Artlist

Co-founder of Artlist (launched 2016) with backgrounds in music production and filmmaking. Before co-founding Artlist, Ayalon was a music producer with unreleased catalog; when filmmaker co-founder Ira Belsky faced YouTube copyright strikes, Ayalon suggested starting a sync library with a subscription model. For nearly 25 years has been a driving force behind some of Israel's top artists, including discovering Alma Zohar whose debut album achieved double-gold status. The initial Artlist catalog was launched with about 700 songs recorded by Ayalon, co-founder Eyal Raz, and friends. Currently serves as Chief Innovation Officer. Artlist turned profitable within its first year without external VC before scaling to over 30 million creators and integrating AI video tools.

A music producer who co-founded Artlist in 2016 alongside video creator Ira Belsky and technologist Itzik Elbaz. As a composer and engineer, he brought deep music production expertise to the venture, contributing original recordings to the platform's initial 700-song catalog. As Chief Creative Officer, he has focused on supporting artists and musicians worldwide, preserving their rights and strengthening their income sources as the platform expanded into a multi-product creative technology company serving 30M+ users globally.

Self-taught filmmaker from northern Israel who started as a filmmaker doing editing, shooting, after effects, corporate videos, music videos, and commercials. In 2016, co-founded Artlist with three other collaborators, addressing a gap between high-quality music with simple licensing at affordable prices versus complicated legal terms or expensive options. The website reached profitability within two weeks of launch, and later raised $48 million in 2020 led by KKR. Leadership marked by direct personal contact with employees, ensuring team members feel valued and their opinions matter.

Holds a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, with an extensive technological background. Co-founded Artlist in 2016 with Ira Belsky and two musicians, Eyal Raz and Asaf Eyalon, starting from Kibbutz Afikim in northern Israel. The bootstrapped company turned profitable within its first year, and a $48M KKR-led round in 2020 fueled acquisitions that transformed Artlist into a broader creative suite. When launching AI products, he emphasizes that models must produce quality high enough for a Super Bowl commercial, reflecting his focus on production-grade standards. Describes himself as "customer-first," rejecting the impulse to build for tradition's sake and prioritizing what serves users best.