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Ben Omelchenko

Managing Partner at Hyperwise Ventures

Ben is an angel investor and entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in the field of cyber security. Prior to turning investor, Ben co-founded Hyperwise Security that pioneered a groundbreaking CPU-Level detection technology, which was acquired by Check Point in 2/2015.

Ben established Check Point’s cyber security innovation group, and managed the ideation, research and productization of the internally incubated advanced solutions for over four years, helping Check Point deliver the most innovative security technologies to its customers.

Ben also helped to establish Check Point’s Cyber Security Academy – an internal elite boot-camp that transformed candidates without prior experience into cyber security researchers. During his last year in Check Point, Ben worked closely with the Corporate Development VP, advising on potential M&A opportunities, generating deal flow and conducting due diligence.

Together with his current partners, Aviv Gafni and Nathan Shuchami, Ben was an angel investor, supporting 3rd party VCs in conducting due diligence processes and mentoring first-time entrepreneurs.

Ben served as a security researcher in an elite department of 8200 intelligence unit, holds BS.C. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Tel Aviv University, and is a co-inventor of 3 patents in cyber security.


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