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Ira Simkhovitch

Managing Director at Industry Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ira Simkhovitch is a Managing Director at Industry Ventures in San Francisco, California, with a background in private equity, venture capital, and investment banking. With an MBA from Columbia Business School and experience at firms like The Carlyle Group and Booz Allen Hamilton, he specializes in valuation, due diligence, and financial analysis, focusing on investments in emerging markets and alternative assets. Highlights of Ira's career include his role as a Managing Director at Industry Ventures, where he leverages his expertise in corporate finance and financial modeling to lead investments in various stages and sectors, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. His previous experience at top firms like The Carlyle Group and Booz Allen Hamilton showcases his strong background in private equity and strategy.

Work Experience 

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Industry Ventures

  • Managing Director

    2014 - Current

    Industry Ventures is a leading investment firm focused on the venture capital market. The firm manages a family of funds that invest in primary and secondary direct investments, limited partnership interests and other special situations. Founded in 2000, the firm manages $8+ billion of institutional capital (inception to date committed capital under management) and is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Washington, D.C.

Industry Ventures is an investment firm that makes venture capital investments and manages over $3.5 billion of institutional capital.

industryventures.com
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The Carlyle Group/AlpInvest Partners

  • Investment Associate

    2010 - 2012

    AlpInvest Partners is the private equity fund-of-funds adviser in The Carlyle Group’s Solutions business segment with over $47 billion of client assets on a discretionary basis.

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Commonfund Capital

  • Senior Investment Analyst

    2007 - 2010

    Commonfund Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Commonfund with investment offices in Wilton, CT, San Francisco, CA, Beijing, China and London, UK. Commonfund Capital invests in primary funds as well as secondaries and co-investments in global private equity, venture capital and natural resources with over $12 billion of capital under management.

BA

Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Senior Consultant

    2006 - 2007

    Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading provider of management and technology consulting services to the US government in defense, intelligence, and civil markets.

Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering.

Raised $2,378,460,000.00.

boozallen.com

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