Chemi Peres (Pitango VC)
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Chemi Peres (Pitango VC)
Chemi Peres is a Managing General Partner and Co-Founder of Pitango.
In 1992, he founded the Mofet Israel Technology Fund, an Israeli venture capital fund publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Prior to Mofet, Chemi held managerial positions at Decision Systems Israel (DSI). Chemi served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force for 10 years.
Chemi has served on the boards of several NASDAQ companies, such as AudioCodes, BackWeb, Magic Software Enterprises, Aladdin, VocalTec, Orckit Communications and Koor Industries, among others.
He currently serves on the boards of numerous Pitango portfolio companies.
Chemi also serves as a board member in several non-for-profit organizations. He is chairman of the Peres center for Peace, board member at Social Finance Israel and serves on the board of Governors of The Jewish Diaspora Museum.
He holds BSc. degree in Industrial Engineering and MBA from Tel Aviv University
Visit Chemi's blog: www.chemiperes.com
Agenda
6:00 pm Networking Food&Drinks, Startup competition
7:00 pm What’s new since last event?
7:15 pm Interview w/ Chemi Peres (Pitango)
8:15 pm Networking Food & Drinks
9:30 pm Time to say goodbye
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Chemi Peres (Pitango VC)