Dror Berman

Dror Berman is the Founder and Managing Partner at Innovation Endeavors, a venture capital firm he co-founded with Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Executive Chairman of Google/Alphabet.13

Key points about Dror Berman:

Professional Background

• Co-founded Innovation Endeavors with Eric Schmidt in 20101
• Invests in early-stage startups driving exponential change in their industries13
• Has invested in over 100 companies from Seed through Series B stages1
• Led investments in notable companies like Uber, SoFi, Planet, Zymergen, Freenome, and Blue River Technologies13

Prior Experience

• Team leader of R&D at NICE Systems (Nasdaq: NICE)1
• Worked on global search products at Yahoo2
• Spent three years in an elite unit of the Israeli Defense Forces2

Education

• MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business12
• BS in Computer Science from Ben-Gurion University in Israel12

Additional Roles

• ML7 Associate at Creative Destruction Lab1
• Member of the Steering Committee of Israel Collaboration Network1

Investment Philosophy

Berman seeks to partner with entrepreneurs applying emerging technologies to reshape industries globally. He focuses on areas such as agriculture, computational biology, fulfillment centers, and satellites.3

Dror Berman lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and three young children, including a set of twins.3