General Partner, Benchmark Capital

Michael Eisenberg joined Benchmark Capital as a general partner in July 2005 from Israel Seed Partners where he was a general partner since July 1997. Eisenberg began his career at Jerusalem Global where he started and led the firm’s successful investment banking group and partnership with Montgomery Securities. Michael has focused on Internet investments since 1995 and has invested in and sat on the board of Israel’s leading companies and start ups, such as Shopping.com (Nasdaq SHOP, acquired by EBAY), Answers.com (Nasdaq ANSW), Finjan, Tradeum (acquired: VERT), and Picturevison (acquired: EK). Michael writes a blog on Internet trends, Israeli politics and children’s issues at www.sixkidsandafulltimejob.blogspot.com. Michael also serves on the board of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Israel’s largest yeshiva combining traditional Talmudic study with military service. In January 2005, Eisenberg co-founded www.scoop.co.il, Israel’s first and only citizen journalism project.

Michael lectures frequently on the topics of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He holds a BA in Political Science from Yeshiva University in New York. Michael lives in Jerusalem, Israel with his wife and seven children.

• Session: Venture Capital 2.0: Bright Future or Broken Forever?

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