Decart joins AI hiring frenzy with dozens of new SF roles under Kfir Aberman

Artificial intelligence company Decart has appointed Dr. Kfir Aberman as head of its San Francisco R&D center. In his new role as a founding member, Aberman will lead the company’s global development activities, recruit dozens of researchers and engineers, and spearhead the creation of strategic collaborations in the international AI arena.

Decart was founded by Dr. Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev and, since its inception, has raised $53 million from leading funds, including Sequoia, Benchmark, and Zeev Ventures. The company currently employs over 50 people, most of whom are based at its headquarters in Tel Aviv, with additional offices in northern Israel, San Francisco, and New York. Decart was recently ranked first on Calcalist’s “50 Most Promising Companies” list for this year.

Dr. Kfir Aberman.

Aberman previously served as a research scientist and team lead in the Creative Vision group at Snap Research. His primary research focus is generative AI for visual content. Before joining Snap, he was a research scientist at Google. He co-authored the influential paper DreamBooth and has published over 50 scientific articles throughout his career. He earned his Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University.

Aberman began his academic career at the Technion, where he completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering with distinction. Upon graduation, he served as an algorithm developer in the IDF’s Intelligence Corps.

“Kfir is one of the most prominent and respected researchers in artificial intelligence, with a rare combination of technological vision, research depth, and practical experience,” said Leitersdorf. “We are proud and excited that he has chosen to join Decart, especially as we expand our operations in the U.S. This is a significant step toward recruiting the best talent worldwide and further cementing Decart’s position at the forefront of the global AI community.”

Aberman added: “I am thrilled to join Decart and lead the company’s operations in San Francisco. Artificial intelligence has burst into our lives like a storm, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. We have a rare opportunity to reshape the relationship between humans and machines and to create an experience that is more personal, vivid, and meaningful. I am excited to build an extraordinary team of researchers and engineers around this vision and, together, redefine how the world experiences technology.”