Jon Avidor

Avidor was a founder and previous officer of Shryne Group, the parent company of the #1 cannabis brand in California, Stiiizy. He is also the founder of Startup.Law (sold to MGA in 2019) and co-founder of World Trade Ventures, a venture capital fund in NY. He has worked with innovators and investors from Silicon Valley to New York and Tel Aviv since 2005. Avidor previously practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell (NYC) and Goodwin Procter (Silicon Valley), focusing on venture capital, private equity, real estate and M&A for a wide variety of clients ranging from banks such as Goldman Sachs and Barclays to venture capital leaders such as Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Avidor holds a JD-MBA from Northwestern, where he graduated with honors. He is a published author who is regularly invited to present on the topic of innovation.