Elie Wurtman
InvestorManaging Partner at PICO Venture Partners · Board director at Vroom
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Board director at Vroom
Intro paths
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In turn, Elie can intro founders to Vroom's investors below.
Vroom's investors · 8
Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2016Durable Capital PartnersBethesdaFoxhavenCharlottesville · since 2016Fraser McCombs CapitalBoulder · $5M – $15M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2016L CattertonGreenwich · $10M – $200M checks · since 2016PICO Venture PartnersJerusalem · $600K – $54M checks · since 2015T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2016
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Co-founders at Vroom
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Allon BlochExecutive Officer, Director
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Marshall ChesrownExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- PICO Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentJerusalem Area, Israel
- Bat Shlomo VineyardsVintner & Foundercurrent2010 — presentBat Shlomo, Israel
- PeryBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Patient21Board Observercurrent2021 — present
- Entara LodgesInvestor & Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- ArboxBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- RAVIN.AIBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- TastewiseBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- GloatBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- FullpathBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- FUSE AutotechCo-Chairman2020 — 2025
- VroomCo-Founder, Executive Chairman and Board Member2014 — 2020
- NJOYExecutive Chairman2011 — 2014Scottsdale, Arizona
- ironSourceBoard Member and Strategic Advisor2010 — 2013Tel Aviv, Israel
- DAZ 3DDirector2007 — 2012Greater Salt Lake City Area
- Benchmark CapitalGeneral Partner2006 — 2012Herzliya, Israel
- GreenRoadDirector2003 — 2012Redwood Shores, CA and Beit Dagan, Israel
- GreenRoadChairman2005 — 2009
- JVP StudioCEO2003 — 2006
- Double FusionChairman2004 — 2006
- DeltathreeCEO and Co-Founder1996 — 1999
Skills & more
Start-ups86Venture Capital47Entrepreneurship61Product Management15Business Strategy15Online Advertising5Strategic Partnerships26Mergers2Business Development16Product Marketing6New Business Development7Marketing Strategy9
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E-commerceMobile DevicesSocial MediaMarketingPrivate EquityAnalyticsSaaSStrategic PlanningStrategyFrom Elie's professional profile.
Deals · 1
VroomBoard seat
via PICO Venture Partners · filed Jul 2015 · $54.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
Bat Shlomo VineyardsDeltathree
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at PICO Venture Partners
Ben Hilkert
Investor at Long Ridge Equity Partners
Erez Nachmanson
Program Manager, PICO Kids 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
Keren Kenan
Partner, Finance & Operations at PICO Venture Partners
Kivanc Aydin
Partner | Growth Funds at 212
Lenore Morag
Office Manager & Executive Assistant at PICO Venture Partners
Network6
Hans TungScout
Managing Partner at Notable Capital
Dafina TonchevaScout
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Alexey Alexanov
General Partner at Cabra VC
Frayda Leibtag
Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Gina LaVersa
Managing Director at PICO Venture Partners
Keren Kenan
Partner, Finance & Operations at PICO Venture Partners
Investors connected to Elie in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elie Wurtman?
- 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.
- Where does Elie Wurtman work?
- Elie Wurtman is Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners and Board director at Vroom.
- What does Elie Wurtman invest in?
- Elie Wurtman invests in Consumer, Media & Entertainment.
- What check size does Elie Wurtman write?
- Elie Wurtman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Elie Wurtman sit on?
- Elie Wurtman holds tracked board seats at Vroom.
- What companies has Elie Wurtman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Vroom, Bat Shlomo Vineyards, Deltathree.
- Where did Elie Wurtman go to school?
- Elie Wurtman studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government); The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) (Bachelor's degree, Talmudic Studies).
- Does Elie Wurtman lead rounds?
- Yes — Elie Wurtman has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University726
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Also attended The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)5
Shared employers
Also worked at RAVIN.AI1
Also worked at Benchmark Capital47
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesMichael EisenbergCo-founder and General Partner at Aleph, an early-stage Israeli venture capital fund
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