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Michael Eisenberg (born [[May 18]], [[1971]]) is an Israeli-American businessman, [[Venture capital|venture capitali]]<nowiki/>st and author. Eisenberg is the co-founder and managing partner of [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/aleph-vc Aleph], a Tel-Aviv based venture capital firm. Eisenberg was ranked #75 in The Midas List: Top Tech Investors 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/midas/#2794943f5650|title=The Midas List 2018|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref> and [https://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-eisenberg/#54d656aa5f83 #8] in The Midas List Europe: Top Tech Investors 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/midas/europe/#43d67ab774e4|title=The Midas List Europe 2018|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>.

[[File:Michael Eisenberg.jpg|thumb|Michael Eisenberg]]

Bio

Michael Eisenberg was born in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]], the eldest of seven children.

He was brought up in a Jewish religious home and educated in Orthodox Jewish schools. After graduating from high school, he spent two years in studying in [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]] in [[Alon Shvut]], [[Israel]]. He then returned to the United States and completed his B.A in political science at [[Yeshiva University]]. In 1993, Eisenberg and his wife Yaffe immigrated to Jerusalem, Israel.

In 1995 he was appointed as representative in Israel of [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=956044 Montgomery Securities Investment Bank] . That year, Eisenberg also began working as VP Investment Banking at [https://www.jgv.com/ Jerusalem Global Investment Bank] under the management of and as a partner to [[Shlomo Kalish]]. As part of his work at the fund, Eisenberg led the investment in [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=33006 PictureVision], which in the late 1990s was acquired by Kodak. His investments in the fund also included [[PowerDesigner|Power Design]] and [https://www.ptc.com/en/products/cad/creo Creo].

Between 1997 and 2005 he served as a partner in [http://www.israelseed.com/ Israel Seed Partners] [[Venture capital|venture capital fund]]. His investments there include [[Shopping.com]] (Nasdaq SHOW), which went public in 2004 and was later acquired by eBay,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050601006169/en/eBay-Acquire-Shopping.com|title=eBay to Acquire Shopping.com|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref> [https://www.finjan.com/ Finjan Holdings] (Nasdaq FNJNCOINU<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/fnjn/institutional-holdings|title=Finjan Holdings, Inc. (FNJN) Institutional Ownership & Holdings|website=NASDAQ.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>), and [[answers.com]] (Nasdaq ANSW<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/answers-corp-626611-39452|title=ANSWERS CORP (GRU) IPO|website=NASDAQ.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>) which went public in 2004.

In 2005, Eisenberg joined [[Benchmark Capital]] as Managing Partner and was appointed as Benchmark's representative in Israel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altassets.net/private-equity-news/michael-eisenberg-joins-benchmark-capital-in-israel-as-general-partner.html|title=Michael Eisenberg joins Benchmark Capital in Israel as general partner {{!}} AltAssets Private Equity News|website=www.altassets.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>. His investments at Benchmark Benchmark include [[Gigya]] (acquired in 2017 by SAP<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sap-se-gigya-m-a/sap-to-buy-customer-management-software-firm-gigya-idUSKCN1BZ0SW|title=SAP to buy customer management software firm Gigya|last=Editorial|first=Reuters|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>), [[Conduit]], [[Seeking Alpha]], [[Wix.com]] (Nasdaq WIX<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/wixcom-ltd-916877-73633|title=WIX.COM LTD. (WIX) IPO|website=NASDAQ.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>) which went public in 2013<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/11/06/website-builder-wix-raises-127m-in-largest-ever-ipo-for-israeli-firm/|title=Website builder Wix raises $127M in largest-ever IPO for Israeli firm|date=2013-11-06|work=VentureBeat|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>, and [[WeWork]]. In 2013, Eisenberg Co founded [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=242184014 Aleph], a [[venture capital fund]] based in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel with Eden Shochat<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/30/benchmarks-eisenberg-and-face-coms-shochat-raise-120m-for-aleph-an-early-stage-fund-for-israeli-startups/|title=Benchmark’s Eisenberg And Face.com’s Shochat Raise $140M For Aleph, An Early-Stage Fund For Israeli Startups|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>. Aleph is an early stage venture capital fund with $334MM under management that focuses on serving Israeli entrepreneurs who want to build scalable, global businesses. Since its founding in 2013, Aleph has invested in more than 20 companies including [[WeWork]], [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/commonsense-robotics CommonSense Robotics], [[Lemonade (insurance)|Lemonade]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/lemonade-daniel-schreiber-13-million-just-by-talking-2016-10|title=How Lemonade's founders raised a massive seed round just by talking|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>, [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/windward-naval Windward]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-startup-windward-enters-marine-insurance-1001189593|title=Israeli startup Windward enters marine insurance|website=Globes|language=he|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>, [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/honeybook Honeybook]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150306005025/en/HoneyBook-Raises-22M-Fuel-Growth-Trusted-Network|title=HoneyBook Raises $22M to Fuel Growth as the Trusted Network for Event Professionals|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref> and [https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/nexar-gets-30m-series-b-for-its-ai-based-road-safety-dashcams-and-network/ Nexar]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/nexar-gets-30m-series-b-for-its-ai-based-road-safety-dashcams-and-network/|title=Nexar gets $30M Series B for its AI-based road safety dashcams and network|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>. In April 2016, Aaron Rosenson joined the fund as a third partner<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/04/13/israeli-vc-firm-aleph-hires-a-third-partner/#14e241af3e07|title=Why Top Israeli Venture Firm Aleph Is Making A 26-Year-Old An Equal Partner|last=Konrad|first=Alex|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref>. In September 2016, Aleph raised $180 for its second fund<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/aleph-raises-180-million-for-second-venture-capital-fund-1.5442913|title=TechNation: Aleph raises $180 million for second venture capital fund|work=haaretz.com|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>.

