How many investments has YL Ventures made?

YL Ventures has 42 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does YL Ventures invest at?

YL Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage 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 Cybersecurity.

Where is YL Ventures located?

YL Ventures is headquartered in New York, 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, ForgePoint Capital, StoneMill Ventures, among 85 tracked co-investors.

YL Ventures

Venture capital

New York · Seed–Late Stage · 28 people tracked

Also known as YLV MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Seed-only investor making a handful of concentrated investments, leverages 100+ Fortune-100 CISOs and former CISO partners to bridge Israeli founders to U.S. enterprises, shape product, and run hands-on go-to-market.

Invests inCybersecurity New York United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Late Stage

Check

$100K – $5M

New York, California, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2022

Last 12 months

3 investments

AUM

$800M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 28 people

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Kirk Manoogian· Partner· San Francisco, Californiain

Kirk Manoogian is a Partner at YL Ventures, where he manages the firm's US-based evaluation of potential investments and works with founders on go-to-market strategy and commercial execution. Before joining YL Ventures in 2020, he worked at Cornerstone Research on litigation involving global institutions and at Jump Capital on early-stage fintech investments. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

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Yoav Leitersdorf· Managing Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf pioneered focusing on very-early-stage Israeli cybersecurity startups selling to U.S. enterprises, running small portfolios to act as a co-founder on product strategy and U.S. market entry.

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Justin Somaini· Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

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Kate Burkhardt· Principal

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Amichai Shulman· Venture Partner· Israelin 𝕏

Adi Greenwald· Associate· Londonin

Adi Greenwald is an Associate at YL Ventures, where she focuses on cybersecurity, tracking emerging domains and technical shifts in the industry and working with startup founders. Before joining the firm, she spent four years at Claroty and Medigate, leading network analysis teams through Medigate's acquisition, and previously served as a Project Lead in the IDF's Unit 8200. She holds a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from The Open University of Israel and is an MBA candidate at London Business School.

Adi Shamai· Office Manager· Tel Avivin

Adi Shamai is the Office Manager in YL Ventures' Tel Aviv office, where she oversees daily operations, logistics, and vendor coordination and works with the operations team to streamline internal workflows. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and previously held administrative coordination roles while practicing clinical psychology.

Dave Reed· CFO· Mill Valley, California, United Statesin

Dave Reed is the CFO of YL Ventures, where he manages the firm's financial operations and advises portfolio companies on budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and capital strategy as they prepare to scale. He also works with the firm's LPs to align investor expectations with startup goals. His background spans audit, private equity, and venture, including managing finance and accounting teams at a biotech-focused VC fund and serving as CFO at a growth-stage private equity firm.

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Gal Spiner Abramovich· Partnerships and Events Lead· Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israelin

Gal Spiner Abramovich leads partnerships and events at YL Ventures, setting strategy and managing execution to support the firm's portfolio companies through speaking opportunities, roadshows, and partnerships. Before joining the firm, she spent ten years in public relations, communications, and media operations, including work at blockchain startup Concordium and a role as Aide to the Chairman and Media Operations Coordinator at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy. She also held teaching roles at Reichman University, where she earned a BA in Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy.

Gye Cohen· VP of Operations and HR· Tel Avivin

Gye Cohen is VP of Operations and HR at YL Ventures, where she oversees the firm's operational functions and people strategy, including HR, organizational processes, compliance, legal, and internal systems. She has been with the firm for many years, working with founders on operational and HR matters such as hiring, compensation, and compliance during early company stages.

Maeve Juday· Business Development Team· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Maeve Juday is a member of YL Ventures' Business Development Team, where she supports portfolio founders with go-to-market work, positioning, and engaging enterprise security buyers. Before YL Ventures, she worked on the Expansion Team at Openview Ventures, assisting Series A-B SaaS companies with executive hiring and customer acquisition projects.

Merav Ben Avi· Head of Marketing· Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israelin

Merav Ben Avi leads marketing at YL Ventures, where she has worked since 2021 developing the firm's content strategy, messaging and PR outreach for the firm and its cybersecurity portfolio companies. She now directs a team focused on the firm's market presence and the positioning of early-stage companies. Before YL Ventures, she spent a decade in Israeli public service in external relations roles at the Ministry of Defense, the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission and Israel's Mission to the United Nations.

