About
Moshe Lichtman was born in 1956 in Israel. Mr. Lichtman is a Co-founder and General Partner at Israel Growth Partners (IGP), a private equity investment firm, which focuses on companies with strong category leadership potential that are operating within emerging market verticals or disrupting mature markets. Lichtman has over 30 years of product and leadership experience in the global high tech industry and is an active angel investor in Israeli startups. He held many management positions in Microsoft, including as corporate vice president of Microsoft's consumer platforms division, president for Microsoft international internet business, corporate vice president of Microsoft's TV division , and eventually retiring in 2011 as the corporate vice president and head of Israel research and development center at Microsoft Corporation (a position he filled in since 2006). Prior to his time in Microsoft, Mr. Lichtman held software development and management positions in several high-tech companies.He is Co-author of the "Complete Guide to the C Language". In 2009, Mr. Lichtman was selected Top High Tech Chief Executive Officer of a large multinational company in Israel by the Israel Management Institute.
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- What is Moshe Lichtman's primary role in the investment landscape?
- Moshe Lichtman is a Co-founder and General Partner at Israel Growth Partners (IGP), a private equity investment firm, and is also an active angel investor in Israeli startups.
- What is the investment focus of Israel Growth Partners (IGP), where Moshe Lichtman is a General Partner?
- IGP focuses on companies with strong category leadership potential operating within emerging market verticals or disrupting mature markets.
- What is Moshe Lichtman's professional background prior to his investment career?
- Moshe Lichtman has over 30 years of product and leadership experience in the global high-tech industry, including various corporate vice president roles at Microsoft, and retired in 2011 as the corporate vice president and head of Microsoft's Israel research and development center.
- Which notable companies has Moshe Lichtman invested in that later had significant exits?
- Moshe Lichtman invested in Similarweb, which had a Public Offering in May 2021 with a valuation of $1.65B, and Hexadite, acquired by Microsoft for $75M in June 2017.
- What are the primary sectors of Moshe Lichtman's portfolio companies?
- Moshe Lichtman's portfolio shows a concentration in Business Software (8 companies) and Cyber Security (3 companies).
- When did Moshe Lichtman make his first recorded investment, and in which company?
- Moshe Lichtman made his first recorded investment in October 2012 in CallApp Software.
- Has Moshe Lichtman acted as a lead investor in any of his portfolio companies?
- Yes, Moshe Lichtman was a lead investor in Similarweb in January 2013.
- What was Moshe Lichtman's most recent investment according to startupim data?
- Moshe Lichtman's most recent investment was in QbiqAI in October 2019.
- Which of Moshe Lichtman's portfolio companies were acquired by major tech firms?
- Appsee was acquired by ServiceNow in May 2019, Hexadite was acquired by Microsoft in June 2017, and Crosswise was acquired by Oracle in April 2016.