Where does Ben Bernstein work?

Ben Bernstein is CEO & Co-Founder of Minimus and Advisor at ICONIQ.

What check size does Ben Bernstein write?

Ben Bernstein typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

What companies did Ben Bernstein found?

Ben Bernstein founded Minimus, Twistlock.

What companies has Ben Bernstein invested in?

Investments tracked here include Eureka Security, Velocity.

Where did Ben Bernstein go to school?

Ben Bernstein studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (BA, Computer Science); Reichman University (MBA, Finance).

Ben Bernstein

InvestorFounder

Advisor at ICONIQ · Principal at Beringea · CEO & Co-Founder at Minimus

Israel

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedMinimus Twistlock

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Minimus's investors · 4

Mayfield FundMenlo Park · $500K – $12M checks Oregon Venture FundPortland · $500K – $5M checks Rain CapitalBellevue YL VenturesSilicon Valley · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Minimus

Dima StopelVP R&D & Co-Founder

John MorelloCTO & Co-Founder

Experience

MinimusCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
ICONIQ CapitalAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
ICONIQ CapitalPartner2020 — 2022Tel Aviv, Israel
Palo Alto NetworksSVP Products & Engineering2019 — 2020Israel
TwistlockCEO & Co-Founder2015 — 2019Israel / San Francisco
MicrosoftVarious Roles2001 — 2015Israel / Manhattan
GilonTechincal Lead1998 — 2000

Skills & more

C#.NETCEnterprise SoftwareC++Software DesignSoftware DevelopmentCloud ComputingSoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesObject Oriented DesignSystem Architecture

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Distributed SystemsSoftware Project ManagementAlgorithmsGo-to-market StrategyProgrammingSecurityManagement

Languages English · Hebrew

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Eureka SecurityVelocity

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Colleagues at ICONIQ

Aditya Agarwal

Partner at South Park Commons

Alex Gorsky

Partner at ICONIQ

Anu Bharadwaj

President, Atlassian at Operator Collective

Bill Steiner

Chief Compliance Officer at Ajax Health

Jana Holikova

Investor at ONE FAMILY OFFICE SK

Jonathan Heiliger

General Partner at Vertex Ventures

Kamran Zaki

Partner at ICONIQ

Keith Adams

General Partner at Pebblebed

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Abhinav AsthanaScout

Chief Technology Officer at Redwood Trust

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Bernstein?: Principal at Beringea
Where does Ben Bernstein work?: Ben Bernstein is CEO & Co-Founder of Minimus and Advisor at ICONIQ.
What check size does Ben Bernstein write?: Ben Bernstein typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Ben Bernstein found?: Ben Bernstein founded Minimus, Twistlock.
What companies has Ben Bernstein invested in?: Investments tracked here include Eureka Security, Velocity.
Where did Ben Bernstein go to school?: Ben Bernstein studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (BA, Computer Science); Reichman University (MBA, Finance).

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Also worked at Minimus6

Kate BurkhardtSenior Principal at Autotech Ventures Yoav LeitersdorfManaging Partner at YL Ventures Ofer SchreiberSenior Partner at YL Ventures Michael CortezPartner at ForgePoint Capital John MorelloCTO & Co-Founder at Minimus Dima StopelVP R&D & Co-Founder at Minimus

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Adil BhatiaPrincipal at Redpoint Ventures Ranim SelimExecutive Assistant at Lerer Hippeau Sophie NguyenInvestor at CapitalG Divyansh SaksenaAnalyst at Congruent Ventures Brogan PerrelliVP of Finance and Operations at Westlake Village BioPartners Jonathan HeiligerGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures

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