Gadi Behar

Bio

As Founder and Managing Director, Gadi Behar brings 30 years of business and management experience. During the last ten years Gadi has been engaged in business planning, development, financial and fundraising work for a variety of Silicon Valley and Israel-based startups. Under his leadership, Silicom Ventures has grown to be the largest global business forum in the United States. Gadi has relationships with most VCs and major news media and has been interviewed by NPR, The San Jose Mercury News, Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. Gadi's vast network includes business leaders and investors in Silicon Valley, Israel and Europe, as well as relationships with the governments of Israel, Spain, Mexico and The Netherlands. Gadi has been instrumental in obtaining funding for over 50 companies to the tune of $36M, accompanied by $70M investment by institutional Venture Capital firms. Under Gadi's leadership Silicom Ventures has had 7 successful exits.