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Shay Banon
Founder at
ELASTIC N.V.
Net worth: 557 M $ as of 2026-08-30
Profile
Mr. Shay Banon is a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Elastic NV and a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Elasticsearch, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Elasticsearch, Inc. Mr. Banon was previously employed as a Technology Director by GigaSpaces Technologies, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ELASTIC NV 5.49% | 2026-09-03 | 5,711,535 ( 5.49% ) | 557 M $ | 2026-08-30 |
Shay Banon active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| ELASTIC N.V. | Founder | 2012-02-08 |
Elasticsearch, Inc.
 Elasticsearch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions for making structured and unstructured data usable in real time for search, logging, security and analytics | Founder | 2011-12-31 |
Former positions of Shay Banon
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Gigaspaces Technologies, Inc.
 Gigaspaces Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides AI-powered data platforms, real-time data processing and enterprise analytics solutions | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
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| Private companies | 4 |
|---|---|
Gigaspaces Technologies, Inc.
Gigaspaces Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides AI-powered data platforms, real-time data processing and enterprise analytics solutions | Technology Services |
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
 Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Elastic NV
 Elastic NV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as a data analytics company | Technology Services |
Elasticsearch, Inc.
Elasticsearch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions for making structured and unstructured data usable in real time for search, logging, security and analytics | Technology Services |
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