Daniel Palestrant
Partner at 40 Defense
Dr Daniel Palestrant, MD, is a physician and entrepreneur who trained in surgery after earning degrees from Johns Hopkins and Duke. As founder of healthcare technology companies SERMO and par8o, he built businesses in highly regulated markets. He is now co-founder of 4ORTY Defense, which combines frontline Israeli innovation with the scale, speed and efficiency of consumer manufacturing to bring advanced defense technologies to global markets.
Updated: September 11, 2026