Eli Barkat

Eli Barkat is the Board Director of SupportSpace Ltd.

He is also a Chairman and Co - Founder of BRM Group, is a recognized figure in the Israeli business community, with more than 20 years of entrepreneurial, investment and business management experience. Eli excels at growing companies – providing hands-on strategic and management guidance from founding to exit.

In 1988, Eli co-founded BRM Technologies, an anti-virus software startup sold to Symantec. Leveraging early-on experience and accumulated self-capital, Eli led the transformation of BRM into a reputable private Israeli investment group, later expanding its initial technology focus to include non hi-tech industries as well.

Under Eli’s leadership, the Group has been involved, either directly or via venture capital funds under its control, in some of the most prominent exits in the industry. These include Checkpoint (NASDAQ:CHKP); Backweb (NASDAQ: BWEB); Passave (sold to PMC-Sierra); Oplus Technologies (sold to Intel); Whale Communications (sold to Microsoft) and Fraud Sciences (sold to eBay). These successes have reinforced both BRM’s and Eli’s status as a leading and important investment player in the Israeli business arena.

Eli currently sits on the board of Eyeblaster, GigaSpaces, SupportSpace, Pudding Media and Pando Networks.

Together with his wife, Alona, he founded the BRM Institute of Technology and Society at Tel Aviv University, and serves on the University’s Board of Governors.

Eli holds a B.Sc in Computer Science and Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Eli Barkat is the Managing Director at BRM Capital, based in Asia. With a background in Software, Eli Barkat has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Eli Barkat studied BS Computer Science & Mathematics @ Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.