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YL Ventures

Venture capital

Silicon Valley · Seed–Series A · 23 people tracked

Also known as YLV MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

YL Ventures invests exclusively in cybersecurity, partnering with top Israeli founders from the earliest stages. The firm combines disciplined, technical domain expertise with hands-on company-building support, guiding founders on strategy, go-to-market execution, hiring, and revenue growth. It offers access to a curated network of CISOs, entrepreneurs, investors, and specialized talent that helps validate products, form early partnerships, secure key hires, and unlock funding. Backed by an advisory board of senior security executives and deeply rooted in the global cybersecurity ecosystem, YL Ventures aims to shape the next generation of Israeli cybersecurity innovation from seed to scale.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $5M
HQ
Silicon Valley, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2022
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$800M
VC funds
5
Tracked investments
68
Unicorns
4
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
7

Team · 23 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

22 people who came through YL Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 10 more →

What they invest in

from 44 of 68 portfolio companies

Cybersecurity ×29AI & Machine Learning ×27Enterprise Software ×23SaaS ×14Cloud Computing ×11Data & Infrastructure ×8Developer Tools ×7IoT ×4

HQs:United States×14Israel×5Switzerland×1Italy×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 24 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
9 of 24 mapped founding teams
47%
repeat founders
of 30 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×33 founders×74+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with education data

Tel Aviv University ×13The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×9Technion ×5Bar-Ilan University ×4Babson College ×2Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×2University of Haifa ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×20Engineering ×4Business & Management ×3Finance & Accounting ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history

Palo Alto Networks ×4Cyberstarts ×3Microsoft ×3IDF - Israel Defence Forces ×2Israeli Military Intelligence ×2Talpiot Program ×2

1 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 30 with degree data)

Investments · 68 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

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Ermetictenable.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TENBAcquired

Tenable builds an AI-powered exposure management platform that unifies security visibility across infrastructure, cloud, identity, OT, third-party applications, and AI to map an organization's attack surface and prioritize remediation.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSColumbia, US

RONALD J. GULA(Director)inJack Huffard(Founder)inRenaud Deraison(Founder)inDAVID COLE(CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER)GLENN MICHAEL KIRBY(SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WORLDWIDE SALES)Steve Vintz(Co-Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsInsight Partners10DAccelAxeleo CapitalFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcForgePoint Capital+8 more

Cycodecycode.comin𝕏Nov 2021 · $56M✓ verified

Cycode provides an application security and product security platform focused on securing the software development lifecycle, including risks from AI-generated code and shadow AI.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Lior Levy(Founder)inRonen Slavin(Founder)inDor Atias(Founder)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersAlexander Geza Marcus PejacsevichForgePoint CapitalLiquidity CapitalAlven

Mind Data Leakage Preventionmind.ioin𝕏✓ verified

MIND is an AI-native data loss prevention platform that discovers, classifies, and prevents sensitive data exposure across SaaS, cloud, endpoints, and email environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Eran Barak(Founder)Hod Bin Noon(Founder)Itai Goldman(Founder)Itai Schwartz(Founder)

Co-investorsCrosspoint Capital PartnersOkta VenturesPaladin Capital GroupDnx Ventures

Axoniusaxonius.comAug 2019

Cybersecurity asset management platform providing visibility and automated policy validation.

New York, US

Dean Sysman(Founder)inOfri Shur(Founder)inWendy Zheng(Executive Officer)inAvidor Bartov(Founder)

BoardKenneth A. Fox(Director)Amit Karp(Director)

Board seatYoav Leitersdorf· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelAccelmed PartnersALIVE Israel HealthTech FundAlkeon InnovationAlphaDriveBessemer Venture Partners+12 more

451Research451research.comin𝕏

451 Research provides market research and advisory services focused on technology market disruption, innovation, and digital transformation in IT.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

A16Ya16y.ai

A company building security and governance solutions for AI agents that run on desktops, addressing the security and safety risks these agents present to enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Gil DabahAriel Shiftan

Co-investorsIBI Tech Fund

Aimstartaiming.comJan 2024 · $10M

Aim is a market intelligence tool that tracks competitors, market influencers, and prospects, then filters and delivers the relevant updates through Slack, email, and its own app.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsMITONMIXI

