Benny Schnaider
About Benny Schnaider
Benny Schnaider is an Israeli software entrepreneur. Public profiles list him as founder of Qumranet (CEO 2005 to 2008), which Red Hat acquired in 2008. He also founded Ravello Systems in 2011 and served as its chairman and president until 2016, when Oracle acquired it. He studied computer engineering at the Technion and engineering management at Santa Clara University.
Earlier roles include engineering director at Cisco Systems (2000 to 2005) and vice president of business development at Red Hat (2008 to 2010). He is a co-founder and chairman of Salto, a business application configuration company. He also holds board and advisory roles, including chairman of ScyllaDB and a venture partner role at StageOne Ventures.
Crunchbase lists 8 personal investments. The earliest are Traffix Systems (Series A, 2009) and Matific (angel round, 2013). More recent ones are Buildots (Series A, July 2020), Helios and ReturnGO (June 2022), Raftt (September 2022) and Wing Cloud (July 2023).
In a LinkedIn post about Wing Cloud, he wrote that he looks for two things in any venture: exceptional people and a solution to a significant problem. He invested in Wing Cloud as an angel and became its chairman.
His AI round on the Lounge deals desk is Huskeys. Huskeys is a Tel Aviv edge security management startup, founded in 2025. It raised an $8M seed announced on 30 March 2026. Its platform places an agentic layer across the edge security stack. Other participants included 10D, SV Angel, toDay Ventures, CCL and Alumni Ventures, plus the cybersecurity angels Ariel Maislos, Michael Dolinsky, Ofer Ben-Noon, Maty Siman and Slavik Markovich.
We did not find other AI-specific investments confirmed in primary sources.
One industry roundup describes him as investing in early-stage Israeli high-tech startups, typically at pre-seed and seed and often before institutional capital arrives. His disclosed investments cover infrastructure, security, developer tools, construction technology and ecommerce software. Most portfolio companies are Israeli. We found no public statement of his check size.
- Huskeys: edge security management platform with an agentic AI layer; $8M seed, March 2026.
- Wing Cloud: cloud development company; seed round, July 2023. He invested as an angel and is chairman.
- Raftt: developer tooling company; seed round, September 2022.
- Helios: Tel Aviv startup; seed round, June 2022.
- ReturnGO: post-purchase platform for ecommerce; seed round, June 2022.
- Buildots: construction technology company; Series A, July 2020.
- Traffix Systems: 4G network signaling company; Series A, 2009.
- crunchbase.com/person/benny-schnaider-2
- cbinsights.com/investor/benny-schnaider
- fintech.global/2026/03/30/huskeys-raises-8m-seed-to-modernise-legacy-w
- finsmes.com/2026/03/huskeys-raises-8m-in-seed-funding.html
- marketscreener.com/business-leaders/BENNY-SCHNAIDER-06S08Y-E/biography
- linkedin.com/pulse/why-did-i-invest-wing-cloud-benny-schnaider
- everythingstartups.com/article/52-active-venture-capital-investors-in-
- tracxn.com/d/people/benny-schnaider/__bziaqwJgJ3pKU1X_FlkBhV9AwmHkpsHN
Investing activity
Benny Schnaider appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $8M. The most recent is Huskeys (Seed, $8M, Mar 2026).
Benny Schnaider most often invests alongside Slavik Markovich, Ofer Ben Noon, Michael Dolinsky and Ariel Maislos, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Benny Schnaider
Who is Benny Schnaider?
He is an Israeli entrepreneur and angel investor. He founded Qumranet (acquired by Red Hat in 2008) and Ravello Systems (acquired by Oracle in 2016), and he co-founded Salto.
What stage does Benny Schnaider invest in?
One industry roundup describes him as typically investing at pre-seed and seed. His Crunchbase record also includes Series A rounds such as Buildots in 2020.
What is Benny Schnaider's check size?
He has not made a check size public, and we found no reliable figure.
What does Benny Schnaider look for in a founder?
In a LinkedIn post about Wing Cloud, he said he looks for exceptional people and a solution to a significant problem.
Has Benny Schnaider invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in the $8M seed round of Huskeys, an edge security startup with an agentic AI layer, announced in March 2026.
Does Benny Schnaider only invest in Israeli startups?
Most of his disclosed investments are in Israeli companies. Tracxn also lists some US-based portfolio companies, but we did not confirm a geographic limit.
Is Benny Schnaider an angel investor?
Yes. Benny Schnaider invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Benny Schnaider invested in?
Benny Schnaider's AI investments include Huskeys. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Benny Schnaider invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Benny Schnaider has invested at Seed, with a median round of $8M.
Who does Benny Schnaider co-invest with?
Benny Schnaider's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Slavik Markovich (1 deal), Ofer Ben Noon (1 deal), Michael Dolinsky (1 deal), Ariel Maislos (1 deal) and Maty Siman (1 deal).