Ben Omelchenko Overview
- Firm
- Hyperwise Ventur...
- Primary Position
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Managing Partner
- Primary Industry
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Information Technology
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Ben Omelchenko General Information
Biography
Mr. Ben Omelchenko serves as Managing Partner at Hyperwise Ventures. He also served as Board Observer at Speedb. Mr. Ben Omelchenko served as Advanced Mitigation Group Manager at Check Point Software Technologies. He is the Co-Founder and served as Board Director at Hyperwise Security. He is an angel investor and entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity. Prior to turning investor, Ben co-founded Hyperwise Security that pioneered a groundbreaking CPU-Level detection technology, which was acquired by Check Point in February 2015. He established Check Point's cybersecurity innovation group, and managed the ideation, research and productization of the internally incubated advanced solutions for over four years, helping Check Point deliver the most innovative security technologies to its customers. He also helped to establish Check Point's Cyber Security Academy - an internal elite boot camp that transformed candidates without prior experience into cybersecurity researchers. During his last year in Check Point, he worked closely with the Corporate Development VP, advising on potential M&A opportunities, generating deal flow and conducting due diligence. Prior to Hyperwise Security, he co-founded Bakoomba, an offensive cyber startup, but decided after a year to focus exclusively on cybersecurity innovation. He served as a security researcher in an elite department of 8200 intelligence unit, holds a BS.C. degree in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, and is a co-inventor of 3 patents in cybersecurity. He serves as Board Observer and Advisor at ECL.
Contact Information
Address
- 23 Derech Menachem Begin
- 19th Floor
- Tel Aviv 6618356
- Israel
Ben Omelchenko Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Hyperwise Ventures | Investor | Managing Partner | Tel Aviv, Israel | Venture Capital |
Ben Omelchenko Board Seats (1)
Company | Industry | Ownership Status | Financing Status | Location | Since |
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ECL_California | Systems and Information Management | Privately Held (backing) | Venture Capital-Backed | Mountain View, CA |
Ben Omelchenko Lead Partner on Deals (3)
Ben Omelchenko has been the lead partner on 3 deals. Their latest deal was with Kubiya, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 20-Aug-2024.
Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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Kubiya | 20-Aug-2024 | Seed Round | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | San Jose, CA | |
Speedb | 01-Nov-2021 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
Dealtale | 21-Oct-2020 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | Herzliya, Israel |
Ben Omelchenko Network (19)
Board Members (6)
Name | Company | Representing | Location | From |
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Lily Yeung | ECL_California | Self | Mountain View, CA | |
Eric Alstyne | ECL_California | Self | Mountain View, CA | |
ECL_California | Self | Mountain View, CA | ||
ECL_California | ECL_California | Mountain View, CA | ||
ECL_California | Hyperwise Ventures | Mountain View, CA |
Portfolio Executives (13)
Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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Shani Shoham | Kubiya | Chief Revenue Officer | 20-Aug-2024 | San Jose, CA |
Amit Govrin | Kubiya | Co-Founder & CEO | 20-Aug-2024 | San Jose, CA |
Kubiya | Co-Founder & CTO | 20-Aug-2024 | San Jose, CA | |
Speedb | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | 01-Nov-2021 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
Speedb | Chief Revenue Officer | 01-Nov-2021 | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Ben Omelchenko FAQs
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Who is Ben Omelchenko?
Mr. Ben Omelchenko serves as Managing Partner at Hyperwise Ventures.
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Ben Omelchenko’s primary position is Managing Partner.
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How many active board seats does Ben Omelchenko hold?
Ben Omelchenko holds a board seat in ECL_California.
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