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| - Dan Goldstein was born in Bucharest, Romania on June 19th, 1954. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1960, and has lived there ever since. Goldstein displayed an outstanding talent for Mathematics, and after completing his first degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and a Masters degree in Business Administration, as well as a full military service, he studied for a Phd in Mathematics. However, in the middle of writing his Doctoral thesis on distributed networks, he changed course and founded Formula Software Services in 1980, providing professional software services to Israeli customers. By 1985 he expanded to other areas such as software products and consulting, and in 1985 he founded Formula Systems (1985) Ltd., as a holding corporation for his software products, services an
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| - Dan Goldstein was born in Bucharest, Romania on June 19th, 1954. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1960, and has lived there ever since. Goldstein displayed an outstanding talent for Mathematics, and after completing his first degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and a Masters degree in Business Administration, as well as a full military service, he studied for a Phd in Mathematics. However, in the middle of writing his Doctoral thesis on distributed networks, he changed course and founded Formula Software Services in 1980, providing professional software services to Israeli customers. By 1985 he expanded to other areas such as software products and consulting, and in 1985 he founded Formula Systems (1985) Ltd., as a holding corporation for his software products, services and consulting activities. In 1988 he acquired control of a publicly traded company named "Eichut Computers", which he turned into the communications arm of the developing Formula Group. He later acquired "Idan Inc.", a public company traded on Nasdaq, and nominated Ami Harel as its CEO. This company pioneered the developing Israeli communications market in the late 80s and early 90s of the 20th Century, preceding the accelerated regulation of overseas voice and data communication. As the group grew, Goldstein formulated an investment strategy of specialization in software products and services for vertical markets. He acquired controlling interests in a number of young companies, such as Applicom, a software house for Mini Computers, Wiztech, which specialized in Billing, and Crystal, which specialized in large conversion projects. By 1990 Goldstein established the position of Formula Systems as a leading software group in Israel. He founded Foraz, the first Israeli Venture Capital Fund, together with Liraz, a publicly traded company headed by Arik Kilman. Goldstein later acquired Liraz's share in the fund, and later acquired control of Liraz itself.
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