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Elie Wurtman

Investor

Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners

Israel

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Elie Wurtman is co-founder and Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners, with a background as an entrepreneur and investor. He founded his first company in 1993 and has taken three companies public, including Deltathree, where he served as co-founder and CEO. He was previously a General Partner at Benchmark Capital Israel and earlier served as CEO of JVP Studio, focusing on early-stage consumer and media investments.

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Invests in

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Experience

  1. PICO Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentJerusalem Area, Israel
  2. Bat Shlomo VineyardsVintner & Foundercurrent2010 — presentBat Shlomo, Israel
  3. PeryBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  4. Patient21Board Observercurrent2021 — present
  5. Entara LodgesInvestor & Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  6. ArboxBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  7. RAVIN.AIBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  8. TastewiseBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  9. GloatBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  10. FullpathBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  11. FUSE AutotechCo-Chairman2020 — 2025
  12. VroomCo-Founder, Executive Chairman and Board Member2014 — 2020
  13. NJOYExecutive Chairman2011 — 2014Scottsdale, Arizona
  14. ironSourceBoard Member and Strategic Advisor2010 — 2013Tel Aviv, Israel
  15. DAZ 3DDirector2007 — 2012Greater Salt Lake City Area
  16. Benchmark CapitalGeneral Partner2006 — 2012Herzliya, Israel
  17. GreenRoadDirector2003 — 2012Redwood Shores, CA and Beit Dagan, Israel
  18. GreenRoadChairman2005 — 2009
  19. JVP StudioCEO2003 — 2006
  20. Double FusionChairman2004 — 2006

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government1988 — 1991
  2. The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)Bachelor's degree, Talmudic Studies1988 — 1991

Skills & more

Start-ups86Venture Capital47Entrepreneurship61Product Management15Business Strategy15Online Advertising5Strategic Partnerships26Mergers2Business Development16Product Marketing6New Business Development7Marketing Strategy9
+9 moreE-commerceMobile DevicesSocial MediaMarketingPrivate EquityAnalyticsSaaSStrategic PlanningStrategy

From Elie's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 492 more

Also attended The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)5

Aaron PickardInvestor at MFV PartnersMarissa SterlingSenior Platform Associate at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESJonny AizikAssociate at OutsidersJoshua SmithDirector, Investor Relations at Emerald Development ManagersDavid B. MatiasFounder, CPA at Vodia Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at RAVIN.AI1

Zack FreedPrincipal at Fraser McCombs Capital

Also worked at Fullpath1

Andrew FineInvestor at Hetz Ventures

Also worked at Benchmark Capital40

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesMichael EisenbergInvestor at Aleph

+ 34 more

Also worked at Deltathree1

Dov YarkoniManaging Director at Nielsen Innovate

Deals · 1

VroomBoard seat

via PICO Venture Partners · filed Jul 2015 · $54.2M raise

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at PICO Venture Partners

Benjamin Calmas
Analyst at PICO Venture Partners
Claudia De Antoni
Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Erez Nachmanson
Program Manager, PICO Kids at PICO Venture Partners
Frayda Leibtag
Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Gina LaVersa
Managing Director at PICO Venture Partners
Hagar Levin
Executive Assistant & Project Manager at PICO Venture Partners
Hila Ashuri
Office Manager, Jerusalem at PICO Venture Partners
Hila Krainer
Principal at PICO Venture Partners

Network8

Hans TungScout
Managing Partner at Notable Capital
Dafina TonchevaScout
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Alexey Alexanov
General Partner at Cabra VC
Benjamin Calmas
Analyst at PICO Venture Partners
Claudia De Antoni
Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Frayda Leibtag
Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Gina LaVersa
Managing Director at PICO Venture Partners
Keren Kenan
Partner, Finance & Operations at PICO Venture Partners

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