About
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.
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Experience
- YL VenturesVP of Marketingcurrent2025 — present
- YL VenturesContent Manager2022 — 2025Tel Aviv, Israel
- YL VenturesContent Specialist2021 — 2022Tel Aviv, Israel
- Israeli Ministry of DefenseDirector Of External Relations2020 — 2021
- Prime Ministers OfficeDirector of External Relations and International Cooperation2016 — 2020Tel Aviv, Israel
- Israeli Ministry of DefenseRegional Director - North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa2011 — 2016Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Association of Rape Crisis CentersDirector of Resource Development2009 — 2010Jerusalem, Israel
- Permanent Mission of Israel to the United NationsUN Coordinator and Elections Officer2007 — 2008New York, United States
- Institute for Policy and Strategy - IPS & Herzliya Conference, IDC HerzliyaInternational Relations Specialist2006 — 2007Herzliyya, Tel Aviv, Israel
Skills & more
EnglishHebrewContent Strategy10Venture Capital10Marketing10Public SpeakingCommunication
Languages English · Hebrew
- Marketing Mastery for Early Stage Startups — G-CMO
From Merav's professional profile.
Colleagues at YL Ventures
Adi Greenwald
Associate at YL Ventures
Adi Shamai
Office Manager at YL Ventures
Amichai Shulman
Venture Partner at YL Ventures
Andrew Offer
CEO at Scientific Health Development
Avi Shua
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder at Orca Security
Dan Amiga
Investor at Cyberstarts
Dave Reed
CFO at YL Ventures
Gal Spiner Abramovich
Marketing Partnerships Manager at YL Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Merav Ben Avi?
- 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.
- Where does Merav Ben Avi work?
- Merav Ben Avi is Head of Marketing at YL Ventures.
- What does Merav Ben Avi invest in?
- Merav Ben Avi invests in Cybersecurity.
- Where did Merav Ben Avi go to school?
- Merav Ben Avi studied at Reichman University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Government and Diplomacy).
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