Ari Teman is a stand-up comedian — seen on TV, clubs, theaters globally — who also founds companies, holds patents, and designs hypercars, aircraft, and buildings. Founder of GateGuard and JCorps; designer of Jovari and Jetspeed.
Stand-up on TV and in A-list clubs and theaters across the United States, Canada, and Israel — from the BBC with Stephen Fry to Israel's National Theater HaBima.
Vehicle design and the future of cities — EV concepts and a hypercar through Jovari, plus FutureNYC: a plan for autonomous cars that gives roads back to people, turning parking and traffic lanes into parks and promenades.
Aviation technology through Jovari, including Jetspeed — an aircraft turnaround system designed to cut ground time for narrow-body operators.
Built work and concepts through Teman Design Partners — residential, healthcare, skyscraper, and community projects, including the architectural design of Sunflower Centers, psychedelic therapy and research campuses in Israel.
A patent-holding inventor and serial founder. Visa Europe named Friend or Fraud one of the top six cybersecurity startups in Israel; GateGuard's AI doorman intercom ships across NYC, Miami, and LA.
Writing, podcasting, and broadcast. Author of These Are Humans, Six Months with Brian Williams, and Effective Gratitude; host of TRNDNGNEWS.
Paintings, sculpture, and product design. A patent-holding inventor and award-winning designer working from the studio in Tel Aviv and Miami Beach. Prints of selected paintings are available.
Talks and hosting at The White House, conferences, and companies. Founder of 12gurus:Health and 12gurus:Charity, featured by TED as "Best of the Web," with stages drawing thousands of leaders live and over a million online.
Building communities and giving back — from a volunteering network recognized by the White House to healing-focused healthcare campuses in Israel.
Ari Teman is an award-winning comedian performing on TV and in A-list clubs and theaters around the world. He's joked at The White House, Israel's National Theater HaBima, the NYPL Grand Ballroom, the Iron Dome IDF base, and for ambassadors, organizations, and companies.
He is the CEO and founder of GateGuard, the AI doorman intercom, and of Friend or Fraud, named by Visa Europe one of the top six cybersecurity startups in Israel. He leads engineers and innovators in Tel Aviv, the USA, and around the world.
A "dot-com kid" who coded early intranets for Morgan Stanley and Sanford Bernstein at 15–17, Ari is a patent-holding inventor and award-winning designer. He founded JCorps International and the 12gurus conferences, did the architectural design of Sunflower Centers, and leads aerospace and EV work through Jovari.
He's been seen on the BBC with Stephen Fry, NBC's Today Show, CBS, ABC, FOX, and more, and written about in the New York Times, Time, Inc., Fortune, and the Jerusalem Post. He currently lives between Tel Aviv / Jaffa and Miami Beach, and enjoys road cycling, painting, sculpture, and automotive design.
Written about in the New York Times, Time, Inc., Fortune, and the Jerusalem Post, and seen across TV and radio worldwide.
Booking, press, investment, or a design project — reach out and tell me which.
