Genesis Partners

Genesis Partners is an Israeli venture capital firm, founded in 1996 by Eddy Shalev and Eyal Kishon.[2]

Overview

Genesis Partners investment strategy is focused on early-stage Israeli innovation-driven technology companies. The company invests in communications & wireless technologies, infrastructure software & hardware, enterprise software, internet applications and services, digital media, consumer applications and services, mobile applications and services. Genesis has over $20 billion in assets under management and has invested in over 300 companies, including Any.do, Allot Communications, AudioCodes,[3] ClickSoftware Technologies, Compugen, eToro, Homeis,[4] Innovid, JoyTunes,[5] Kidaro,[6] Monday.com, PrimeSense,[7]Radwin, Riskified,[8] Sisense, SolarEdge[9] Valens Semiconductor.[10][11]

In 2011, Genesis Partners launched The Junction, Israel's first open house for entrepreneurs.[12] Entrepreneurs who are selected to work on their venture at The Junction for six months, before ending their experience in a Demo Day to Israeli angel investors and venture capital firms.

The firm's partners include Eddy Shalev, Eyal Kishon, Gary Gannot, Jonathan Saacks and Hadar Kiriati.[2]

In 2016, three members of the senior investment team, including Jonathan Saacks and Eddy Shalev, spun out with a seed stage fund, F2 Venture Capital, and took over management of The Junction.[13] In 2019, Insight Venture Partners announced purchasing a majority of the portfolio of Genesis Partners fourth fund named Genesis Partners IV.[14] Eyal Kishon, Eddy Shalev, Jonathan Saacks, and Gary Gannot would remain on their investment boards, per the agreement.[15]

See also

• Venture capital in Israel
• Silicon Wadi
• List of Israeli companies quoted on the Nasdaq
• List of multinationals with research and development centres in Israel
• Yozma Fund