Where does Gil Ben-Artzy work?

Gil Ben-Artzy is Founding Partner at UpWest and Board director at Trialkit.

Where did Gil Ben-Artzy go to school?

Gil Ben-Artzy studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Marketing & Operations); The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, Economics & Business Administration).

Gil Ben-Artzy

Investor

Founding Partner at UpWest · Board director at Trialkit

About

Gil Ben-Artzy holds an MBA from The Wharton School, where he graduated with Honors, and began his career at Boston Consulting Group in New York advising Fortune 500 companies. In 2005 he joined Yahoo!'s Corporate Development group, spending four years on strategy and acquisitions — including leading the acquisition of Yahoo!'s first Israel-based startup, FoxyTunes, and helping open the company's first R&D center in Haifa — followed by two years as VP of Operations Management. He left Yahoo! in 2011 to found UpWest Labs. He has lived between Israel and other countries for most of his life, and in the US since 2000.

Contact· published on Gil's own website

g•••@upwest.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechFuture of WorkHardwareHealthtechMobility & TransportationSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded: Founded UpWest Labs in 2011.
Education: Earned an MBA with Honors from The Wharton School.
Hobbies: Enjoys live music performances, with the Coachella Music Festival being the highlight of his year. Is an avid sports fan and a supporter of the Israeli soccer team Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. Claims to enjoy backpacking and tells stories of trips to China and Chile.

From Gil's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Trialkit

Intro paths

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In turn, Gil can intro founders to Trialkit's investors below.

Trialkit's investors · 3

97212 VenturesNew York · $150K – $500K checks · since 2024 Kaedan CapitalTel Aviv · since 2024 UpWestSilicon Valley · $100K – $3M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Trialkit

Ariel DesheExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Eliaz ShapiraExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

UpWestFounding Partnercurrent2011 — presentPalo Alto, CA
Yahoo!VP, Operations Management2009 — 2011Sunnyvale, CA
Yahoo!Corporate Development2005 — 2009Sunnyvale, CA
Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2002 — 2005New York, NY

Skills & more

SaaS6Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Investment Banking24Data Analysis11M&A experience35Customer Insight10Corporate Development99Business Strategy98Venture Capital38New Business Development5Marketing Strategy9

+12 more

Mergers & AcquisitionsMergersProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsAnalyticsManagement ConsultingMobile DevicesProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentStrategyManagementLeadership

Languages English · Hebrew

From Gil's professional profile.

Colleagues at UpWest

Assaf Wahrhaft

Partner at UpWest Labs

Aya Neeman

Principal at UpWest

Gil Birnboim

Head of Platform at UpWest

Office Manager at UpWest

Shuly Galili

Founding Partner at UpWest

Network9

Arif JanmohamedScout

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Ashvin BachireddyScout

Managing Partner - Growth at SV Angel

Ben LangScout

Builder, former founder, and community guy

Netalie NadiviScout

General Partner at Triventures

Umesh PadvalScout

Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures

Assaf Wahrhaft

Partner at UpWest Labs

Dan Scheinman

Board Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator Collective

John Thompson

Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Raanan Bar-Cohen

Co-Founder and Partner at Resolute Ventures

Investors connected to Gil in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gil Ben-Artzy?: Gil Ben-Artzy holds an MBA from The Wharton School, where he graduated with Honors, and began his career at Boston Consulting Group in New York advising Fortune 500 companies. In 2005 he joined Yahoo!'s Corporate Development group, spending four years on strategy and acquisitions — including leading the acquisition of Yahoo!'s first Israel-based startup, FoxyTunes, and helping open the company's first R&D center in Haifa — followed by two years as VP of Operations Management. He left Yahoo! in 2011 to found UpWest Labs. He has lived between Israel and other countries for most of his life, and in the US since 2000.
Where does Gil Ben-Artzy work?: Gil Ben-Artzy is Founding Partner at UpWest and Board director at Trialkit.
What does Gil Ben-Artzy invest in?: Gil Ben-Artzy invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Fintech, Future of Work, Hardware, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
Where did Gil Ben-Artzy go to school?: Gil Ben-Artzy studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Marketing & Operations); The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, Economics & Business Administration).