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Pitango Promotes Ayal Itzkovitz to Managing General Partner
The Israel-based venture capital firm has over $2 billion in assets under management
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Israel-based Pitango Venture Capital has promoted venture partner Ayal Itzkovitz to managing general partner, the firm announced Wednesday. Itzkovitz, who has a PhD in computer science from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, previously co-founded former Pitango portfolio company Convergin, acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010.
Ayal Itzkovitz. Photo: Yoram Reshef
Pitango, which has over $2 billion in assets under management, focuses on Israeli tech and healthcare companies at all stages. Portfolio companies include ridesharing company Via Transportation Inc., content discovery company Taboola.com Ltd., and Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity firm ForeScout Technologies Inc.
Ayal Itzkovitz. Photo: Yoram Reshef