Ofer Schreiber· Partner· Tel Aviv, Israelin 𝕏

Ofer Schreiber, Senior Partner and Israel office head, leverages Unit 8200 military-intel and IVC research experience to sit on boards of AI-driven, capital-efficient cybersecurity startups and publish market analysis.

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Or Salom· Analyst· Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israelin

Or Salom is an Analyst at YL Ventures, where she sources and evaluates early-stage cybersecurity startups, leads research into industry trends, and supports portfolio companies on market validation and early go-to-market planning. She has roughly a decade of cybersecurity experience, including threat hunting, incident response, and product-facing research. Before YL Ventures she was a Senior Threat Hunting Expert at Sygnia, a cybersecurity analyst at PerimeterX and CloudLock, and began her career in the IDF's Unit 8200.

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Shiloh Shaeffer· Chief of Staff· San Francisco Bay Areain

Shiloh Shaeffer serves as Chief of Staff at YL Ventures, where she supports the firm's leadership and manages operations across functions and time zones. She has helped the firm through multiple fundraises and portfolio milestones while supporting operational growth as the team expanded globally.

Andrew Offer· Venture Advisor· Dallas, Texas, United Statesin

Joined Scientific Health Development in 2007 and serves as CEO and General Partner, sitting on the boards of most active SHD portfolio companies. He earned a B.B.A. in Finance from Texas A&M University and holds the CFA designation.

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Avi Shua· Insider· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Avi Shua is the Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of Orca Security, where he developed the company's patented SideScanning technology and Unified Data Model, launched in 2019. He served as the company's CEO from 2019 to 2023 before moving into his current role. His earlier career includes work as chief technologist at Check Point Software Technologies and positions within the Israeli military's Unit 8200.

Dan Amiga· Insider· Israelin 𝕏

Dan Amiga is Co-Founder and CTO of Island. He previously founded and served as CTO of Fireglass, which Symantec acquired in 2017, and has been a founding investor in several security companies including Axis Security, Cycode, Build.Security, and ScaleOps. His background includes roles as chief software architect at Schneider Electric, work in security at Microsoft's Technology Center in Tel Aviv, and five years at Israel's 8200 unit developing security solutions; he has also taught advanced cloud computing at the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel and spoken at industry conferences including RSA and Black Hat.

Gil Geron· Insider· New York, New York, United Statesin

Gil Geron is CEO and Co-Founder of Orca Security, having previously served as the company's chief product officer since its inception. He has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity products and previously directed a team of cyber professionals at Check Point Software Technologies.

Idan Levin· Insider· Israelin

Ken Gonzalez· Advisor· San Francisco, Californiain

Ken Gonzalez has more than 20 years of experience as a senior operating executive, having led strategy and corporate business development at Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Avast, and FireEye, and has completed over 40 acquisitions, 23 of them in cybersecurity. Before joining NightDragon, he was a Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital. He holds a degree from Harvard Business School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer.

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Mandy Andress· Venture Advisor· Austin, Texas, United Statesin

Chief Information Security Officer at Elastic with extensive experience in security infrastructure.

Michael· Venture Advisor· Arlington, Virginia, United Statesin 𝕏

Referenced in a founder testimonial as one of the two Runtime Ventures partners founders would want on their cap table.

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Michael Kantarovich· Insider· Israelin

Michael Kantarovich is an entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of executive leadership experience. He founded multiple cybersecurity companies that were acquired by Zscaler, Forcepoint, and Imperva, and previously served as VP of Products at Imperva and held positions in product and R&D at the Israeli Air Force. His expertise spans product development, market analysis, and technology strategy.

Renee Guttmann· VC Advisor· Floridain

Renee Guttmann is Founder and Principal at Cisohive and serves as a VC and startup advisor. She is a Chief Information Security and IT executive with experience leading risk management programs at Fortune 50 companies, with particular expertise in operational technology security, maritime cybersecurity, data protection, incident management, and supply chain governance. Guttmann speaks on cybersecurity and safety topics, including work on the Cybersecurity Poverty Line.

