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 Headquarters at Akershtein Towers, Herzliya | |
| Industry | Venture capital |
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| Founded | 1996 [1] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | www.genesispartners.com |
Genesis Partners is an Israeli venture capital firm, founded in 1996 by Eddy Shalev and Eyal Kishon. [2]
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| Headquarters at Akershtein Towers, Herzliya | |
| Industry | Venture capital |
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| Founded | 1996 [1] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | www.genesispartners.com |
Genesis Partners is an Israeli venture capital firm, founded in 1996 by Eddy Shalev and Eyal Kishon. [2]
Genesis Partners investment strategy is focused on early-stage Israeli innovation-driven technology companies. The company invests in communications & wireless technologies, infrastructure software & hardware, enterprise software, internet applications and services, digital media, consumer applications and services, mobile applications and services. Genesis has over $20 billion in assets under management and has invested in over 300 companies, including Any.do, Allot Communications, AudioCodes, [3] ClickSoftware Technologies, Compugen, eToro, Homeis, [4] Innovid, JoyTunes, [5] Kidaro, [6] Monday.com, PrimeSense, [7] Radwin, Riskified, [8] Sisense, SolarEdge [9] Valens Semiconductor. [10] [11]
In 2011, Genesis Partners launched The Junction, Israel's first open house for entrepreneurs. [12] Entrepreneurs who are selected to work on their venture at The Junction for six months, before ending their experience in a Demo Day to Israeli angel investors and venture capital firms.[ citation needed ]
The firm's partners include Eddy Shalev, Eyal Kishon, Gary Gannot, Jonathan Saacks and Hadar Kiriati. [2]
In 2016, three members of the senior investment team, including Jonathan Saacks and Eddy Shalev, spun out with a seed stage fund, F2 Venture Capital, and took over management of The Junction. [13] In 2019, Insight Venture Partners announced purchasing a majority of the portfolio of Genesis Partners fourth fund named Genesis Partners IV. [14] Eyal Kishon, Eddy Shalev, Jonathan Saacks, and Gary Gannot would remain on their investment boards, per the agreement. [15]
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