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Eric Benhamou

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Founder & General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures · Venture Advisor, Member of Investment Advisory Committee at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc · Board director at Totango

Menlo Park, California, United States

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About

Founding partner of Benhamou Global Ventures with offices in the US, Europe, Israel, and India. He previously spent nearly 30 years building and running technology companies such as Palm, 3Com, and Cypress Semiconductors.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRobotics

Board director at Totango

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Totango's investors · 8

Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checks · since 2017BGVSilicon Valley · since 2021BioGeneration VenturesNaarden · since 2016Canvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checks · since 2017Garage CapitalWaterloo · since 2017Gemini Israel VenturesHerzliya · $500K – $10M checks · since 2017Great Hill PartnersBoston · since 2017PitangoTel Aviv · $2M – $40M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Totango

GNGuy Nirpaz
Guy NirpazFounder

Experience

  1. Benhamou Global VenturesFounder and General Partnercurrent2003 — presentPalo Alto
  2. EvincedBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  3. Secret Double Octopus | Forget your PasswordChairmancurrent2020 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  4. VirtanaBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  5. BlendidBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  6. Grid DynamicsBoard Member - Chairman of the Compensation Committeecurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park
  7. Israel Venture NetworkChairman of the Board - Emerituscurrent2001 — present
  8. TotangoBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, Tel Aviv
  9. Silicon Valley BankBoard Member - Chairman of the Nomination and Governance Committee2005 — 2024
  10. Ayehu Software Technologies Ltd.Board Member2015 — 2021
  11. AFAMChairman2007 — 2020
  12. Cypress SemiconductorChairman1994 — 2018
  13. IDC, HerzeliyaVisiting Professor2011 — 2014
  14. Ben Gurion UniversityVice Chairman2003 — 2013
  15. Real NetworksDirector2004 — 2012
  16. INSEADVisiting Professor2005 — 2010
  17. 3ComChairman1990 — 2010
  18. 3ComCEO1987 — 2000
  19. PalmChairman1997 — 2007
  20. Bridge Communications, IncVP Engineering and co-founder1981 — 1987

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships63Venture Capital84Go-to-market Strategy16Leadership52Start-ups71Entrepreneurship81Product Management31Cloud Computing22Cross-functional Team Leadership3SaaS7Business Strategy15Program Management4
+8 moreBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningProduct MarketingEnterprise SoftwareStrategyTeachingProduct DevelopmentManagement Consulting

From Eric's professional profile.

Investments

Led

ContextreamDasientFinjanGrid DynamicsSwan LabsVoltaire

Board seats

6d bytesEvincedSecret Double OctopusSilicon Valley Bank

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Benhamou Global Ventures

Anik Bose
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Barak Ben-Avinoam
Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Bernard Barbier
French Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eitan Efron
Venture Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Ekaterina Evchenko
Senior Associate at BGV
Emmanuel Benhamou
Head of Platform at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eric Buatois
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Etienne Arsac
Associate at BGV

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Benhamou?
Founding partner of Benhamou Global Ventures with offices in the US, Europe, Israel, and India. He previously spent nearly 30 years building and running technology companies such as Palm, 3Com, and Cypress Semiconductors.
Where does Eric Benhamou work?
Eric Benhamou is Founder & General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures and Board director at Totango.
What does Eric Benhamou invest in?
Eric Benhamou invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Robotics.
What boards does Eric Benhamou sit on?
Eric Benhamou holds tracked board seats at 6d bytes, Evinced, Secret Double Octopus, Silicon Valley Bank.
What companies has Eric Benhamou invested in?
Investments tracked here include Contextream, Dasient, Finjan, Grid Dynamics, Swan Labs, Voltaire.
Where did Eric Benhamou go to school?
Eric Benhamou studied at Stanford University (MS, EE); Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers (Ingenieur + Docteur, ME + EE).
Does Eric Benhamou lead rounds?
Yes — Eric Benhamou has led 6 tracked investments.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Israel Venture Network1

Issana RaudnitzCFO at Takwin Ventures