Aim Securityaim.security𝕏Seed · Jan 2024 · $10Macquired by Cato Networks

Aim Security developed an enterprise AI security platform to secure the adoption and use of generative AI, protecting against risks such as data leakage and prompt-based attacks.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Matan G.‏(Founder)inAdir Gruss(Founder)Matan Getz(Founder)Matan Getz Adir Gruss(Founder)

Co-investorsCanaan Partners

Anvylanvyl.comFeb 2022Acquired

New York, US

Rodney Manzo(Chief Executive Officer, Secretary)Sonny Tosco(Chief Operating Officer)

BoardRyan Sarver(Director)in

Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesAlley Robotics VenturesAlleyCorpB CapitalB Capital GroupCisco Investments+5 more

Blazemeterblazemeter.comin

BlazeMeter, owned by Perforce, offers AI-driven software testing solutions that automate functional, performance, web, and mobile testing using natural language commands.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsGlilot Capital Partners

Cato Networkscatonetworks.comin𝕏

Cato Networks provides a cloud-native SASE platform that converges networking, zero-trust security, and access into a single global service for enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL

Shlomo Kramer(Founder)inGur Shatz(Founder)inTomer Wald(Chief Financial Officer)inAlon Alter(Chief Business Officer)inZehorit Mulshanski(Chief People Officer)Eyal Heiman(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalAspect VenturesBallistic Ventures+13 more

Cioinfluencecioinfluence.comin𝕏

Exein is a runtime cybersecurity company that protects connected devices and systems across automotive, industrial, energy, healthcare, aerospace, and robotics sectors.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMedia & EntertainmentRome, IT

Gianni Cuozzo(Founder and CEO)

Clicktaleclicktale.com

Contentsquare provides a digital experience analytics platform that combines customer behavior data with machine and human intelligence to help enterprise teams optimize user journeys and identify friction points.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

CTECHin𝕏No public record

Calcalist Tech (CTech) is an English-language news outlet covering Israel's technology industry, reporting on startups, venture capital, funding, AI, and innovation.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investors10D91 VenturesDesignXDisruptive AIGandyr InvestmentsJibe Ventures+3 more

Ensoenso.security𝕏acquired by Snyk

Enso Security (presented on the page as Snyk's AI Security Platform) provides an independent security layer that validates AI-generated code, governs development agents, and secures AI-native applications.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Roy Erlich(Founder)in

Co-investorstoDay VenturesElaiaMulticoin CapitalNFXPolychain CapitalTHE LAO

Eurekaeureka.security𝕏

Eureka Security (now part of Tenable) offers data security posture management (DSPM) integrated into a cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) to discover, classify, and prioritize sensitive data risks across multi-cloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Liat Hayun(Founder)in

Co-investorsCollider VenturesSpark CapitalUTEC

Gripgrip.dentalDec 2021 · $19M

Dental Grip manufactures a precision tool for dentists to safely handle dental prostheses with improved ergonomics and control during clinical procedures.

Medical Devices

Co-investorsAgoranovIntel Capital

Gripgriprobotics.aiinDec 2021 · $19M

Grip Robotics develops physical-AI grippers that perceive, adapt, and manipulate objects in the waste stream, automating handling tasks in waste management that currently rely on manual labor.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsZürich, CH

Jonas Gruetter(Founder)inStanislaw Piasecki(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorEndiya PartnersIntel CapitalKennet PartnersStride Ventures

Grip Securitygrip.securityinSeed · Apr 2021 · $6M

Grip provides security tooling that discovers and classifies risk across SaaS services and web apps, identifying risky identities and accounts to help security teams close gaps, prioritize access controls, and maintain SaaS and identity compliance.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Lior Yaari(Founder)inAlon Shenkler(Founder)Idan Fast(Founder)

Co-investorsIntel CapitalStoneMill VenturesThird Point Ventures

Huntershunters.securityin𝕏Seed · Jan 2022 · $68M

Hunters builds a security operations platform that combines data engineering, security expertise, and automation to help security teams detect and stop attacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Uri May(Founder)inTomer Kazaz(Founder)inIan Forrest(CEO)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsBlumberg CapitalDatabricks VenturesDTCPM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+4 more

Hunters Aihunters.aiin𝕏Jan 2022 · $68M

Hunters provides an AI-powered SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platform that automates threat detection, investigation, and response for security operations teams.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)StripesUS Venture PartnersCisco Investments+4 more

Hushshophush.comSep 2025 · $11MDefunct

Hush operates a mobile makeup retail platform for consumers in the United States.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerLos Angeles, US