Additional Activities

Eisenberg is a board member of [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]], one of Israel's leading institutions of advanced Torah study combined with military service. He also sits on the board of [https://www.hashomer.org.il/ Hashomer Hahadash], a social, educational and Zionist movement established in 2007 that aims to continue the historic path of the Zionist movement and strengthen the values of mutual responsibility, civic courage and love of the land. In the past, he served as a director of [http://www.snunit.k12.il/ Snunit], a non-profit organization working for the assimilation of technologies in elementary schools in Israel and as a member of the Education Council of the Jerusalem Municipality.

Throughout the years, Eisenberg has been active in the field of [[Aliyah]] (Jewish immigration to Israel) encouragement. In 2017 he founded a Content Marketing Seminar for Olim<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/aleph-vc-firm-trains-new-immigrants-for-jobs-in-high-tech/|title=Aleph VC firm trains new immigrants for jobs in high-tech|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>, in the purpose of teaching new immigrants how to integrate in the Israeli high-tech eco-system through content and marketing and eventually helping them find employment in leading Israeli companies. Eisenberg also lectures frequently to delegations, economic and academic institutions and in conferences on topics such as Zionism, the nation of start-ups, the Israeli economy.

Writing

In 2005 Eisenberg began publishing an Internet blog called [http://sixkidsandafulltimejob.blogspot.com/ "Six Children and a Full-Time job”], where he discusses subjects such as politics, technology, Judaism, Zionism, macroeconomics, investments, entrepreneurship and of course his experiences as a father of eight children. In 2010, he published a series of three articles titled "The Humus Manifesto"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sixkidsandafulltimejob.blogspot.com/2010/07/hummus-manifesto-part-1.html|title=The Hummus Manifesto - Part 1|language=en|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>, which focuses on the challenges the Israeli High Tech Industry faces and how to emerge stronger from the global economic down turn. Eisenberg also frequently writes in Israeli publications such as The [https://www.themarker.com/ Marker]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.themarker.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.2349|title=מייקל אייזנברג - Themarker|work=דה מרקר|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>, [https://www.kan.org.il/ Kan] and [https://hashiloach.org.il/ Hashiloach]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hashiloach.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%94%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D/|title=להנהיג את כלכלת היהודים - השילוח|date=2017-04-08|work=השילוח|access-date=2018-12-03|language=he-IL}}</ref>, an Israeli journal for thought and policy.

Books

In the years of 2016-2017, Eisenberg authored two books:

1. Ben Baruch, an analysis of Tractate Brachot in the Jerusalem Talmud.
2. &91;https://www.amazon.com/Vanishing-Jew-Wake-Up-Call-Esther/dp/1543128130 The Vanishing Jew: A Wake-Up Call From the Book of Esther.&93; In this book, Eisenberg offers a new perspective on Megillat Esther in an original, captivating, and analytical narrative based on economic cycles and issues of identity. The book includes a warning for all Jews who believe that they can keep their heritage in the Diaspora, far away from their emerging Jewish homeland.

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