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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.
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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.
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Board director at Trialkit
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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
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Mergers & AcquisitionsMergersProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsAnalyticsManagement ConsultingMobile DevicesProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentStrategyManagementLeadershipLanguages English · Hebrew
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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.
- What companies has Gil Ben-Artzy invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Balance, BeeHero, Codefresh, CyberX, CyCognito, HoneyBook, Lynx.md, Quarterback, SentinelOne, Trialkit, Zone7.
- 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).
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