Jacques Benkoski is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, where he leads the firm's Israel practice and invests in cybersecurity and enterprise software. USVP announced his promotion to Partner in 2013, and he was named on the investment teams for USVP XII in 2020 and USVP XIII in 2022. He led USVP's rounds into Medigate in 2019, IONIX in 2022 and Apono in 2025, joining each company's board, and Apono's announcement cites his experience with Trusteer, Medigate and Kenna Security. Before venture capital he worked at IMEC, IBM and STMicroelectronics, founded Epic Design Technology's European subsidiary, ran European sales at Synopsys, and served as chief executive of Monterey Design Systems.
Education
B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
M.Sc. Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D. Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Previous Experience
IMEC
IBM
STMicroelectronics
Founder of the European subsidiary, Epic Design Technology
Vice President of European Sales, Synopsys
Chief Executive Officer, Monterey Design Systems
Notable Investments
AponoIONIXMedigateTrusteerKenna Security
Board Seats
Apono
IONIX
Career Timeline
1999
Became chief executive officer of Monterey Design Systems, a role he held until 2004.
2013
USVP announced his promotion to Partner.
2019
Joined Medigate's board after USVP led the company's $15 million Series A.
2022
Joined IONIX's board after USVP led the company's $27 million Series A.
2025
Joined Apono's board after USVP led the company's $34 million Series B.