Mati Kochavi is reportedly a real estate billionaire who entered the security and media fields.

He is the founder and chief executive officer of AGT International, a privately-held public safety rechnology, security, and surveillance company.

^[0]He also launched the Voactiv media group in 2013.

It uses deep web analytics to uncover stories and has done pioneering journalism.

Kochavi was born in Israel and lives in the United States.

Background

Kochavi was born in Haifa circa 1964.

He studied history and philosophy at the University of Haifa, where he studied history and philosophy.

He did his Israeli military service in an intelligence unit.

Career

"He moved to New York City in the 1990s and started several high tech companies including Vocativ, Logic Industries, Sentry Technology Group, AGT International, and the Vocativ media and technology company.

His companoes have developed security, mass surveillance, and internet data mining technologies.

He also started the Moonscape Ventures fund.

He also launched a Mid-East peace and cooperation effort including leading scholars.

But the program stalled out.

Kochavi made waves with a reported $8 million dollar offer to former U.S. president Bill Clinton to be a figurehead for Voactiv.

The site has also broken ground with its technology uncovering, identifying and locating terrorists and terrorist associates.

The site interviewed the Boston Marathon bombers' mother, for example.