About
French-born, cross-cultural investor with two decades in infrastructure and enterprise across Silicon Valley, Europe, Israel and Asia; creator of the Cross Border Playbook and a connector to leaders like AMD.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- Benhamou Global VenturesManaging General Partnercurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto
- EverestLabs.AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentFremont, California, United States
- DatawizzBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- firmly.aiAdvisor - investorcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, WA
- Onymos IncBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentpalo alto
- Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- French Tech San FranciscoBoard Member2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- MadKuduBoard Member2019 — 2025Mountain View, CA
- ZelrosBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Sofinnova VenturesManaging Director2001 — 2015menlo park
- Hewlett-PackardVice President, general manager telecom business unit1998 — 2001
- Ericsson Hewlett Packard Telecommunications (EHPT)Executive Vice president1994 — 1998
- Hewlett-PackardMarketing manager, Telecommunications Business Unit1987 — 1994
- Texas InstrumentsProduct marketing manager1982 — 1987
Education
- Télécom Parismasters, Digital signal processing, semi conductors1979 — 1982
Skills & more
Wireless22Semiconductors15Communication Systems8Venture Capital99Start-ups99Entrepreneur7Mergers12Mobile5Business Strategy76Telecommunications88Product Management44Strategic Planning24
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Team BuildingEmerging MarketsStrategy DevelopmentInvestmentsPrivate EquityBusiness PlanningDue DiligenceProduct StrategyContract NegotiationEntrepreneurshipEmbedded SystemsNew Business DevelopmentLanguages French · German · Spanish
From Eric's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Télécom Paris33
Cyril CollonGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesAndré François-PoncetPartner at Partech VenturesJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris CapitalJonathan DenaisInvestment Director at EducapitalHenri MoissinacInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)2
Also worked at Zelros3
Also worked at Sofinnova Ventures12
Jonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceLars EkmanExecutive Partner, Private Equity at Sofinnova VenturesPerry NisenExecutive Advisor, Private Equity at Sofinnova VenturesJonathan LeffExecutive Partner, Private Equity at Sofinnova VenturesSrini AkkarajuFounder and Managing Partner at Samsara BioCapitalBrian WilcoveManaging Partner at America's Frontier Fund
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Also worked at Hewlett-Packard212
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Investments
Board seats
Datawizz.aiIdentity Mind GloballntellivisionMadkuduOnymosPlatform.shProfitectScalefastUpekZelros
Investor
Firmly.aiGerman Bionic SystemsMindsDB
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
Principal at Benhamou Global Ventures
Emmanuel Benhamou
Head of Platform at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eric Benhamou
Venture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
Etienne Arsac
Associate at Benhamou Global Ventures