Nechemia (Chemi) Peres, Director
Chemi is a true pioneer of the venture capital industry in Israel. Chemi is the co-founder and managing director of Pitango Venture Capital, a leading venture capital firm that currently manages four venture funds totaling $700 million in committed capital. He previously founded and managed Mofet Israel Technology Fund, which had a successful track record under his leadership. Prior to Mofet, Chemi was Director of Business Development and Marketing at Decision Systems Israel (DSI), and a Senior Consultant to Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Chemi is one of the founders of the Israel Venture Association. He also serves on the board of Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Orckit Communications, and Koor Industries. He holds an MBA degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Tel Aviv University. He also served as a pilot in the Israel Air Force for 10 years.
Benny Hanigal, Director
Benny Hanigal is one of Sequoia's three Israeli Partners and focuses on components and systems investments in Israel. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2001, he was a Partner in Star Seed, a German - Israeli Venture Fund where he led the investment activities in Israel and abroad. Before establishing Star Seed in 1998, Benny had founded Lannet in 1985 and served as its President and CEO until it merged with Madge Networks in 1995, where he continued to serve as a Senior VP for Product Development and Marketing. In 1993 Benny co-founded BreezeCOM (BRZE) and served as its chairman until 1999. Benny received his EE degree from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - in 1971.
Jonathan is a Managing Director in Globespan’s Boston office. His investment focus primarily is on communications and internet/infrastructure investments. Jonathan serves on the boards of Acinion, Dotomi, Nextmedium, Provigent and Zipcar, where he was an early investor. He also led Globespan's investment in Linden Lab.
Jonathan was co-founder of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global Internet content and application delivery services company. During his tenure at Akamai, he managed fast growing parts of the business, including global infrastructure development and deployment and international expansion and business development. Prior to founding Akamai, Jonathan worked at ECI Telecom in Israel where his role included product marketing and new product development and working with customers in over 35 countries around the world.
Jonathan received a BS degree with honors from Stanford University where he studied Physics. He also attended the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology prior to founding Akamai. Jonathan serves on the board of trustees of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine in New Jersey. He is fluent in Hebrew, Spanish and French.
Modi Rosen has worked closely with leading communication technology and market players at the highest levels for over a decade. Modi is a managing partner of Magnum Communications, an Israel-based venture capital fund investing exclusively in promising communication companies. Modi previously served as a global account manager with international management consulting companies in the communications industry. He is intimately familiar with many communication technologies, including IP and wireless communications. He has worked closely with European and Israeli communication service providers (incumbents, second carriers, wireless, cellular carriers and ISPs) in designing and executing their overall business strategy. Modi holds an MBA and a B.A in Economics.
Moshe Bar-Niv has over 20 years of experience in the high-tech community. Moshe is the founder and general partner of Ascend Technology Ventures, an Israel-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage high-growth companies. During the past decade, he has been a knowledgeable and experienced investor in all aspects of the high-tech industry. Prior to founding Ascend, Moshe founded Trinet Venture Capital. He previously held executive positions in global corporations such as Intel and Motorola in both Israel and the United States. Moshe holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management from Ben Gurion University.
Ben Harel has more than 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship marketing, sales, and general management in the consumer software and IT markets. Since the early 1990s, Ben has been active in technology investments and in 1999 he co-founded Delta Ventures. Ben's long involvement in and knowledge of the Japanese market has enabled him to play a pivotal role in establishing strategic long term relationships with Japanese companies such as Fujitsu, NEC, and Sony, on behalf of Delta Ventures' Portfolio Companies. Ben was the founder of Interlogic, Inc., a game software pioneer, which, since the early 1980s, has served as a consultant to, and licensor and developer of, Atari, Coleco, Taito, Sega, and Nintendo software. Ben sold Interlogic to Konami Industry Co. Ltd., a world leader in the Consumer Game Software industry, and in 1985 became the CEO of Konami. Ben holds a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry and Biology from Louisiana College and an MBA in Management from Keller Graduate School.
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