# Eishay Smith

> Eishay Smith is the CEO and Board Member of Versatile, a construction technology company that puts AI-powered intelligence into cranes to give builders real-time visibility over production rates and project progress. A computer scientist by training, he co-founded Kifi (acquired by Google in 2016), led engineering at Netflix, LinkedIn, Wealthfront, and Carbon Health, before joining Versatile as CTO and GM in Israel - eventually taking the top job in early 2024. Based in Timrat, Israel, he runs a company that has raised $110.5M in funding and is redefining how construction sites are measured, managed, and controlled.

- **Role:** CEO and Board Member at Versatile
- **Organizations:** Versatile, Kifi, Google, LinkedIn, Netflix, Wealthfront, Carbon Health, IBM
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Computer Software Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Kifi, a social link management platform that was acquired by Google in July 2016, Led G Suite Enterprise Security and Alert Centers at Google, Appointed CEO of Versatile in early 2024, overseeing $110.5M in total funding

## Career timeline

- **1996-2000** — Studied Computer Software Engineering at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- **2000s** — Early career at IBM
- **2009** — Speaker at QCon SF on software engineering
- **2012** — Co-founded Kifi (originally 'Forty Two') with Dan Blumenfeld - a social link management and search platform
- **2016** — Kifi acquired by Google in July 2016; joined Google, led G Suite Enterprise Security and Alert Centers
- **~2018-2020** — Engineering leadership at LinkedIn
- **~2020** — Director of Engineering at Wealthfront
- **~2020-2021** — Engineering roles at Netflix
- **2021** — VP of Engineering at Carbon Health (from May 2021)
- **2023** — Joined Versatile as General Manager (Israel) and CTO (from February 2023)
- **2024** — Promoted to CEO and Board Member of Versatile, succeeding co-founder Meirav Oren who became Active Chairman

## Achievements

- Co-founded Kifi, a social link management platform that was acquired by Google in July 2016
- Led G Suite Enterprise Security and Alert Centers at Google
- Appointed CEO of Versatile in early 2024, overseeing $110.5M in total funding
- Helped Versatile raise $80M Series B led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global in 2021
- Built and scaled globally distributed engineering teams across Israel and the US
- Speaker at QCon SF 2009 and recognized contributor to the LinkedIn Engineering Blog
- Led Versatile's engineering and product organization from Israel as CTO and GM before becoming CEO

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Appointed CEO and Board Member of Versatile, succeeding co-founder Meirav Oren
- **2023-09** — Versatile announced integration partnership with Procore to automate construction data management
- **2023-02** — Joined Versatile as General Manager (Israel) and CTO

## Links

- Website: https://versatile.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eishay/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/eishay
- GitHub: https://github.com/eishay
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eishay/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/versatileai/

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Last updated: 2026-05-26