Ira Simkhovitch

Managing Director at 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.

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.

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.

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.