OUR ISRAEL TEAM

Email: michael@benchmark.com    Assistant: Daniela Gerson daniela@benchmark.com
                                                                

Michael Eisenberg has been a key figure in Internet and software investing in Israel since 1995, playing a central role in the development of many of Israel’s leading companies and startups.

Prior to joining Benchmark, Michael was a partner at Israel Seed Partners for eight years. Michael joined Israel Seed in 1997 from Jerusalem Global, where he started and headed the firm’s successful investment banking group and partnership with Montgomery Securities.

Investments: Conduit, Clarizen, Digital Fuel, Finjan, Funtactix, Gigya, Gurunet (Amex GRU), Picturevison (acquired: EK), Seeking Alpha, Shopping.com (Nasdaq: EBAY), Tradeum (acquired: VERT), Xacct (acquired: DOX), and Zlango.

Other Affiliations: Michael serves on the board of Snunit, Israel’s foremost nonprofit organization, specializing in integrating technology and the Internet into Israel’s elementary schools. Michael also lectures frequently on the topics of venture capital and entrepreneurship at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Education: Michael holds a BA in Political Science from Yeshiva University in New York.