Draft:Danny Leshem

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{{Infobox person

| name = Danny Leshem

| native_name = דני לשם

| native_name_lang = he

| birth_place = Tel Aviv, Israel

| nationality = Israeli

| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|

Tel Aviv University (BS)
Tel Aviv University (MS)}}

| website = {{URL | https://dannyleshem.com}}

}}

Danny Leshem ({{langx|he|דני לשם}}) is a tech entrepreneur and investor based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

He co-founded Kidaro, an enterprise desktop virtualization solution (acquired by Microsoft){{Cite web |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2008/03/12/microsoft-to-expand-investment-in-desktop-virtualization-with-acquisition-of-kidaro/ |title=Microsoft to Expand Investment in Desktop Virtualization With Acquisition of Kidaro

|access-date=24 March 2025 |url-status=live }}, and OpenRest, a SaaS-based online ordering solution for restaurants (acquired by Wix).{{Cite web |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-wix-acquires-online-restaurant-order-co-openrest-1000981992 |title=Wix acquires online restaurant co OpenRest |access-date=24 March 2025 |url-status=live }}

Career

In February 2005, Leshem co-founded Kidaro, and served as its Chief Architect. The company raised two funding rounds before getting acquired by Microsoft in March 2008.{{Cite web |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000321052 |title=Microsoft buys Israeli desktop virtualization co Kidaro |access-date=24 March 2025 |url-status=live }}

In January 2011, Leshem co-founded OpenRest. The company bootstrapped for four years before getting acquired by Wix in October 2014. Following the acquisition, Leshem joined Wix as Director of Restaurants until November 2018.

Since 2018, Leshem has been an active angel investor, focusing on early-stage startups.

In 2021, Leshem co-founded INT3, a venture capital fund based in Tel Aviv, where he is a Managing Partner.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tech12.co.il/index-investments/Article-07f69071d407081027.htm |title=After the Exit, We’ll Become Investors: Meet the Entrepreneurs' New Venture Capital Funds |access-date=24 March 2025 |url-status=live }}

Education

Leshem earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Statistics from Tel Aviv University.{{Cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/19jz3hF7EFFMI1krxJg7Om |title=Founder Storiez: Danny Leshem - Managing Partner INT3 |access-date=24 March 2025 |url-status=live }}

References

External Links

[https://dannyleshem.com/ Official homepage]