Jonathan Benartzi

Partner & Chairman

Jonathan is a Co-Founding Partner and Chairman of Endurance, bringing more than three decades of experience in private equity, venture capital and company-building, with particular expertise in technology and financial platforms. He co-founded Netking (exit Cellcom) and LATTO (exit PCCW). He advised York Capital in its acquisition of Psagot Ofek and served as a board member helped build Psagot (exit Apax partners) into one of Israel’s largest investment houses. In 2013 he co-founded Firstime Ventures, with multiple exits including the NYSE listing of Talkspace. He later launched Firstime Credit — the strategy that became Endurance. He founded the Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv and holds an LLB/BA from Reichman University.