[Venture Capital & Israel Business Series] Disrupting Major Industries with Technology and Taking 3 Companies from Inception to IPO with Elie Wurtman of Pico Venture Partners

Elie Wurtman is the Co-founder and Partner at PICO Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Jerusalem. Elie's investments portfolio includes Vroom, a company that hit a market cap of $5.5 billion after its IPO, and Spot.io, which was acquired by NetApp for $450 million. Elie also has investments in Gloat, ChargeAfter, AutoLeadStar. 

Prior to starting PICO, Elie was a General Partner of Benchmark Capital and he has taken three companies from founding to IPO. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Deltathree, one of Jerusalem's first unicorns. 

Elie's other notable startups include Iron Source, where he's an External Director and active mentor. He is also the Founder of PICO Kids, a social enterprise focused on child education in Jerusalem. Elie also owns and runs Bat Shlomo Vineyards, a boutique winery in Northern Israel.

In this episode…

Every entrepreneur's dream is to disrupt industries, build lasting companies, and change the world around them. But what happens when the dream becomes a tiresome mountain to climb? What do you do when it seems like the more invested you become, the greater the challenges that come your way?

Elie Wurtman has been through something like that. He survived the dot-com bubble and a global financial crisis, and he continues to disrupt major industries and has even taken three companies from founding to successful IPOs. Now he's helping other entrepreneurs do the same through PICO Venture Partners. 

In this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast, Elie Wurtman of PICO Venture Partners opens up about his entrepreneurial journey and what it’s like to build unicorns. He also talks about investing in startups and how he hopes to positively impact the next generation through PICO Kids. Stay tuned.