Jerusalem Venture Partners

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Jerusalem Venture Partners LLC
Company type Limited liability company
Industry Venture Capital
Founded1993;31 years ago (1993)
Headquarters Jerusalem
Key people
 Erel Margalit
(Founder and Chairman)
Fiona Darmon
(General Partner)
Yoav Tzruya
(General Partner)
Products Investments
AUM US$1.4 billion
Website www.jvpvc.com

Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is an international venture capital firm founded in 1993. The fund specializes in investments in startup companies, focusing on digital media, enterprise software, semiconductors, data storage and cyber security, having raised close to $1.4 billion USD across nine funds. [1] JVP is headquartered in Margalit Startup City Jerusalem with offices in Be'er Sheva, New York City and Paris.

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Approach

Aside from investment, JVP operates Margalit "startup cities" in Jerusalem, Be'er Sheva and New York. [2] In May 2021, JVP founder Eren Margalit met with French officials, including minister of finance Bruno Le Maire, to discuss a Startup City in Paris. [3] The cities operate like business incubators, providing portfolio companies with office space, mentoring, guidance and other business support. The fund also operates startup hubs in locations like Kiryat Shmona. [4]

History

JVP was founded in Jerusalem in 1993 by Erel Margalit. The company oversaw the IPO of business intelligence software company QlikTech, and the sale of Chromatis Networks to Lucent Technologies for $4.8 billion, the largest sale of an Israeli company at the time.[ citation needed ]

In May 2012 JVP portfolio company XtremIO, established in 2009, was sold to EMC Corporation for $430 million. [5] Additional notable companies backed by JVP are Allot Communications, Altair Semiconductor, Cogent Communications, Cyber-Ark, Jacada, Navajo Systems, Netro, Playcast Media Systems, Precise, Qlipso, and XMPie.

In 2005, Forbes selected Margalit as the top-ranking non-American venture capitalist on its "Midas (The Golden Touch) List". [6] In 2010, TheMarker named him the best venture capitalist in Israel. [7]

In 2013, JVP signed an agreement to sell CyOptics Inc. to Avago Technologies, a developer of analog interface components, for $400 million. [8]

In 2018, JVP increases its 8th VC fund to $200m. [9]

In May 2019, JVP announced it would team up with Mars, Incorporated to invest in Israeli food technology. [10]

In February 2020, JVP opened the International Cyber Center in New York City, New York, Margalit Startup City New York. [11] In November 2020, JVP announced an expansion of the Margalit Startup City in Jerusalem. [12]

In September 2022, JVP opened a climate change center in its NYC location, in partnership with car company Mini and a startup accelerator called URBAN-X. [13]

Investments

Notable investments for JVP include CyberArk, Altair Semiconductor, Qlik and Cogent Communications. [14] [15]

Exits (partial list)

CompanyIndustryExit DateExit Type
Scorpio Communications Communications and networkingAugust 1996Acquired by USRobotics for $72M [16]
Summit Design Electronics and SemiconductorsOctober 1996 IPO on NASDAQ in 1996, [17] acquired by Mentor Graphics in 2006 [18]
Netro Communications and networkingAugust 1999IPO on NASDAQ [19]
Jacada SoftwareOctober 1999IPO on NASDAQ [20]
Ultracom Communications Communications and networkingMarch 2000Acquired by Terayon for $32m [21]
T.sqware Communications and networkingApril 2000Acquired by Globespan for $200m [22]
Precise SoftwareSoftwareJune 2000IPO on NASDAQ [23]
ViryaNet SoftwareSeptember 2000IPO on NASDAQ [24]
Magnifire WebSystems Communications and networkingJune 2004Acquired by F5 Networks for $29m [25]
PowerDsine Communications and networkingJune 2004IPO on NASDAQ [26]
Dune Networks Communications and networkingDecember 2009Sold to Broadcom for $178M in cash [27]
Qlik SoftwareJune 2010IPO on NASDAQ ($2bn+ Market Cap). Bought in June 2016 by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. [14]
Navajo Systems SoftwareAugust 2011Sold to Salesforce.com [28]
XtremIOElectronics and SemiconductorsMay 2012sold to EMC Corporation for $430 million [29]
CyberArk SecuritySeptember 2014IPO on NASDAQ (CYBR), raising $92.5 million [30]
CyberfishSecurityApril 2021Acquired by Cofense for $100 million [31]

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