Ori Shimony

Ori Shimony is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in technology and venture capital. As the founder of The Mechanism Institute since April 2023, Ori has established a significant presence in the field. In addition, Ori serves as a venture partner at Portal Ventures and has contributed to product development at Polywrap since October 2021. Previously, Ori worked in research and development at dOrg, and held the position of research and technical lead at Atlas Holdings Group, Inc. From October 2016 to November 2017, Ori specialized in machine learning at the Tibetan and Himalayan Library. Ori's academic foundation includes a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Anthropology from the University of Virginia, where notable teaching experience as a teaching assistant for "Intro To Cryptocurrency" occurred in August to December 2015.