Eric Benhamou
Founder & General Partner @ Benhamou Global Ventures
Los Angeles, United States
Eric Benhamou is a funding round investor at Benhamou Global Ventures in Los Angeles focused on Software and Cyber Security. Eric Benhamou is the CEO and founder of Benhamou Global Ventures, LLC. Benhamou Global Ventures, started in 2003, invests and plays an active role in innovative high tech firms throughout the world. He is an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD. He is also a visiting professor at IDC Herzliya's ArisonSchool of Business. He served as chairman of the board of directors of Palm, Inc. from 1999 until 2007 and as chief executive officer of Palm from 2001 until 2003. Benhamou served as chief executive officer of 3Com Corporation from 1990 until 2000 and as chairman of the board of directors until its sale to HP in April 2010. Previously, he held a variety of senior management positions at 3Com. In 1981, Mr. Benhamou co-founded Bridge Communications, an early networking pioneer, and was vice president of engineering until its merger with 3Com in 1987. In 2003, Eric Benhamou was appointed to the Joint High Level Advisory Panel of the U.S.- Israel Science and Technology Commission by U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans. He currently serves as chairman of the board of Cypress Semiconductor and as a member of the board of RealNetworks, Inc and of Silicon Valley Bancshares. He serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies. He is the chairman of the Israel Venture Network, a venture philanthropy organization for a stronger Israeli society. Eric Benhamou received a Masters degree from Stanford University's School of Engineering. He also holds a Diplome d'Ingénieur and a doctorate from Arts et Metiers ParisTech.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Eric Benhamou invests in
Stages Eric Benhamou invests in
Countries Eric Benhamou invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 11 (39%)
- Cyber Security 3 (11%)
- Cloud Computing 3 (11%)
- Enterprise Software 3 (11%)
- Information Technology 3 (11%)
Stage
- Funding Round 8 (29%)
- Series A 5 (18%)
- Series C 5 (18%)
- Seed 3 (11%)
- Series B 2 (7%)
Country
- United States 17 (61%)
- Israel 3 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Percepto
|
Percepto is a developer of autonomous drone technology for inspection and surveillance.Drones hold the potential to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries including energy, security, insurance, agriculture, and more. Drones completely change the way inspection, measurement, surveillance, and deliveries are done today. Still, the main barrier tomaking them a must-have platform is the ability of drones to perform tasks autonomously.The company is at the forefront of redefining how industrial sites and critical infrastructure are holistically inspected and monitored, harnessing remote robotics to autonomously collect, aggregate, and analyze visual data.Leveraging its experience with Percepto Sparrow, the most deployed drone-in-a-box solution on the market, Percepto introduced Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) the first end-to-end autonomous inspection and monitoring platform. Percepto AIM empowers the remote operation center of the future to assess risk, minimize downtime, drive efficiency, increase safety, and reduce operational costs. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 28, 2026 | |
Evinced
|
Evinced is a Digital Accessibility Platform built for modern software development teams. Leading enterprises use Evinced to weave accessibility into their software development process including design, development, CI/automated testing, QA, and production/compliance monitoring.Built with advanced rule-sets, computer vision, and AIalgorithms, Evinced automatically detects and pinpoints accessibility problems and suggests fixes. Leading enterprises use Evinced to weave accessibility into their software development process - including design, development, automated testing, and production/compliance monitoring.The company was founded in 2018 and based in Los Altos, California. | $55M / Series C / Dec 12, 2024 | |
COVU
|
Founded and advised by a team of world-renowned insurance, finance, and technology industry veterans with a passion for transparent and unbiased advice, COVU's mission is to help everyday people and growth-oriented insurance professionals reduce risk and manage insurance smarter.COVU’s holistic approach ensures agencies thrive by managingthe business side of insurance operations to provide an extraordinary customer experience through a unique combination of AI technology, human intelligence, real-time service, and top-tier sales support. | $12.5M / Series A / Oct 10, 2024 | |
Secret Double Octopus
|
Secret Double Octopus is the developer of a security authentication platform that offers end users and security teams the simplicity and security of robust password-less authentication. The company's platform provides high-assurance access to a variety of resources, including workstations, networks, cloud, mobile, and legacy applications, byreplacing traditional passwords with a simple and secure password-free authentication process, allowing businesses to conduct and maintain their privacy efficiently. | $15M / Series C / Jan 16, 2024 | |
Totango
|
Totango is an expert in customer-led growth: the practice of putting your customers at the center of your go-to-market strategy, because they are your most reliable source of growth. Totango’s Customer Revenue Optimization suite was built to help large and fast-growing businesses thrive. The powerful suite brings together three products, eachdesigned to deliver exceptional results, and united by an integrated customer data platform.The Totango Customer Success Platform leverages automated workflows and engagement features to help customers achieve their desired outcomes and drive long-term growth. Unison, the AI-powered Customer Intelligence Engine works independently, or alongside any customer success platforms. It allows businesses to more effectively predict customer risk and proactively reduce churn before it becomes an issue.Catalyst is the dedicated tool for revenue teams, streamlining growth operations by enabling seamless expansion.Leading customer success teams around the world — including SAP, Github, Schneider Electric, Dynatrace, Drata, and Aircall — use Totango products to access actionable insights and empower teams to fuel customer-led growth.Totango, a pioneer and leader in customer success software since 2010, merged with Catalyst Software in February 2024. The combined organization formed a CS powerhouse, which continues to grow through innovation and acquisition of AI and customer revenue operations technology and talent to help CS and revenue organizations retain and grow their customer base.Totango is a remote organization with employees operating in 25 U.S. States, 6 countries, and has two offices in NYC and Tel Aviv. | $100M / Series D / Sep 29, 2021 | |
