Jerusalem Venture Partners

Erel is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Jerusalem Venture Partners™ (JVP™) and Margalit StartUp City. He founded JVP over 30 years ago and is one of the chief architects of the Start-Up Nation, bringing innovation and entrepreneurial…

Yoav Tzruya, General Partner brings to JVP over thirty years of experience in enterprise software, cyber security, AI and FinTech. As a partner for the last 15 years, with his hands-on approach, Yoav works with and sits on the board of seve…

Gadi Porat has 30 years of operational experience in the hi-tech industry, where he has held several senior management positions. He is an expert in enterprise management software, having worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies globally.

Eyal brings over 15 years of extensive experience in senior roles within the technology sector to JVP, highlighted by an impressive 8-year tenure as Chief Financial Officer in several startups. During this period, he successfully led multip…

Lauren Kiel comes to JVP after nearly 20 years of building businesses in New York’s real estate, cultural, and education industries. Most recently, Lauren launched and led an arts incubator serving 50,000 New Yorkers through 150+ nonprofit…

Alexandre Dahan is the Director of Investments at JVP. Alexandre is an integral member of the investment team, working closely on the flow of deals and investment opportunities of the funds. Alexandre works on early-stage, mid-stage and lat…

Roi is an investor specializing in early-stage and early-growth vertical and horizontal application software companies. In his role, Roi is involved in research, deal sourcing, and due diligence, and serves as a board member in JVP portfoli…