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Michael is a General Partner at Aleph, an early stage venture capital fund with $850M under management. Aleph focuses on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands. Since its founding in 2013, Aleph has invested in over 50 companies (not all announced) including Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), Frank (acquired JPM), Melio, Healthy.io, JoyTunes, Fabric, Honeybook and Bringg.
Prior to Aleph, Michael was a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, which he joined in July 2005, and where he continues as the partner responsible for Benchmark’s Israeli portfolio. Michael has focused on internet and software-enabled service investments since 1995. He has invested in and served on the boards of some of Israel’s leading companies and startups, such as Conduit, Gigya (Acquired SAP), Picturevison (acquired: EK), SeekingAlpha, Shopping.com (Nasdaq: SHOP, acquired: EBAY), Tradeum (acquired: VERT), and Wix (Nasdaq: WIX), and Wework (NYSE: WE).
Since 2006, Michael has been writing the blog “Six Kids and a Full Time Job,” on topics ranging from politics to technology, Judaism and macroeconomics. He was a contributor to TheMarker, a Hebrew-language daily business newspaper, and is the author of the “Hummus Manifesto,” the seminal piece on Israel’s innovation scene. Michael has also published numerous books, including The Vanishing Jew, Ben Barukh, and The Tree of Life and Prosperity. He has published two additional books in Hebrew which are due out in English in the coming years: Everyone Can Be Moses and Roaring Tribe. Michael also lectures frequently on venture capital, Israel and entrepreneurship. He is the Chairman of HaShomer Hachadash and sits on the board of Yeshivat Har Etzion. Michael founded the Nevo network, a professional network organization that integrates immigrants to Israel into the high tech ecosystem and serves as the organization's active Chairman. Michael lives in Jerusalem with his wife and eight children.
Location
Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel, Asia
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Primary Organization
2013
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Financial Services, Venture Capital, Business Development
Jobs history
22
daily.dev
Board Member
Invalid date - Current
XACCT Technologies
Board of Directors
1997 - 1999
Answers Corporation
Board of Directors
1999 - 2002
Shopping.com
Board of Directors
1998 - 2005
Board of Directors
2002 - 2016
Wix
Board of Directors
2009 - 2012
Swiftic
Board of Directors
2008 - 2016
Clarizen
Member Board of Directors
2008 - 2018
Gigya
Board of Directors
2005 - 2018
WeWork
Observer, Board of Directors
2012 - 2020
Empathy
Board Member
2021 - Current
RiseUp
Board Member
2020 - Current
Seeking Alpha
Board of Directors
2006 - Current
Uniper-care Technologies
Board Member
Invalid date - Current
The Freightos Group
Board Member
2013 - Current
Nexar
Board Member
2015 - Current
Daisy
Board Member
2019 - Current
Healthy.io
Board Member
2018 - Current
Board Member
2016 - Current
Trullion
Board Member
Invalid date - Current
Board Member
2017 - 2021
Melio
Board Member
2020 - Current
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Profile Resume
Michael Eisenberg is the General Partner at Aleph, based in Asia. With a background in Financial Services, Michael Eisenberg has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Michael Eisenberg studied BA Political Science @ Hebron Yeshiva. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
Investment portfolio
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Jun 18, 2020 | Beewise | Series A - Beewise | 10.0M |
Oct 13, 2022 | TaTiO | Seed Round - TaTiO | 5.3M |
Nov 21, 2023 | Dream Security | Seed Round - Dream Security | 33.6M |
Partner investment
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jan 18, 2023 | myInterview | Series A - myInterview | Aleph | 11.0M |
Mar 23, 2023 | daily.dev | Seed Round - daily.dev | Aleph | 11.0M |
Apr 17, 2023 | Floodlight | Seed Round - Floodlight | Aleph | 6.4M |
Apr 09, 2024 | Spines | Seed Round - Spines | Aleph | 6.5M |
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