ThetaRay
|
ThetaRay develops a transaction monitoring platform to identify signs of money laundering. Its AI-based anti-money-laundering (AML) platform automatically scans and identifies illicit transaction activity at banks and other financial institutions. It also utilizes algorithms for advanced cybersecurity and operational efficiency. Its platformanalyzes large volumes of cross-border payments and complex transaction patterns to uncover hidden risks, improving compliance and reducing false positives. | $31M / Series C / May 18, 2021 | |
|
Evinced
|
Evinced is a Digital Accessibility Platform built for modern software development teams. Leading enterprises use Evinced to weave accessibility into their software development process including design, development, CI/automated testing, QA, and production/compliance monitoring.Built with advanced rule-sets, computer vision, and AIalgorithms, Evinced automatically detects and pinpoints accessibility problems and suggests fixes. Leading enterprises use Evinced to weave accessibility into their software development process - including design, development, automated testing, and production/compliance monitoring.The company was founded in 2018 and based in Los Altos, California. | $17M / Series A / Feb 03, 2021 | |
|
Secret Double Octopus
|
Secret Double Octopus is the developer of a security authentication platform that offers end users and security teams the simplicity and security of robust password-less authentication. The company's platform provides high-assurance access to a variety of resources, including workstations, networks, cloud, mobile, and legacy applications, byreplacing traditional passwords with a simple and secure password-free authentication process, allowing businesses to conduct and maintain their privacy efficiently. | $15M / Series B / Apr 28, 2020 | |
|
Totango
|
Totango is an expert in customer-led growth: the practice of putting your customers at the center of your go-to-market strategy, because they are your most reliable source of growth. Totango’s Customer Revenue Optimization suite was built to help large and fast-growing businesses thrive. The powerful suite brings together three products, eachdesigned to deliver exceptional results, and united by an integrated customer data platform.The Totango Customer Success Platform leverages automated workflows and engagement features to help customers achieve their desired outcomes and drive long-term growth. Unison, the AI-powered Customer Intelligence Engine works independently, or alongside any customer success platforms. It allows businesses to more effectively predict customer risk and proactively reduce churn before it becomes an issue.Catalyst is the dedicated tool for revenue teams, streamlining growth operations by enabling seamless expansion.Leading customer success teams around the world — including SAP, Github, Schneider Electric, Dynatrace, Drata, and Aircall — use Totango products to access actionable insights and empower teams to fuel customer-led growth.Totango, a pioneer and leader in customer success software since 2010, merged with Catalyst Software in February 2024. The combined organization formed a CS powerhouse, which continues to grow through innovation and acquisition of AI and customer revenue operations technology and talent to help CS and revenue organizations retain and grow their customer base.Totango is a remote organization with employees operating in 25 U.S. States, 6 countries, and has two offices in NYC and Tel Aviv. | $9M / Series C / Feb 27, 2018 | |
OneKloud
|
OneKloud gets cloud infrastructure spending under total control by automatically enforcing budget quotas that are forecasted and assigned per project and team, and managing workflow approval. A platform that eliminates cloud infrastructure misuse and drives day-to-day decision making to reflect high-level strategy, OneKloud reduces average cloudspending by 15% to 50%, while generating company-wide accountability.The 48,000 US companies that spend over $10 billion on Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud now have the solution to easily manage their Cloud Infrastructure costs and block all unnecessary spending before it occurs. | $1M / Seed / Jun 28, 2017 | |
| See all 28 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
6 deals together
Sofinnova Investments
4 deals together
Pitango VC
3 deals together
Canvas Prime
2 deals together
Capital One Ventures
2 deals together
Capital One Ventures
2 deals together
About Benhamou Global Ventures
Benhamou Global Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.The firm works with passion and commitment to building valuable companies. It places particular emphasis on cloud technologies; virtual and software-defined networking; productivity-based applications; cybersecurity, mobility, and the Internet of Things.In 2004, Eric Benhamoufounded the firm in Palo Alto, California.
Benhamou Global Ventures Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Anik Bose
General Partner
|
|||
Barak Avinoam
Partner
|
|||
|
Eric Benhamou
Founder & General Partner
|
|||
Eric Buatois
General Partner
|
|||
Peter Wang
Technology Advisor
|
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Eric Benhamou invest in?
Eric Benhamou invests primarily in Software, Cyber Security and Cloud Computing startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Eric Benhamou last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Eric Benhamou closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 28 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
