Rami Beracha

Rami Beracha is an Israeli venture capitalist and a general partner at Eden Block, a London-based global investment firm focused on foundational infrastructure for the new Open Internet. Born in Tel Aviv in 1961, he enlisted in the Israeli Defense Forces in 1980 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade, Battalion 890. During the first Lebanon War, he fought in the eastern sector as part of an infantry cadet battalion. After the war, he completed his combat officers’ course with the highest distinction, ranking first among 250 special forces cadets. He then returned to his unit as a platoon commander in August 1982. In 1983, while stationed in the Ein Zhalta area in the Shouf Mountains of Lebanon, he participated in an operational mission under the command of his battalion leader. During the mission, a force led by a second lieutenant entered a wild minefield, which resulted in three soldiers being wounded by mines. He was sent as part of a rescue team and stepped on a mine himself, leading to the loss of his right hand and left foot and serious injury to his left hand. After a lengthy rehabilitation, he returned to active reserve service in an elite unit and continues to serve in the reserves. During the recent ongoing conflict, he was on active reserve duty for 450 days with the Elite 98 Brigade. Rami Beracha began his professional career as an attorney at a prominent Wall Street law firm, where he worked for four years, specializing in restructuring and securities. He later spent 18 years as a managing partner at Pitango Venture Capital Fund, Israel’s largest venture capital firm, managing over $2.5 billion, with 90 mergers and acquisitions and 25 IPOs. He focused on deep-tech Web 2 investments and served on the boards of several major startup companies, including Apple, Cisco, Marvel, Microsoft, Oracle, and others that were later acquired. He has more than 20 successful exits and has been recognized multiple times as one of Israel’s top five venture capital partners.