon operational discipline and crisis leadership to startup execution. He also has a track record of building and scaling teams and student-facing products, showing an ability to ship both research-driven systems and consumer-facing platforms.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School RoboticsComputer science & electrical engineering, High School RoboticsComputer science & electrical engineering at ORT Guttman
Fellow, Fellow at Horizons School of Technology
Organizational Leadership Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Organizational Leadership Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Ness-Tech, CTM-Ed
Master's degree Neuroscience, Master's degree Neuroscience at Brandeis University
English, Hebrew, Spanish