Sounil Yu· Venture Advisor· Virginiain 𝕏

Strategic Advisor to Inner Loop Capital; former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America.

Steve Tran· Advisor· United Statesin

Steve Tran is Vice President of Global Security at Iyuno, where he oversees security for entertainment and media assets. He brings experience from four major M&A transactions in the entertainment sector, including the $8.5 billion Amazon acquisition of MGM Studios, as well as a background as a retired police officer with expertise in executive protection, investigations, asset protection, and crisis management. His security experience includes major events such as MLB Playoffs and World Series competitions, Super Bowl LI, and the 2024 Democratic National Convention, along with advisory roles for high-growth technology startups.

Zohar Alon· Israelin 𝕏

Zohar Alon is CEO and Co-founder of NewCore. He previously founded Dome9 and spent time at Check Point. Alon invests in cybersecurity and cloud companies including Firefly, Adaptive Shield, Tamnoon, Laminar, Argon, Safe Base, and Descope, and mentors early-stage entrepreneurs.

Founder mafia

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

Amichai ShulmanVenture PartnerFounded Kanopy Security +1 Dan AmigaInsiderFounded Island Zohar AlonFounded Newcore

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What they invest in

from 37 of 49 portfolio companies

Cybersecurity ×26AI & Machine Learning ×22Enterprise Software ×16SaaS ×12Developer Tools ×7Cloud Computing ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5IoT ×3

HQs:United States×10Israel×4

Who they back

founder profiles across 15 portfolio companies

40%

solo founders

6 of 15 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×44+ founders×1

Investments · 49 tracked

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By year:2026 · 2 2025 · 2 2023 · 3 2019 · 18 dated

Ermetic Tenabletenable.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: TENB

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 LearningCybersecuritySaaSColumbia, US

Jack Huffard(Co-founder & Director (former President and COO))Renaud Deraison(Founder)inSteve Vintz(Co-Chief Executive Officer)inMark Thurmond(Co-Chief Executive Officer)inMatt Brown(Chief Financial Officer)inDino DiMarino(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investorsInsight Partners 10D Accel ForgePoint Capital Glynn Capital Management Gula Tech Adventures

Cycodecycode.com in 𝕏✓ 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(Co-Founder & CEO)inRonen Slavin(Co-Founder & CTO)

Co-investorsInsight Partners ForgePoint Capital Liquidity Capital Alven

AXONIUS, INC.Aug 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

New York, US

Board seatYoav Leitersdorf· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Sep 2019

451Research451research.com in 𝕏

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

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

A16Ya16y.ai

Autonomous is a security platform for endpoint AI agents that discovers shadow AI, assesses risks, remediates vulnerabilities, and enforces real-time runtime guardrails across workstations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsIBI Tech Fund

Aim Securityaim.security in 𝕏acquired 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)in

Co-investorsCanaan Partners

Blazemeterblazemeter.com in

BlazeMeter is a continuous testing platform that supports performance, API, functional, and monitoring testing, along with service virtualization and AI-powered synthetic test data.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsGlilot Capital Partners

Buildbuild.security

Co-investorsStoneMill Ventures

Caca.com

Co-investorsJMI Equity

Cioinfluencecioinfluence.com in 𝕏

CIO Influence is a news and media publication covering enterprise IT, technology, and cybersecurity topics for CIOs and technology leaders.

Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment

Clicktaleclicktale.com in

Clicktale, now part of Contentsquare, offers a digital experience analytics platform that connects web metrics to customer behavior using heatmaps, journey analysis, and machine intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

CTECHin 𝕏

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-investors10D 91 Ventures DesignX Disruptive AI Gandyr Investments Jibe Ventures+3 more

Cybersecurity asset managementaxonius.com

Dean Sysman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel Accelmed Partners ALIVE Israel HealthTech Fund Alkeon Innovation AlphaDrive Bessemer Venture Partners+4 more

Ensoenso.security in 𝕏acquired 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 Ventures Elaia NFX

