MeCanto is an award winning “Three Screens & a Cloud” music technology platform that brings innovation into the world of mobile and internet music VAS. MeCanto recently won Nokia’s developer contest and was selected by Microsoft to present at their Think.Next event.
MeCanto enables seamless synchronization, management, and access to private and commercial music collections, using desktop, internet, and mobile technologies. MeCanto already supports Symbian, Iphone, Android, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry, and integrates with social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and more.
MeCanto is a flexible and innovative music platform that combines user generated content with content provided by service providers.
MeCanto is provided under our brand or white-labeled, as a hosted service or as technology platform, to companies such as mobile & home-entertainment device manufacturers, Mobile/cable/satellite/Internet operators, and digital content providers and aggregators.
MeCanto operates within the mobile entertainment media market and cloud-based media technology market, markets that are expanding and evolving dramatically.
MeCanto is developed by an exceptionally talented team of software engineers with vast international experience in developing applications and solutions for the IT and mobile markets.
MeCanto stands at the forefront of digital media management software solutions.
Uri Keren: CEO
Prior to joining MeCanto,
Uri served as Business Unit director in Kodak and as CEO
of several startup companies such as CareerHarmony, Ingenio, and ESI, leading the companies
to international growth and successful exits. Prior to that, Uri filled senior management positions
at Applied Materials and Applied Komatsu Technologies in the US and Japan where he built and managed
large multi-national technology groups. Uri holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel.
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Amram Racabi: VP r&d, Founder, President
Amram brings vast management and technology experience.
Since 1999 Amram serves as the CEO of Monfort Software Engineering with successes in Israel and abroad.
Prior to Monfort, Amram served in management and leading technology positions in Raam, and Cognitest.
Amram holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Technion, Haifa and continued his studies in Business Management.
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Yoav Steinberg: CTO, Founder
Yoav joined Monfort in 2004 and served as
Software Team Leader and Projects manager in areas such as embedded applications,
mobile device, real time graphics, and device drivers. Prior to Monfort,
Yoav served in the IDF’s technology unit as software engineer.
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Robert Marcus, chairman of the advisory broad
Formerly Chief Executive Officer of the mobile telecoms
software group Artilium plc, valued at over $500 million under his leadership, Robert spent nearly a decade
at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters, serving most recently as a director on the company’s M&A team.
As a Solution CEO at Microsoft Robert developed a top-performing portfolio of communication
and collaboration solutions, estimated to have earned the company over $100 million.
Before joining Microsoft, he was a founder of 3 successful start-ups and led a turnaround,
generating 2 IPOs. Currently Robert is the chairman & ceo of Quantumwave, a specialist investment banking boutique.
Robert graduated from Antioch University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
Shachar Efal, member of the advisory board
Shachar served in a number of executive management positions at
the NASDAQ listed IT services conglomerate Ness Technologies, including Chief Executive Officer of Ness Israel,
President Global Software Distribution, and President Global Business Development.
Shachar led 15 major M&A transactions to successful conclusion for Ness.
Prior to Ness he founded New-X Systems, a regional IT services provider,
successfully merging the company with the multinational IT services provider Ipex and serving
as Chief Executive Officer of the combined entity Ipex-ICS, before negotiating its merger with Ness.
Shachar graduated from Ben Gurion University with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Industry and Management (with specialization in IT and Communication).
