Menashe Ezra
Managing Partner @ Gemini Israel Ventures
Herzliya, Israel
Menashe Ezra is a Series D investor at Gemini Israel Ventures in Herzliya focused on Telecommunications and Video. Menashe Ezra is the Board Director of SupportSpace Ltd.He is also a Managing Partner at Gemini Israel Ventures and leads investments in Semiconductors, Wireless Communications and Networking.He sits on the Boards of,Axxana, Autotalks, ColorChip, MoMinis, Oliver Solutions,SupportSpace . He has over 25 years of experience in InformationTechnology, both as an Entrepreneur and as an Investor, and is a former Managing Partner of BRM Capital. Previously, Menashe founded and was CEO of WaveAccess, a wireless networking company that was sold to Lucent. He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Israel National Security Award, which he received while heading an elite technological unit of the Israel Defense Forces. Menashe holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 28%
Last updated:
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Industries Menashe Ezra invests in
Stages Menashe Ezra invests in
Countries Menashe Ezra invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Telecommunications 2 (11%)
- Video 1 (6%)
- Gaming 1 (6%)
- Guides 1 (6%)
- Mobile 1 (6%)
Stage
- Series D 4 (22%)
- Series A 3 (17%)
- Series B 3 (17%)
- Funding Round 3 (17%)
- Series C 2 (11%)
Country
- Israel 5 (28%)
- United States 3 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Eyeview
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Eyeview is a video advertising technology company providing brands with ROI on their video advertising spend. The company’s VideoIQ platform infuses consumer, brand, and retail data into a results-driven decision engine to programmatically deliver 1-to-1 personalized video. VideoIQ provides access to highly viewable and guaranteed fraud-freeinventory across television, desktop, tablet, and mobile.Eyeview's platform can be provided as a managed service by Eyeview’s team of analysts, video producers, and campaign experts or through a self-service interface.Headquartered in New York City, with offices in LA, Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, and London, Eyeview serves the nation’s top brands, including P&G, Walgreens, Lowes, Honda, BMW, and Priceline. Eyeview was ranked as the second-fastest growing company in the Tri-State Area by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. | $20M / Jul 16, 2018 | |
Sckipio Technologies
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Sckipio Technologies specializes in Gfast technologies. The company is passionate about delivering ultra broadband access for the masses. It is the first semiconductor company focused on the exciting new ITU standard.Sckipio is the first company to deliver Gfast modems and the only company with award-winning Gfast technology. More than 20% of theGfast standard came from Sckipio technical contributions.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | $10M / Series D / May 08, 2018 | |
Autotalks
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Autotalks is a fabless semiconductor company. Founded in 2008, Autotalks is a privately held company, with strong financial backing by leading venture capital funds from Israel, Japan and the US including Gemini Israel Funds, Magma Venture Partners, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment and Amiti Ventures. The company’s headquarter is in Israel withlocal offices in North America, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Japan and Korea.Autotalks enables the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication revolution by providing OEMs, Tier1 and Tier2s comprehensive, automotive and commercial grade, standard-compliant V2X VLSI solutions at the highest performance and reliability. Autotalks brings strong expertise in semiconductor, system and software with diverse experience in areas of communications, signal processing, security and positioning. | $30M / Series D / Mar 22, 2017 | |
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Sckipio Technologies
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Sckipio Technologies specializes in Gfast technologies. The company is passionate about delivering ultra broadband access for the masses. It is the first semiconductor company focused on the exciting new ITU standard.Sckipio is the first company to deliver Gfast modems and the only company with award-winning Gfast technology. More than 20% of theGfast standard came from Sckipio technical contributions.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | $6M / Series C / Sep 06, 2016 | |
ColorChip
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ColorChip designs and manufactures optical sub-systems and components for the Datacom and Telecom markets. These sub-systems and components are based on Application Specific Photonic Integrated Circuits (ASPICs) that leverage the company's unique and robust PLC technology. | $37M / Series F / Aug 17, 2016 | |
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Eyeview
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Eyeview is a video advertising technology company providing brands with ROI on their video advertising spend. The company’s VideoIQ platform infuses consumer, brand, and retail data into a results-driven decision engine to programmatically deliver 1-to-1 personalized video. VideoIQ provides access to highly viewable and guaranteed fraud-freeinventory across television, desktop, tablet, and mobile.Eyeview's platform can be provided as a managed service by Eyeview’s team of analysts, video producers, and campaign experts or through a self-service interface.Headquartered in New York City, with offices in LA, Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, and London, Eyeview serves the nation’s top brands, including P&G, Walgreens, Lowes, Honda, BMW, and Priceline. Eyeview was ranked as the second-fastest growing company in the Tri-State Area by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. | $21.5M / Series D / Jun 15, 2016 | |
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ColorChip
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ColorChip designs and manufactures optical sub-systems and components for the Datacom and Telecom markets. These sub-systems and components are based on Application Specific Photonic Integrated Circuits (ASPICs) that leverage the company's unique and robust PLC technology. | $25M / Series E / Nov 23, 2015 | |
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Sckipio Technologies
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Sckipio Technologies specializes in Gfast technologies. The company is passionate about delivering ultra broadband access for the masses. It is the first semiconductor company focused on the exciting new ITU standard.Sckipio is the first company to deliver Gfast modems and the only company with award-winning Gfast technology. More than 20% of theGfast standard came from Sckipio technical contributions.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | $17M / Series B / Dec 08, 2014 | |
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ColorChip
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ColorChip designs and manufactures optical sub-systems and components for the Datacom and Telecom markets. These sub-systems and components are based on Application Specific Photonic Integrated Circuits (ASPICs) that leverage the company's unique and robust PLC technology. | $3.8M / Oct 31, 2013 | |
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Eyeview
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Eyeview is a video advertising technology company providing brands with ROI on their video advertising spend. The company’s VideoIQ platform infuses consumer, brand, and retail data into a results-driven decision engine to programmatically deliver 1-to-1 personalized video. VideoIQ provides access to highly viewable and guaranteed fraud-freeinventory across television, desktop, tablet, and mobile.Eyeview's platform can be provided as a managed service by Eyeview’s team of analysts, video producers, and campaign experts or through a self-service interface.Headquartered in New York City, with offices in LA, Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, and London, Eyeview serves the nation’s top brands, including P&G, Walgreens, Lowes, Honda, BMW, and Priceline. Eyeview was ranked as the second-fastest growing company in the Tri-State Area by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. | $8.1M / Series C / Jul 09, 2013 | |
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Co-Investors
About Gemini Israel Ventures
Since 1993, Gemini Israel Funds has helped many of Israel's most talented entrepreneurs to build innovative and world-changing companies.With over $700M under management, Gemini invests in early stage and growth-stage companies across a range of industries including communications, consumer electronics, enterprise software, Internetsoftware and services, semiconductors, and environmental technologies. The companies backed by their investment professionals include Allot Communications, Ceragon Networks, Commtouch, Diligent Technologies, Mellanox Technologies, Outbrain, Passave, Precise Software Solutions, PrimeSense, Saifun Semiconductors, Traiana, Takadu, Verisity, and many others.
Gemini Israel Ventures Contacts
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Menashe Ezra
Managing Partner
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Yossi Sela
Founder & Managing Partner
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Anat Shukhman
VP Human Capital
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Ed Mlavsky
Founding Partner
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Moran Shemesh
Legal Counsel
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What does Menashe Ezra invest in?
Menashe Ezra invests primarily in Telecommunications, Video and Gaming startups, most often at Series D and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Menashe Ezra last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Menashe Ezra closed in Jul 2018. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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