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Eli Finkelshteyn

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Advisor at Mu Ventures · Founder at Constructor

United States

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128 people in our graph share verified history with Eli — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Bijan SabetunlockedEli: together at Tumblr (2011)
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×5Eli: together at FactSet Research Systems
Eli: together at Brandeis University

About

Eli Finkelshteyn is the founder and CEO of Constructor, a company focused on search and product discovery for large websites. Before founding Constructor, he worked for over a decade as a data scientist and engineer specializing in machine learning, natural language processing, and distributed computing.

Founder at Constructor

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Constructor's investors · 6

FusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checks · since 2017Greencode VenturesHelsinki · $5.4M checks · since 2026Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2017Silversmith Capital PartnersBoston · $20M – $125M checks · since 2017xista science venturesKlosterneuburg · $162K – $4.3M checks · since 2026Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Constructor

DMDan McCormick
Dan McCormickFounder, former CTO at Shutterstock

Experience

  1. ConstructorFounder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. mu venturesAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  3. Extruct AIAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Eli Does DataData Science Engineer2014San Francisco Bay Area
  5. The BackPlane Inc.Lead Data Scientist2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  6. ShutterstockSoftware Engineer, Data Science2011 — 2012Greater New York City Area
  7. TumblrData Engineer2011Greater New York City Area
  8. FactSet Research SystemsSoftware Engineer, Natural Language Processing2010 — 2011
  9. Brandeis UniversityLead Web Developer / IT - CMJS2006 — 2010Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Brandeis UniversityTeaching Assistant in Econometrics2009
  11. Brandeis UniversityLatin Group Study Leader2008
  12. Brandeis UniversityTeaching Assistant in Computer Science2007 — 2008
  13. Brandeis UniversityWeb Designer2005 — 2007

Skills & more

Hebrew3Spanish3Machine Learning30Information Retrieval4Natural Language Processing25Pig3Perforce2Foreign Languages4Data Mining8Redis1Computational Linguistics6Information Extraction2
+12 moreBig DataComputer ScienceApache PigWeb Services APIBig Data AnalyticsAlgorithmsSQLPythonJavaPerlBashHadoop

Languages Aramaic · Croatian · English · Hebrew · Latin · Russian · Spanish

From Eli's professional profile.

Colleagues at Mu Ventures

Adam Altman
Managing Member, KABR Group at Mu Ventures
Aman Advani
CEO, Ministry of Supply at Mu Ventures
Austin Ritter
Investor at Mu Ventures
Babak Hamadani
GP, Primeset at Mu Ventures
Chaz Flexman
Investor at Mu Ventures
Chris Clark
Co-founder + CTO, Grove Collaborative at Mu Ventures
Dan Goodfriend
Executive Director, Hearst at Mu Ventures
David Bercovich
CEO, Insight M at Mu Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eli Finkelshteyn?
Eli Finkelshteyn is the founder and CEO of Constructor, a company focused on search and product discovery for large websites. Before founding Constructor, he worked for over a decade as a data scientist and engineer specializing in machine learning, natural language processing, and distributed computing.
Where does Eli Finkelshteyn work?
Eli Finkelshteyn is Founder of Constructor and Advisor at Mu Ventures.
What companies did Eli Finkelshteyn found?
Eli Finkelshteyn founded Constructor.
Where did Eli Finkelshteyn go to school?
Eli Finkelshteyn studied at Brandeis University (Master of Arts, Computational Linguistics); Brandeis University (Bachelor of Sciences, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Brandeis University mafia38

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Brian GoodmanBS / BAFounded Evelo Biosciences +1Lindsay KaplanB.A.Founded Chief +1Dan PrestonB.S.Founded Stand +1Ben SegalBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Matia +1Seth LieblichFounded ProtomerJosh Hoffman-SennBachelor's degreeFounded Causemo

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Mu Ventures mafia2

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Weiting LiuFounderFounded Everyday.me +2

Same school

Also attended Brandeis University142

Santiago ReganDirector of Business Development at Redpoint VenturesNicholas AdamsManaging Partner at Differential VenturesJohn KeiltyVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesKevin GillisPartner and Chief Operating Officer at Third Rock VenturesSeth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Constructor4

Ivy NguyenPartner at GFT VenturesAsh FontanaManaging Director at Zetta Venture PartnersTom MontgomeryFounder at ChubbiesSarah WallisExecutive Officer at Minted

Also worked at Shutterstock16

Michal KrasnodebskiCo-Founder at CaladanBen StuartChief Commercial Officer at APXDavid FragaPartner at Civeta InvestmentFrancois ArbourMentor at Amiral VenturesJeff EpsteinVenture Partner at Bessemer Venture PartnersThilo SemmelbauerManaging Director at Insight Partners

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Also worked at Tumblr15

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberBijan SabetPersonal journalMadeline MinshewInvestor at True VenturesJared HechtVenture Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Andrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground LabsRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ

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Also worked at FactSet Research Systems31

Michael NekusChief Financial Officer at Eos Venture Partners LimitedSanket MerchantPartner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersAlex ChetkowskiInvestor at Riverwood CapitalElwin JohnFund Operations Associate at TNBAuraAaron HenshawInvestor at Ambush CapitalJoe LallouzEntrepreneur and angel investor based in New York City

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