Alex Lin(Founder)inWilliam King(Founder)inCooper Mor(Founder)inAshutosh Dabral(Founder)Umesh Joshi(Founder)

Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalAccelBattery VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcCollab Capital+10 more

Hushgohush.comin𝕏

Hush is a digital privacy service that finds and removes individuals' personal information from data broker sites, public records, and online databases, then monitors for new exposures.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesDetroit Venture PartnersID VenturesAkamai TechnologiesBattery Ventures

Hush Securityhush.securityin𝕏

Hush provides identity-based, just-in-time access for workloads, AI agents, and non-human identities, replacing static secrets and keys with runtime-verified access.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsTel Aviv, IL

Alon Horowitz(Founder)Chen Nisnkorn(Founder)Micha Rave(Founder)Shmulik Ladkani(Founder)Chen Nisnskorn(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery Ventures

Identityidentity.digitalin𝕏Nov 2025 · $20M

Identity Digital is a domain registry and registrar services company that manages top-level domains (TLDs) and operates Name.com, a registrar offering domain registration, email management, and website hosting.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Paul Stahura(Founder)inDaniel Schindler(Founder)Jonathon Nevett(Founder)Richard Tindal(Founder)

Co-investorsBCIAccelAmigos Venture CapitalCrosspoint Capital PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Cyberstarts+8 more

Identity governancecrn.com

CRN is a news and media outlet covering the IT channel, reporting on technology vendors, products, and business developments for solution providers, MSPs, and other channel partners.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Gula Tech AdventuresTen Eleven

illusive networksproofpoint.comin𝕏

Proofpoint offers a suite of enterprise security and compliance products that protect people, email, cloud apps, and data from human-centric cyber threats using machine learning and AI.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US

Eric Hahn(Founder)

Co-investors125 VenturesBain Capital VenturesDag VenturesElevate VenturesGamutGlynn Capital Management+10 more

Karamba Securitykarambasecurity.cominDec 2021 · $10M

Karamba Security provides runtime protection and binary hardening software for edge devices, embedded systems, and containerized workloads to prevent AI-enabled attacks and supply chain compromises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechDeveloper ToolsIoTHod Hasharon, IL

David Barzilai(Founder)in

Co-investorsPaladin Capital GroupPresidio VenturesFontinalis PartnersWestern Technology Investment

Mcptotalmcptotal.io

Autonomous provides endpoint security focused on discovering, assessing, and securing AI agents across an organization's infrastructure with continuous monitoring and policy enforcement.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsJibe Ventures

Medigatemedigate.io𝕏Dec 2021 · $400Macquired by Claroty

CybersecurityDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechIoT

BoardDavid Millstone(co-CEO of Standard Industries and co-CIO of Standard Investments)

Co-investorsStandard InvestmentsBlumberg CapitalForgePoint CapitalMaor InvestmentsPartech VenturesUS Venture Partners+7 more

Miggomiggo.ioin𝕏Apr 2025 · $17M

Miggo provides a runtime application security platform that maps how first- and third-party applications connect, validates which vulnerabilities are actually exploitable at runtime, and deploys vulnerability-specific WAF rules to mitigate exploitable risk without patching.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Daniel Shechter(Founder)inItai Goldman‏(Founder)inDaniel Shechter Itai Goldman(Founder)Itai Goldman(Founder)

Co-investorsRuntime VenturesSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc

Mind Roboticsmindrobotics.com

Rivian spin-out building AI foundation models, purpose-built robots, and deployment infrastructure for factory automation.

RJ Scaringe(Founder)

Co-investorsA*AccelAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersEclipse Ventures+10 more

Minimusminimus.ioin𝕏Seed · Jan 2026 · $51M

Minimus develops security solutions for cloud-native applications, founded by the team behind Twistlock.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Ben Bernstein(CEO & Co-Founder)inDima Stopel(VP R&D & Co-Founder)inJohn Morello(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsMayfield FundOregon Venture FundRain Capital

Nativenative.securityinSeed · Jan 2025 · $11M

Native provides a control layer that helps enterprises operationalize and maximize the native security capabilities already embedded in their cloud infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Amit Megiddo(CEO, Co-founder)inGal Ordo(CPO, Co-founder)inEyal Faingold(CTO, Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBallistic Ventures

Nativenative.inc

Native is a specialist insurance broker for crypto and emerging technology companies, helping crypto-native teams and financial institutions insure digital asset risks such as private key theft, smart contract exploits, and infrastructure failures.

Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech

Amit Meggido(Founder)Amit Megiddo(Founder)Ben Davis(Founder)Dan Ross(Founder)Eyal Faingold(Founder)Frank Pica(Founder)

Co-investorsAzure Capital PartnersBallistic VenturesGeneral CatalystLavrock VenturesTechstarsTribes Ventures

NetCitadel𝕏Acquired

Proofpoint provides cybersecurity and compliance software that protects organizations' people, data, cloud environments, and email from advanced cyber threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ashan Willy(CEO)Sumit Dhawan(Chief Executive Officer)Rémi Thomas(Chief Financial Officer)Kim Sullivan(Chief People Officer)Mayank Choudhary(EVP and GM, Information Protection, Cloud Security & Compliance Products Group)Tom Corn(EVP and GM, Threat Protection Group)

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersDag VenturesElevate VenturesFrazier Healthcare PartnersGamutGlynn Capital Management+12 more

Noveenovee.ioin

Novee offers a security platform built on a proprietary offensive AI model that continuously tests web, mobile, AI apps, APIs, and external attack surfaces to find, validate, and remediate high-impact vulnerabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Ido Geffen(Founder)in

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersZeev Ventures

Noveenovee.aiin

Novee builds an AI assistant for insurance underwriters that layers on top of existing systems to surface risk insights and automate manual work behind each submission.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investors42CAPInsurtech Gateway FundCanaan PartnersZeev Ventures

Novee Securitynovee.security

Novee is a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup that built an AI-driven penetration testing platform acting as an autonomous "AI hacker" to continuously find and fix vulnerabilities in changing business environments.

Gon Chalamish(Founder)Ido Geffen(Founder)Omer Ninburg(Founder)

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersZeev Ventures

Optiopti.aiin

Opti provides AI-native identity and access management (IAM) software for enterprises, automating privilege management and access decisions through domain-trained machine learning models.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew City, US

Barak Perelman(CEO & Co-founder)inIdo Trivizki(CTO & Co-founder)inMille Gandelsman(CPO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsHetz VenturesLocalGlobeMayfield Fund

Orca Securityorca.securityin𝕏

Orca Security offers an agentless cloud security platform (CNAPP) that scans cloud accounts, code, containers, and AI workloads to detect, prioritize, and remediate risks from development through runtime.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSPortland, US

Gil Geron(Founder)inAvi Shua(Founder)inEty Spiegel Hubara(Founder)inLiran Antebi(Founder)inMatan Ben Gur(Founder)inShay Filosof(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapitalGCisco InvestmentsFlyover CapitalHarmony PartnersICONIQLauder Partners+6 more

Rideride.visionin𝕏

Ride Vision develops a collision-avoidance system for motorcycles and bikes that uses front and rear cameras paired with AI-powered real-time threat detection to alert riders to potential accidents.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & Transportation

Uri Lavi(Founder)in

Co-investorsProsus Ventures

Satorisatoricyber.comin𝕏Series A · Sep 2021 · $20M

Satori provides a data security platform that enables self-service access to data across analytics and production environments while applying dynamic masking and access control policies.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersRain Capital

Satorisatori.networkSep 2021 · $20M

Satori is a decentralized compute network for building Turing-complete verifiable smart contracts using common programming languages, with participation possible from standard consumer hardware such as laptops.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsEterna CapitalB Capital GroupEvolution Equity Partners

Satorisatori.financeSep 2021 · $20MDefunct

Satori Finance was a decentralized perpetual futures exchange that shut down in 2026 after raising $10M in 2022.

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesB Capital GroupBlockchange VenturesCloverEvolution Equity Partners+3 more

Seculertseculert.comOct 2010 · $10M

Cloud Malware Detection; acquired by Radware

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersSequoia Capital

Speraspera.security𝕏Seed · Mar 2023 · $10M

Spera (now part of Okta as Identity Security Posture Management/ISPM) provides continuous scanning and analysis of an organization's identity graph to detect risks across human and non-human identities, including shadow admin accounts, dormant users, missing MFA, and permission creep.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Telittelit.comin𝕏Jan 2026 · $51.5M

Telit designs and manufactures telecommunications terminal equipment and M2M (machine-to-machine) modules for industrial and IoT applications.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTBoca Raton, US

