Investment Team
Rina Shainski
General Partner
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Joined Carmel in 2000 right after its inception
- A recognized thought leader in the mobile software space; led several successful investments and exits in the space
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Areas of interest: mobile applications and services, digital media, cloud services
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Served as active Board member of Snaptu acquired by Facebook in March 2010
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Served as active Board member of Followap Inc., acquired by NeuStar in November 2006 for $139M
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Former VP Business Development, responsible for IT investments, at Clal Industries and Investments, one of Israel’s largest investment and holding companies; led the investment in Fundtech (NASDAQ:FNDT) that was acquired by GTCR in December 2011 for approximately $390M
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Held R&D and Biz Dev executive positions in Tecnomatix (1989-1996), and made key contribution to acquisitions on behalf of the company
- Served in R&D management positions in high growth companies in the Silicon Valley
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Holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Weizmann Institute, Israel, a B.Sc in Physics from Tel Aviv University, Israel and an IEP from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
Boards:
- Kontera, Pertfecto Mobile, MyThings, mFormation ,Skybox Security, Followap (acquired by Neustar), Snaptu (acquired by facebook)
Community Outreach:
- Active mentor at "Women and Their Bodies", a unique women's NGO working to promote comprehensive social change in the health attitudes of Jewish and Arab-Palestinian women in Israel. Rina works closely with Dana Weinberg, Founder and chairperson of "Women and Their Bodies".
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