Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 8
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture

Philippe is an investor in Internet-related businesses. He is based in Tel Aviv. He joined Square Peg as a Venture Partner in 2014 and Partner in 2015.

Philippe is passionate about supporting early stage companies to execute on their product and go-to-market strategies, especially in the areas of Internet of Things, Digital Health, Consumer

Internet and Telecommunications.

With over twenty years of experience as a senior executive in these markets, Philippe has a proven track record in developing companies toward high-revenue growth and profitability and in identifying new market opportunities.

In his previous role he was President of Withings Inc., having previously been the founder and CEO of ooVoo, Divisional CEO at MRV Communications (NASDAQ: MRVC) and an officer in the Israeli Navy.

He holds a BSc. in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from INSEAD, the European Institute of Business Administration.

Number of Investments 1
Philippe Schwartz invested in Wristcam on Mar 21, 2013. This investment - Seed Round - Wristcam - was valued at
$2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 21, 2013
Wristcam
Seed Round - Wristcam
$2M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 4
Philippe Schwartz is the Partner at Square Peg Capital. Additionally, Philippe Schwartz has had 4 past jobs including President at Withings.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Withings
PresidentDec 2012Jan 2015
ooVoo
Co-Founder / CEOMay 1, 20062012
Arel Communications & Software
CEOSep 2002May 2006
MRV Communications
CEO of System DivisionMay 1995May 2002
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 8
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 4
Philippe Schwartz holds 8 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Sternum, Director at Deci AI, and Director at Tomorrow.io.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Highfive
Board Advisor20132018
Pixie Technology
Board AdvisorJan 2014Jun 2015
ooVoo
Board MemberMay 2006Apr 2012
Kuvée
AdvisorApr 2015
Number of Events 2
Philippe Schwartz has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Startup Rounds Showcase on Mar 2, 2015.