Co-investors83NorthIn-Q-TelCanaan PartnersZeev Ventures

Twistlocktwistlock.com𝕏Oct 2023 · $51M

The page presents cloud and AI security products that identify and fix security risks across the application lifecycle, from code during development to runtime protection against zero-day threats.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Ben Bernstein(Founder)in

Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalTen ElevenICONIQICONIQ CapitalRally Ventures Management, Llc

Valence Securityvalencesecurity.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2021 · $7M

Valence provides a SaaS security platform that builds a complete inventory of sanctioned, unsanctioned, and shadow IT and AI applications, detecting risky integrations, OAuth tokens, service accounts, and non-SSO access.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Yoni Shohet(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)StoneMill VenturesStageOne Ventures

Vulcan Cybervulcancyber.comSeries B · Mar 2021 · $21M

Cyber risk management; acquired by Tenable

Co-investorsMaor InvestmentsTen ElevenWipro VenturesDawn Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AcceloWebAutonomous SecurityBuildCaEnso SecurityEsecurityplanetEureka SecurityFireLayersGutsyHexaditeMsspalertOpusOpus SecurityRide VisionScworldSecurityboulevardUpstream Commerce

Exits · 8

1 IPOs · 7 acquisitions · showing 6

ErmeticNASDAQ: TENBAim Securityacq. by Cato NetworksEnsoacq. by SnykEnso Securityacq. by SnykHexaditeacq. by MicrosoftMedigateacq. by Claroty

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has YL Ventures made?
YL Ventures has 68 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does YL Ventures invest at?
YL Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is YL Ventures's typical check size?
YL Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What sectors does YL Ventures focus on?
YL Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, SaaS.
Where is YL Ventures located?
YL Ventures is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
Does YL Ventures lead rounds?
YL Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does YL Ventures co-invest with?
YL Ventures most often shares deals with Bessemer Venture Partners, StoneMill Ventures, Ten Eleven, among 119 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Black Hat USA Spotlights: Justin Somaini, YL Ventures

Trident Talks · Justin Somaini

Justin Somaini: Why I Joined YL Ventures

YL Ventures · Justin Somaini

An interview with YL Ventures Partner, Justin Somaini

YL Ventures · Justin Somaini

Ofer Schreiber Partner, YL Ventures

Capital On Stage · Ofer Schreiber

YL Ventures Partner Yoav Leitersdorf | Ask A VC | TechCrunch

Yoav Leitersdorf · techcrunch.com

#CyberSpotlight: YL Ventures Managing Partner, Yoav Leitersdorf asks Twistlock's Co-Founder & CEO, Ben Bernstein, about the thought process that led him to bet on #ContainerSecur | #CyberSpotlight: YL Ventures Managing Partner, Yoav Leitersdorf asks Twistlock's Co-Founder & CEO, Ben Bernstein, about

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Co-investors · 17

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$50K – $100M
US Venture Partners

US Venture Partners (USVP) is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in information technology and healthcare companies, with four decades of investing experience.

Both backed · 4
$500K – $10M
Cisco Investments

Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.

M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

M12 is Microsoft's corporate venture capital fund, investing in innovative startups and leveraging Microsoft's resources, connections, and customers to help portfolio companies scale.

$100K – $10M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $5M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

Both backed · 2
$540K – $10.8M
Intel Capital

Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Intel Corporation, investing in AI and deep tech companies across cloud, devices, frontier, and silicon.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $20M
Ballistic Ventures

Ballistic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing cybersecurity entrepreneurs, drawing on the operating experience of investors who have founded, funded, and operated over 90 companies.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $5M
Glilot Capital Partners

Glilot Capital Partners is an Israel-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity and AI, backing founders from seed through growth stages with hands-on support, capital, and a global network.

Both backed · 2
ErmeticBlazemeter
$500K – $5M
Cyberstarts

Cyberstarts is a venture capital firm that partners with cybersecurity founders from day one, using a systematic process and an extensive CISO network to help build industry-defining cybersecurity companies.

Both backed · 1
Team8

Team8 is a venture creation and venture capital firm that partners closely with founders and industry experts to identify core problems and build long-lasting companies.

Both backed · 1
Medigate
StageOne Ventures

StageOne Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building enterprise and deep-technology companies, having invested across five funds.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $3.5M
▶5 more co-investors

Vertex Ventures IsraelBlu Venture InvestorsPicture CapitalIsrael Growth PartnersValley Capital Partners

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