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Eli Barenboim

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Seed Investor at Leadbay (YC F25)
📍 Tel Aviv District, Israel

Eli is a Senior Regional Sales Manager at Deel, leading the companys presence in Israel and managing a top-performing EMEA team. He has been instrumental in Deels growth from a small startup to a global leader. Described as dedicated, ambitious, and results-driven, he holds a degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Outside of his primary role, Eli is an active pre-seed and seed investor in several technology startups, including a Y-Combinator company. He is passionate about mentoring new founders and has a personal interest in maritime activities, holding a skippers license. He also has a unique academic background in Middle-Eastern History.

Interesting fact: Eli joined Deel as the third sales representative in EMEA when it had only 40 employees and has helped it scale to over 7,000.

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Current Role
Seed Investor
Location
Tel Aviv District, Israel
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Scaling Sales Teams
He has direct experience scaling a sales organization from its early stages to a large, high-performing team during Deel's rapid growth phase.
Early-Stage Investing
Acts as a seed and pre-seed investor in startups like Leadbay (YC F25), Sillage, and FullEnrich, showing a passion for nurturing new ventures.
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Career

Work history

5-2026
Seed Investor
Leadbay (YC F25)
4-2026
Pre-Seed Investor
Sillage
1-2026
Senior Regional Sales Manager EMEA
Deel
12-2024
Seed Investor
FullEnrich
10-2022 - 12-2025
Regional Sales Manager EMEA
Deel
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Education
B.A. Double Major - Financial Accounting & Middle-Eastern History
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
IDC Beyond
Reichman University
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