Where does Jacques Benkoski work?

Jacques Benkoski is General Partner at US Venture Partners and Board director at ExtendTV and Board director at Chute and Board director at Zerto.

What check size does Jacques Benkoski write?

Jacques Benkoski typically writes checks of $6M – $12M.

What boards does Jacques Benkoski sit on?

Jacques Benkoski holds tracked board seats at AirEye, Cato Networks, Certess, Chute, ExtendTV, Human Interest, Hunters Ai, Informed, IONIX, Qnovo.

Where did Jacques Benkoski go to school?

Jacques Benkoski studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Msc/PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (B.Sc, Computer Engineering); Athenee Royal Uccle 1.

Jacques Benkoski

Investor

General Partner at US Venture Partners · Board director at ExtendTV · Board director at Chute · Board director at Zerto

Menlo Park, California

Writes $6M – $12M checks · typically $8M

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Chris RustunlockedJacques: together at Dune Networks (2007–2009)

×2Jacques: together at Carnegie Mellon University

×8Jacques: together at Y Combinator

Jacques: together at Technion

About

Jacques joined USVP in 2005 and focuses on cloud, enterprise software and security investing, and on the Israeli and U.S. IT markets. Previously he was President and CEO of Monterey Design Systems (acquired by Synopsys) and founded the European subsidiary of Epic Design Technology; he holds a B.Sc. from Technion and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@usvp.comreveal

Invests in

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSemiconductors

Board director at ExtendTV

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ExtendTV's investors · 1

US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2015

Board director at Chute YC W12

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Jacques went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Chute's investors · 5

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2017 FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks · since 2017 Freestyle CapitalSan Rafael · $1.5M – $4M checks · since 2017 US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2017 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Chute

Ranvir GujralFounder/CEO

Gaurav SharmaFounder/Lead Engineer

Gregory NarainExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Zerto

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Zerto's investors · 9

83NorthLondon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2016 Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks ClaltechTel-Aviv Clear VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checks CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks Harmony PartnersNew York IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks PitangoTel Aviv · $4M – $100M checks · since 2020 US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Zerto

Ziv KedemExecutive Officer, Director

Oded KedemDirector

Experience

U.S. Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2005 — presentMenlo Park, CA
The Market Entry StrategyAuthor and Speakercurrent2019 — present
AponoBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Adaptive6Board Membercurrent2025 — present
Stream.SecurityBoardcurrent2024 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
SecuriThingsBoardcurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
IONIXBoardcurrent2022 — present
Informed.IQBoardcurrent2021 — present
HuntersBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
Qnovo IncBoardcurrent2013 — presentNewark, CA
MedigateBoard2018 — 2022Tel Aviv Area, Israel
EpsagonBoard Member2019 — 2021
SupplyFrameBoard2011 — 2021Pasadena, CA
Kenna SecurityBoard2012 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
ZypMedia, Inc.Board2013 — 2021Santa Monica, CA
ZertoBoard2011 — 2021Herzlya
Luminate SecurityBoard2017 — 2019Tel Aviv Area, Israel
HelloSignBoard2011 — 2019
ChuteBoard2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Kilopass TechnologyBoard2005 — 2017
PLUMgridBoard2012 — 2016
Diablo TechnologiesBoard2013 — 2016Ottawa, Canada Area
TrusteerBoard2008 — 2013Tel-Aviv
SynforaExecutive Chairman2005 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
Dune NetworksBoard2007 — 2009
CertessExecutive Chairman2004 — 2008
Monterey Design SystemsCEO1998 — 2004
SynopsysVP Strategic Sales1997 — 1998
Epic Design SystemsVP / GM Europe1994 — 1997
STMicroelectronicsDirector Design Solutions1989 — 1994

Skills & more

Start-ups99Venture Capital99Semiconductors57Product Management91Business Strategy52Entrepreneurship98Business Development33Mergers18Product Marketing38Corporate Development27Strategic Partnerships99Angel Investing17

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Venture FinancingCloud ComputingMobile DevicesPrivate EquityNew Business DevelopmentCleantechCompetitive AnalysisEDASaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyTelecommunications

Languages English · French · Hebew

From Jacques's professional profile.

Deals · 3

ChuteBoard seat

via US Venture Partners · filed Jan 2017 · $4.1M raise

ZertoBoard seat

via US Venture Partners · filed Jan 2016 · $50M raise

ExtendTVBoard seat

via US Venture Partners · filed Apr 2015 · $4.4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

AirEyeCato NetworksCertessHuman Interest Hunters Ai InformedIONIXQnovoSynfora

Investor

ClearShapeDune NetworksEpsagonHelloSign Kenna SecurityKilopassLuminateMedigatePlumgridSupplyFrameTrusteer

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at US Venture Partners

Casey Tansey

General Partner at US Venture Partners

Dafina Toncheva

General Partner at US Venture Partners

Dale Holladay

CFO at US Venture Partners

Matt Garratt

General Partner at US Venture Partners

Mike Maher

Senior Advisor at US Venture Partners

Phil Young

Senior Advisor at US Venture Partners

Rick Lewis

General Partner at US Venture Partners

Steve Krausz

General Partner at US Venture Partners

Network2

Aaron Rosenson

Managing Partner at Aleph

Casey Tansey

General Partner at US Venture Partners

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacques Benkoski?: Jacques joined USVP in 2005 and focuses on cloud, enterprise software and security investing, and on the Israeli and U.S. IT markets. Previously he was President and CEO of Monterey Design Systems (acquired by Synopsys) and founded the European subsidiary of Epic Design Technology; he holds a B.Sc. from Technion and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon.
Where does Jacques Benkoski work?: Jacques Benkoski is General Partner at US Venture Partners and Board director at ExtendTV and Board director at Chute and Board director at Zerto.
What does Jacques Benkoski invest in?: Jacques Benkoski invests in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors.
What check size does Jacques Benkoski write?: Jacques Benkoski typically writes checks of $6M – $12M.
What boards does Jacques Benkoski sit on?: Jacques Benkoski holds tracked board seats at AirEye, Cato Networks, Certess, Chute, ExtendTV, Human Interest, Hunters Ai, Informed, IONIX, Qnovo.
What companies has Jacques Benkoski invested in?: Investments tracked here include ClearShape, Dune Networks, Epsagon, HelloSign, Kenna Security, Kilopass, Luminate, Medigate, Plumgrid, SupplyFrame, Trusteer.
Where did Jacques Benkoski go to school?: Jacques Benkoski studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Msc/PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (B.Sc, Computer Engineering); Athenee Royal Uccle 1.