# Eran Ben-Shushan

> Eran Ben-Shushan is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Bizzabo, an enterprise event technology company that began as a networking app and grew into an operating system for in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences. A former Israeli Air Force officer and Elbit Systems engineer, he has built his career around one stubborn question: can the fleeting chemistry of a live gathering be designed, measured, and improved without draining it of its humanity?

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Bizzabo
- **Organizations:** Bizzabo, Elbit Systems, Rosh-Pina Media Convention, Israeli Air Force, Forbes Business Council
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BA in Business, cum laude; Zell Entrepreneurship Program, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (now Reichman University)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bizzabo and led its expansion from an attendee networking app into an enterprise event experience platform., Led Bizzabo through a rapid 2020 shift into virtual events and a $138 million Series E led by Insight Partners., Named one of Business Travel News's 25 Most Influential executives in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Served nine years as an officer in the Israeli Air Force, then worked as a systems engineer and team leader at Elbit Systems.
- **Before 2011** — Worked as an event marketer and served as CEO of the Rosh-Pina Media Convention.
- **2011** — Co-founded Bizzabo with Alon Alroy and Boaz Katz after the three met through the Zell Entrepreneurship Program.
- **2012** — Bizzabo launched its event discovery and attendee networking apps.
- **2013-2015** — Expanded to New York and shifted from a networking app toward an integrated event management platform.
- **2017** — Bizzabo raised a $15 million growth round after reporting more than 200 percent annual recurring revenue growth in the prior year.
- **2019** — Bizzabo raised a $27 million Series D to expand its enterprise event platform.
- **2020** — After in-person events collapsed, Bizzabo launched a virtual event product in roughly two weeks; the company later reported 100 percent revenue growth and raised a $138 million Series E.
- **2021** — Oversaw four acquisitions in six months, including Klik, x.ai, Whalebone, and TeeVid, while expanding the platform across virtual and onsite experiences.
- **2022** — Co-authored Event Success: Maximizing the Business Impact of In-person, Virtual, and Hybrid Experiences with Alon Alroy and Boaz Katz.
- **2022** — Bizzabo carried out two major workforce reductions during a technology downturn, reducing headcount from about 400 to about 160 as it reorganized around profitability.
- **2025** — Outlined a strategy centered on intentional in-person connection, micro-events, event data, personalization, sponsor ROI, and applied AI.
- **2026** — Continued promoting Klik's onsite products and a measurement model focused on pipeline creation, deal acceleration, and customer retention.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bizzabo and led its expansion from an attendee networking app into an enterprise event experience platform.
- Led Bizzabo through a rapid 2020 shift into virtual events and a $138 million Series E led by Insight Partners.
- Named one of Business Travel News's 25 Most Influential executives in 2021.
- Named to Goldman Sachs's 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs list in 2021.
- Recognized for three consecutive years among The Software Report's Top 50 SaaS CEOs.
- Co-authored the 2022 book Event Success.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Shared Bizzabo's launch of Klik Box, a self-serve SmartBadge kit aimed at roadshows, regional meetups, and user groups.
- **2026-03** — Publicly highlighted women leaders at Bizzabo and linked their leadership to the company's culture and product.
- **2025-09** — Published five shifts shaping event strategy: intentional connection, smaller high-conversion events, event data as a growth engine, personalization, and real-time sponsor ROI.
- **2025-07** — Bizzabo reported 27 percent year-over-year growth in customers' in-person events and a 34 percent rise in gatherings under 150 attendees during the first half of 2025.
- **2024-12** — Bizzabo introduced Event OS Copilot, applying generative AI to in-product guidance for event professionals.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bizzabo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranbenshushan
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/eranben

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Last updated: 2026-09-26