Fresh, Established, Innovative. Valley Venture Capital is young yet firmly established Israel-based venture fund, based on a vibrant portfolio acquired from the well-known Mofet Israel Technology Fund. We are backed by leading global institutional investors, and specialize in turnaround investments in mature Israel-oriented companies in the IT and Communications space.
At Valley, we believe in the value of a fresh perspective. We bring our experience and reach to bear in challenging company lifecycle situations - infusing both capital and knowledge to effect change. We leverage our industry experience and unique perspective as we work closely with company management teams. Always recognizing and building on past company achievements, we tailor our level of involvement to each company - working together to move forward over the long term, and creating market leaders that maximize stakeholder value.
The founder and driving force behind Valley Venture Capital is David (Dede) Goldschmidt, a prominent and veteran Israeli venture capitalist who until recently led the unique, publicly-traded Mofet Israel Technology Fund as CEO and Managing Partner for almost six years.
Prior to Mofet, David served as vice president of ADC Israel (NASDAQ:ADCT), a leading global supplier of broadband equipment and solutions for communications providers. In this position, Mr. Goldschmidt led the Product Management, Product Marketing, and Business Development for ADC's broadband multiservice access products. Prior to ADC, David managed the Business Development group for Teledata Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:TLDCF - acquired by ADC). In this capacity, David was responsible for developing and implementing strategic partnerships and company initiatives, including R&D and marketing co-operations, know-how and manufacturing transfer, new market penetrations, and establishment of oversees subsidiaries. Prior to joining Teledata David served for almost a decade in an elite technology unit of the Israel Defense Forces.
David holds B.Sc. in Mathematics & Physics, and M.Sc in Solid State Physics from Tel Aviv University.
