Yoni Cheifetz

Israel

Bio

Professional summary

Yoni Cheifetz joined Lightspeed in 2006 to head the firm's investment team in Israel. He invests across AI, enterprise infrastructure and applications, fintech, robotics, healthcare, climate and deep tech. Before venture, he held founder, CEO, chairman and operator roles at software companies including Demantra, Agentics and Traiana, and later ran product management and business development for ClickSoftware.

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Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

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Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartner2006 – Present
ClickSoftwareProduct Management and Business Development
Software companies including Demantra, Agentics and TraianaCofounder, CEO, Chairman and Investor roles

Education

Weizmann Institute of ScienceMSc in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Tel Aviv UniversityBSc in Applied Mathematics

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