Esecurityplanetesecurityplanet.com

Eurekaeureka.security in 𝕏

Eureka Security provides data security posture management (DSPM) integrated into a cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP), discovering and classifying sensitive data across multi-cloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Liat Hayun(Founder)in

Co-investorsCollider Ventures Spark Capital UTEC

Grip Securitygrip.security in

Grip builds an app inventory and links assets to identities to serve as a technical backbone for AI governance, helping organizations find, trace, contain, and explain points of exposure or risk.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Lior Yaari(Founder)in

Co-investorsIntel Capital StoneMill Ventures Third Point Ventures

GutsyOct 2023 · $51M

Watertown, US

Ben Tuttman(Executive Officer)Thomas First(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardIan McCormick(Director)Scott Miller(Director)Brian Knez(Director)Henry Seherr-Thoss(Director)

Co-investorsEnlightened Hospitality Investments Mayfield Fund

Huntershunters.security in 𝕏

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)Tomer Kazaz(Founder)inIan Forrest(CEO)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners Cisco Investments DTCP Stripes

Hunters Aihunters.ai in 𝕏

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 Partners Blumberg Capital M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Stripes US Venture Partners Cisco Investments +1 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/CEO)inWilliam King(Founder/CTO)inCooper Mor(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Battery Ventures

Hushgohush.com in 𝕏

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 Ventures ID Ventures Akamai Technologies Battery Ventures

Hushhush.security in 𝕏

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)

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 Adventures Ten Eleven

Karamba Securitykarambasecurity.com in

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)

Co-investorsPaladin Capital Group Presidio Ventures Fontinalis Partners Western Technology Investment

Mcptotalmcptotal.io

Autonomous provides endpoint security for AI agents, giving organizations continuous discovery of shadow AI, risk assessment, remediation, and real-time runtime guardrails across workstations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsJibe Ventures

Medigatemedigate.io in 𝕏acquired by Claroty

CybersecurityDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechIoT

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

Co-investorsStandard Investments Blumberg Capital ForgePoint Capital Maor Investments US Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners+5 more

Miggomiggo.io in 𝕏Apr 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(Co-Founder & CEO)inItai Goldman(Co-Founder & CTO)Itai Goldman‏(Founder)in

Co-investorsSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc SYN Ventures

Mind Data Leakage Preventionmind.io in 𝕏

MIND is a data security platform that automates data loss prevention (DLP) and insider risk management (IRM), identifying and preventing data leaks across human, non-human, and agentic AI activity.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsDnx Ventures

Minimusminimus.io in 𝕏Jan 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)John Morello(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsMayfield Fund Oregon Venture Fund Rain Capital

Msspalertmsspalert.com

Nativenative.security in

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)Gal Ordo(CPO, Co-Founder)Eyal Faingold(CTO, Co-Founder)

Co-investorsBallistic Ventures

NetCitadelin 𝕏Acquired

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 Partners Dag Ventures Elevate Ventures Frazier Healthcare Partners Gamut Glynn Capital Management+12 more

Noveenovee.io in

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 Partners Zeev Ventures

Noveenovee.ai in

Novee is an AI assistant and intelligence layer for underwriters that integrates with existing systems and Outlook to provide risk insights and automate submission-related tasks.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Co-investors42CAP Canaan Partners Zeev Ventures

Optiopti.ai in

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(Founder)inIdo Trivizki(Founder)Mille Gandelsman(Founder)

Co-investorsHetz Ventures Mayfield Fund

Opusopus.security

Co-investorsStoneMill Ventures

Orca Securityorca.security in 𝕏

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(CEO & Co-founder)inAvi Shua(Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder)inEty Spiegel Hubara(Founder)Liran Antebi(Founder)Matan Ben Gur(Founder)Matan Ben-Gur(Founder)

Co-investorsCapitalG Cisco Investments Flyover Capital Harmony Partners ICONIQ Lauder Partners +4 more

Rideride.vision in 𝕏

Ride Vision makes an AI-based advanced rider assistance system (ADAS) for motorcycles and other 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles, using two wide-angle cameras to deliver real-time collision alerts such as forward collision, overtake, blind spot, and distance-keeping warnings.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & Transportation

Satorisatoricyber.com in 𝕏

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 Group B4 Capital Evolution Equity Partners Rain Capital

