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Merav Ben Avi

Investor

Head of Marketing at YL Ventures

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

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.

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Invests in

Cybersecurity

Experience

  1. YL VenturesVP of Marketingcurrent2025 — present
  2. YL VenturesContent Manager2022 — 2025Tel Aviv, Israel
  3. YL VenturesContent Specialist2021 — 2022Tel Aviv, Israel
  4. Israeli Ministry of DefenseDirector Of External Relations2020 — 2021
  5. Prime Ministers OfficeDirector of External Relations and International Cooperation2016 — 2020Tel Aviv, Israel
  6. Israeli Ministry of DefenseRegional Director - North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa2011 — 2016Tel Aviv, Israel
  7. The Association of Rape Crisis CentersDirector of Resource Development2009 — 2010Jerusalem, Israel
  8. Permanent Mission of Israel to the United NationsUN Coordinator and Elections Officer2007 — 2008New York, United States
  9. Institute for Policy and Strategy - IPS & Herzliya Conference, IDC HerzliyaInternational Relations Specialist2006 — 2007Herzliyya, Tel Aviv, Israel

Education

  1. Reichman UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Government and Diplomacy2003 — 2006

Skills & more

EnglishHebrewContent Strategy10Venture Capital10Marketing10Public SpeakingCommunication

Languages English · Hebrew

  • Marketing Mastery for Early Stage Startups — G-CMO

From Merav's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Reichman University152

Juriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDean MeyerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalYaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures IsraelNoa RandOperations Manager at Ibex InvestorsLior AvisarVenture Investor at Alpha Partners

+ 146 more

Shared employers

Also worked at YL Ventures32

David HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic VenturesGuy NizanVenture Partner at ClearSkyKen GonzalezManaging Director at NightDragonJohn BrennanFounder & Managing Partner at Holly VenturesKate BurkhardtSenior Principal at Autotech VenturesYoav LeitersdorfManaging Partner at YL Ventures

+ 26 more

Also worked at Israeli Ministry of Defense8

Sapir HaroshPartner at Third Point VenturesTomer BerkovitzManaging Partner at aMoonOfir FoggelInvestment Professional at Key1 CapitalRan LevitzkyGeneral Partner at Magenta Venture PartnersElizabeth AtashInvestor at Glilot Capital PartnersNir AdlerGeneral Partner at State of Mind Ventures

+ 2 more

Also worked at Prime Ministers Office1

Anikó IvanicsNew Work & Learning Lead at Kickstart Innovation

Also worked at Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations2

Avery SchwartzGeneral Partner at Greenfield PartnersHila Yarom RoytmanVP of Investor Relations at F2 Venture Capital

Colleagues at YL Ventures

Adi Greenwald
Associate at YL Ventures
Adi Shamai
Office Manager at YL Ventures
Amichai Shulman
Venture Partner at YL Ventures
Dave Reed
CFO at YL Ventures
Gal Spiner Abramovich
Marketing Partnerships Manager at YL Ventures
Gili Berkovitz
Associate at YL Ventures
Gye Cohen
VP Operations and HR at YL Ventures
John Brennan
Founder & Managing Partner at Holly Ventures