JERUSALEM, January 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Sole Israeli VC Fund included in
Prestigious Ranking Comprising Leading VC Funds
from the US, France,
China, South Korea, Netherlands and Luxemburg
Jerusalem Venture Partners ("JVP"), a leading Israeli venture
capital fund, announced that Preqin, the leading source of
information for the alternative assets industry, has ranked JVP
sixth in the world in average quartile ranking for Most
Consistent Performing Venture Capital Fund Managers, as part of
the 2017 Preqin Alternative Assets Monitor. The prestigious
ranking was based on the performance of 138 firms and 767 funds
fulfilling the selection criteria.
(Photo:
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/629261/Top_Performing_VC_Fund_Manager.jpg
)
(Logo:
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/629262/JVP_Logo.jpg )
JVP was the only Israeli venture capital firm to be ranked as
part of the prestigious list, which includes prominent venture
capital firms from the United
States, France,
China, South Korea, the
Netherlands and Luxemburg.
JVP was established in 1993 by Dr. Erel
Margalit, its Founder and Executive Chairman. JVP partners
include Kobi Rozengarten,
Raffi Kesten, Gadi Tirosh, Fiona
Darmon, Yoav Tzruya, and Michal Drayman. Investing currently
out of JVP VII, JVP has raised close to $1.2
billion to date and has invested in over 120 companies, from
early through expansion stages across Israel, the U.S., Europe and Asia.
The firm has led some of the largest exits emerging from the
international and Israeli tech ecosystem, including 12 public
offerings on NASDAQ, contributing greatly to Israel's global reputation as the "Startup
Nation." Noteworthy public listings include QlikTech (then NASDAQ:
QLIK), CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:
CCOI). The acquisition of Chromatis by Lucent Technologies for
$4.8 billion was also a milestone for
the Israeli tech ecosystem.
In recent years, JVP led the sale of three leading startups to
multinational corporations, which now serve as the latter's
research and development centers in Israel. These include the acquisition of
Altair Semiconductors by the Sony Corporation, the acquisition of
CyActive by PayPal, and the acquisition of Hexatier by
Huawei.
About JVP:
Founded in 1993 by Dr. Erel
Margalit, Jerusalem Venture Partners has created and
invested in over 120 companies in Israel, the US and Europe. JVP's investment strategy is fostered
by a strong network of strategic partners and by a deep expertise
in identifying opportunities from inception and growing them into
global industry leaders. JVP's theme-driven focus addresses the
most relevant market needs on a global scale. JVP has raised to
date close to $1.2 billion across
eight funds, spanning all stages of venture capital, from early
through expansion-stage. With a view to building industry
leaders, JVP invests in early through growth stage companies in the
spaces of Cyber-Security, Big Data, Fintech, Enterprise Software,
Storage, Mobile, Media and IoT. JVP is based in the JVP Media
Quarter in Jerusalem, in the Cyber
Park in Beersheva, and has offices in New
York City.
Contact:
Pnina Ben Ami
972-2-6409005
