About
Sagi Benbasat is an Angel Investor, seeking early-stage investment opportunities starting from a presentation stage to a working prototype or product. He currently serves as the CTO of ironSource Aura, a platform that empowers OEMs and carriers to build a long-term relationship with their customers, and provides advertisers with a unique, untapped supply channel for performance-based user acquisition. Before this position, he has served as the GM of ironSource Aura, and earlier as the GM of ironSource Innovation Lab. Prior to these positions, Mr. Benbasat has co-founded DealZone a daily deals aggregator in South Africa. Before his time at DealZone, he served as a VP of R&D at iToldem, a social poker application. Earlier in his career, he has served in numerous Product and Development positions at Amdocs, as a Teaching Assistant of Prof. Shimon Schocken in the Digital Systems Construction course (at Reichman University), and in a few QA positions in companies as SAP and Azimuth Technologies.
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Investor Intelligence Q&A
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- What is Sagi Benbasat's primary investment focus as an Angel Investor?
- Sagi Benbasat primarily seeks early-stage investment opportunities, ranging from the presentation stage to a working prototype or product.
- Which sector has Sagi Benbasat concentrated his investments in, according to startupim data?
- Sagi Benbasat has concentrated his investments in the Media & Entertainment Technologies sector.
- Can you name a notable portfolio company of Sagi Benbasat and its exit event?
- A notable portfolio company of Sagi Benbasat is Life On Air, which was acquired by Epic Games in June 2019.
- What was Sagi Benbasat's first recorded investment date and the stage of that investment?
- Sagi Benbasat's first recorded investment was in April 2013, at the Seed stage.
- What is Sagi Benbasat's current operational role?
- Sagi Benbasat currently serves as the CTO of ironSource Aura.
- What was Sagi Benbasat's previous role before becoming CTO of ironSource Aura?
- Before his current role, Sagi Benbasat served as the GM of ironSource Aura, and prior to that, as the GM of ironSource Innovation Lab.
- Has Sagi Benbasat co-founded any companies?
- Yes, Sagi Benbasat co-founded DealZone, a daily deals aggregator in South Africa.
- What is the investment range for Sagi Benbasat, based on available data?
- Sagi Benbasat's investment range is $200K - $200K, with a recorded investment of $200,000 in Life On Air.