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Keren Kenan

Investor

Partner at PICO Venture Partners

Israel

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Keren Kenan is a Partner at PICO Venture Partners, where she leads finance and operations. She has more than fifteen years of business development experience, having served as Chief of Staff at the food company Tnuva, VP of Strategic Projects at Zap Group, and in senior financial management roles at Ashdar and as a financial advisor at Prof. Itzhak Swary & Associates. She holds a BA in Economics, Accounting and Business Administration and an MBA in Financial Management from Tel Aviv University.

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Experience

  1. Wanda FishBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  2. PICO KidsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. PICO Venture PartnersPartner, CFO and COOcurrent2021 — presentIsrael
  4. PICO Venture PartnersVP Finance & Operations2021
  5. FUSE AutotechBoard Member2022 — 2023
  6. TnuvaChief Of Staff2019 — 2021
  7. SmartSellBoard Member2019 — 2020
  8. zap groupVP Strategic Projects2016 — 2019
  9. Future Program in collaboration with facebookMentor2018 — 2019Tel Aviv District, Israel
  10. Ashdar Building CompanyDirector of Finance, Business Development and CRM at Ashdar2012 — 2015Tel Aviv District, Israel
  11. Ashdar Building CompanyController2010 — 2011
  12. Prof. Itzhak Swari & AssociatesFinancial Advisor2006 — 2010
  13. Tel Aviv UniversityTeaching Assistant - Financial Statement Analysis and Company Valuation (B.A.)2007 — 2008
  14. Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200Sergeant2000 — 2002

Education

  1. Tel Aviv UniversityMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Financial Management - the master's program for B.A. Accounting Graduates2009 — 2010
  2. Tel Aviv UniversityAccountancy Diploma and CPA Certification2007 — 2008
  3. Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Accounting2004 — 2007

Skills & more

Management9Start-ups5Entrepreneurship3Product Management1Business Strategy2Business Development1Leadership1MarketingAccounting1Executive ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness Planning
+4 moreMarketing StrategyMarket ResearchMarket AnalysisProject Management
  • Certified Corporate Director — Bar-Ilan University
  • Certified Public Accountant — Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel

From Keren's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Tel Aviv University335

Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthYoram SnirPartner at 83NorthDavid GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst FundAmit ShofarSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundRutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at PICO Venture Partners6

Elie WurtmanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PICO Venture PartnersTodd KesselmanInvestor at PICO Venture PartnersGina LaVersaManaging Director at PICO Venture PartnersFrayda LeibtagPartner at PICO Venture PartnersTal TochnerVenture Partner at PICO Venture PartnersGina LaVersaVenture Partner at fresh.fund

Also worked at Tnuva2

Gal GitterPartner at Alpha PartnersDalit KrainerHead of People & Strategic Growth at AnD Ventures

Also worked at Tel Aviv University32

Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesElad BaronInvestment Professional at Key1 CapitalTom SchifterSenior Associate at Square Peg CapitalDr. Gali ArtziCTO, Partner at PeakBridge VCEstelle SalomonPrincipal at SpeedinvestAaron MandellVenture Partner at Prime Movers Lab

+ 26 more

Also worked at Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 820036

Sapir HaroshPartner at Third Point VenturesMatan LamdanInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersTom SchifterSenior Associate at Square Peg CapitalTomer DiariInvestor at AlephOr SalomAnalyst at YL VenturesNathan YadlinGeneral Partner at Palsar Ventures

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Colleagues at PICO Venture Partners

Elie Wurtman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Erez Nachmanson
Program Manager, PICO Kids at PICO Venture Partners
Frayda Leibtag
Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Gina LaVersa
Managing Director at PICO Venture Partners
Hagar Levin
Executive Assistant & Project Manager at PICO Venture Partners
Hila Ashuri
Office Manager, Jerusalem at PICO Venture Partners
Hila Krainer
Principal at PICO Venture Partners
Lenore Morag
Office Manager & Executive Assistant at PICO Venture Partners

Network3

Elie Wurtman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Frayda Leibtag
Partner at PICO Venture Partners
Gina LaVersa
Managing Director at PICO Venture Partners

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