Satorisatori.network

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 Capital Evolution Equity Partners

Scworldscworld.com

Securityboulevardsecurityboulevard.com

Speraspera.security in 𝕏Mar 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.com in 𝕏Jan 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-investors83North Canaan Partners Zeev Ventures

Twistlocktwistlock.com in 𝕏Oct 2023 · $51M

Twistlock, now part of Palo Alto Networks' Prisma Cloud, provides cloud-native application security that identifies and fixes flaws in code, blocks untrusted container images before deployment, and protects cloud apps from runtime threats.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity

Ben Bernstein(Founder)in

Co-investorsTen Eleven ICONIQ

Upstream Commerceupstreamcommerce.com

Co-investorsSpider Capital

Valence Securityvalencesecurity.com in 𝕏

Valence provides a SaaS and AI security platform that inventories SaaS applications, detects misconfigurations, and manages risks from shadow IT, unmanaged identities, and sensitive data exposure.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Yoni Shohet(Founder)in

Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)StoneMill Ventures

Vulcan Cybervulcancyber.com

Co-investorsTen Eleven Wipro Ventures

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 4

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Ermetic TenableNASDAQ: TENBAim Securityacq. by Cato NetworksEnsoacq. by SnykMedigateacq. by Claroty

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Why investors handed the Twistlock founders $51M before they shipped a product — TFN

Twistlock · techfundingnews.com · Aug 19, 2026

Bingo ride organized to fund Friends of Wappapello Lake even...

Ride · darnews.com · Aug 19, 2026

Japanese investment firm appoints former Mossad chief to senior role | The Jerusalem Post

Medigate · jpost.com · Aug 19, 2026

Eureka raises $14.35m for first all-age rental housing fund - Green Street News

Eureka · greenstreetnews.com · Aug 12, 2026

Hush Security Raises $30 Million Series A To Govern Enterprise AI Agent Identities

Hush · pulse2.com · Jul 31, 2026

GetWhys Secures Funding and Expands AI-Native Buyer Intelligence Platform for B2B Teams - TipRanks.com

Native · tipranks.com · Jul 18, 2026

Tenable (TENB) Stock May Be 22% Below Fair Value As Platform Expansion Builds - Simply Wall St News

Ermetic Tenable · simplywall.st · Jul 17, 2026

PromptQL Raises $136 Million To Enhance AI-Powered Virtual Analyst Platform | TradedVC

NetCitadel · traded.co · Jul 9, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has YL Ventures made?: YL Ventures has 42 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does YL Ventures invest at?: YL Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage 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 Cybersecurity.
Where is YL Ventures located?: YL Ventures is headquartered in New York, 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, ForgePoint Capital, StoneMill Ventures, among 85 tracked co-investors.

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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.

Both backed · 4

Hunters Hunters AiCybersecurity asset managementMedigate

$5M – $100M

Cisco Investments

Cisco Investments has over 40 investment professionals operating across offices in the United States, Canada, China, India, Israel, and Europe. The firm focuses on technology and market investments globally.

Both backed · 3

Hunters Hunters Ai Orca Security

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 · 2

Hunters AiMedigate

$500K – $10M

M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

M12 is Microsoft's venture fund, investing in companies building AI-native platforms and applications for business use cases.

Both backed · 2

Hunters Ai Valence Security

$100K – $10M

Intel Capital

Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.

Both backed · 1

Grip Security

$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 · 1

Native

$1M – $5M

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

$3M – $60M

Glilot Capital Partners

Glilot Capital Partners is an Israel-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity and AI, supporting founders from seed through growth via a multi-program framework (G-Seed, G+, Mach5, G-Club).

Both backed · 1

Blazemeter

$1.5M – $70M

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

$1.7M – $87M

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.

$540K – $10.8M

Cyberstarts

Cyberstarts is a venture firm focused on cybersecurity startups, backing founders who have overcome significant challenges and using a systematic process to identify urgent problems in the sector.

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.

$500K – $3.5M

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Vertex Ventures Israel Blu Venture Investors Picture Capital Israel Growth Partners Valley Capital Partners

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