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Jacques Benkoski

Jacques Benkoski

General Partner atU.S. Venture PartnersCalifornia
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Jacques Benkoski is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, focusing on cloud, enterprise software, and security. He has held executive roles at multiple tech companies and has been an active investor in Israeli and U.S. IT markets.

What Jacques can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

U.S. Venture Partners writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. IMEC · research and management positions
  2. IBM's Scientific Center · research and management positions
  3. STMicroelectronics · research and management positions
  4. Epic Design Technology
  5. Synopsys · Vice President of Strategic Sales
    1997
  6. Monterey Design Systems · President and CEO
    1999-2004
  7. USVP · General Partner
    2005-null
  8. U.S. Venture Partners · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Epic Design Technology

Investments named in public bios

AponoClearShapeDune NetworksEpsagonHellosignKenna SecurityKilopassLuminateMedigatePlumgridSupplyframeTrusteerZertoZypmediaCertessSynfora

Focus

cloudenterprise softwaresecuritysemiconductor industryconsumer-oriented software

Education

Technion Israel Institute of Technology, B.Sc. in computer engineeringCarnegie Mellon University, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer engineering

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Who is Jacques Benkoski?

Jacques Benkoski is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, focusing on cloud, enterprise software, and security. He has held executive roles at multiple tech companies and has been an active investor in Israeli and U.S. IT markets.

How much does Jacques Benkoski invest?

Jacques Benkoski invests through U.S. Venture Partners, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Jacques Benkoski?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Jacques in the subject. A warm intro from a founder U.S. Venture Partners backed works better.

What did Jacques Benkoski do before U.S. Venture Partners?

research and management positions at IMEC; research and management positions at IBM's Scientific Center; research and management positions at STMicroelectronics; Epic Design Technology; Vice President of Strategic Sales at Synopsys; President and CEO at Monterey Design Systems; General Partner at USVP.

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