Benoit Wirz

Director/Board Member at

Zen Educate Ltd.

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Benoit Wirz is currently a Director at Zen Educate Ltd. and a Partner at Brighteye Advisors SAS. Previously, he worked as the Director of Business Consulting at John S.
& James L.
Knight Foundation and as the Director of Venture Investments at Knight Foundation Venture Capital.
Mr. Wirz received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and his MBA from INSEAD.

Benoit Wirz active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Brighteye Advisors SAS Brighteye Advisors SAS Investment ManagersFinance Brighteye Advisors is a venture capital firm which provides the seed and early stage capital for startups, operating in education, technology and media sectors. The firm targets companies located in Europe and Israel. It invests primarly in innovative edtech startups.	Private Equity Investor	2017-03-31
Zen Educate Ltd. Zen Educate Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile applications to find teaching works in schools	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Benoit Wirz

Companies	Position	End
Knight Foundation Venture Capital Knight Foundation Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Knight Foundation Venture invests in companies located in the United states. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	2017-03-30
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Knight Foundation seeks to invest in assets in a manner that will achieve a total rate of return sufficient to replace the assets spent for grants and expenses and to recoup any value lost due to inflation. The Foundation diversifies their investments among various financial instruments and asset categories and uses multiple strategies and investment managers. Their investment policy focuses on allocating a high percentage of assets to equity and equity-like investments. Knight Foundation’s asset allocation policy targets five broad investment categories: fixed-income and cash, private equity, real estate, global equities, hedge funds and commodities.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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John S. & James L. Knight Foundation John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Knight Foundation seeks to invest in assets in a manner that will achieve a total rate of return sufficient to replace the assets spent for grants and expenses and to recoup any value lost due to inflation. The Foundation diversifies their investments among various financial instruments and asset categories and uses multiple strategies and investment managers. Their investment policy focuses on allocating a high percentage of assets to equity and equity-like investments. Knight Foundation’s asset allocation policy targets five broad investment categories: fixed-income and cash, private equity, real estate, global equities, hedge funds and commodities.	Miscellaneous
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
INSEAD INSEAD Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Knight Foundation Venture Capital Knight Foundation Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Knight Foundation Venture invests in companies located in the United states. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Brighteye Advisors SAS Brighteye Advisors SAS Investment ManagersFinance Brighteye Advisors is a venture capital firm which provides the seed and early stage capital for startups, operating in education, technology and media sectors. The firm targets companies located in Europe and Israel. It invests primarly in innovative edtech startups.	Finance
Zen Educate Ltd. Zen Educate Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile applications to find teaching works in schools	Technology Services