Eric Benhamou

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, 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

Education

1. Stanford UniversityMS, EE1976 — 1977
2. Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et MétiersIngenieur + Docteur, ME + EE1972 — 1976

Skills & more

From Eric's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,726

PTPeter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDSDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKRKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers14

JEJoffrey EzerzerDirector at GP BullhoundCGCarlos GómezPrincipal at Axon Partners GroupMCMeryem CherifHead of Investor Relations at World FundMGMartin GargarosDirector at MBX CapitalJTJuliette TessierHead of Delivery at OSS VenturesJDJules de ButlerAnalyst at Supernova Invest

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Shared employers

Also worked at Evinced5

ASAshmeet SidanaFounder and Chief Engineer at Engineering CapitalNKNagraj KashyapGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalMYMichael YamnitskyManaging Director at Insight PartnersDADaniel AronovitzManaging Director at Insight PartnersRRRoy RubinPartner at R-Squared Ventures

Also worked at Secret Double Octopus | Forget your Password3

JNJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris CapitalYTYoav TzruyaGeneral Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)KSKen SobajimaVenture Partner at MS&AD Ventures

Also worked at Israel Venture Network1

IRIssana RaudnitzCFO at Takwin Ventures

Also worked at IDC, Herzeliya37

CEChen EphraimVP Finance at Qumra CapitalESEden ShochatInvestor at AlephMGMichal GevaManaging Partner and Co-Founder at TriventuresGSGal Spiner AbramovichMarketing Partnerships Manager at YL VenturesASAdi ShamaiOffice Manager at YL VenturesEBEran BielskiInvestor at Entree Capital

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