Where does Yoav Leitersdorf work?

Yoav Leitersdorf is Managing Partner at YL Ventures.

What check size does Yoav Leitersdorf write?

Yoav Leitersdorf typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What boards does Yoav Leitersdorf sit on?

Yoav Leitersdorf holds tracked board seats at AXONIUS, INC..

Where did Yoav Leitersdorf go to school?

Yoav Leitersdorf studied at IMD (Master of Business Administration, International Business); Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance).

Yoav Leitersdorf

Investor

Managing Partner at YL Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2M

About

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

y•••@ylventures.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

YL VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2007 — present
Novee SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
NativeSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
MINDSeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
MinimusSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
Miggo SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
OptiSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
Hush SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
CycodeSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
Grip SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
Valence SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
Orca SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
Autonomous SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
Hunters.AISeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
Ride VisionSeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
Aim SecuritySeed Investor2022 — 2025
Satori CyberSeed Investor2019 — 2025
Opus SecuritySeed Investor2022 — 2025
Vulcan CyberSeed Investor2018 — 2025
Eureka SecuritySeed Investor2021 — 2024
Spera SecuritySeed Investor2022 — 2023
enso.securitySeed Investor2020 — 2023
MedigateSeed Investor2017 — 2022
build.securitySeed Investor2020 — 2021
AxoniusSeed Investor2017 — 2021
TwistlockSeed Investor2015 — 2019
Upstream Commerce - Acquired by Walmart (NYSE: WMT)Seed Investor2011 — 2018
Hexadite - Acquired by MicrosoftSeed Investor2014 — 2017
Seculert - Acquired by Radware (Nasdaq: RDWR)Seed Investor2010 — 2017
FireLayers - Acquired by Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT)Seed Investor2013 — 2016
BlazeMeter - Acquired by CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA)Seed Investor2011 — 2016
ClickTale - Holdings Acquired by Amadeus CapitalSeed Investor2007 — 2013
AcceloWeb (formerly FasterWeb) - Acquired by Limelight Networks (LLNW)Seed Investor2009 — 2011
Movota - Acquired by Bertelsmann AGFounder, Managing Director and CEO2003 — 2006
Leitersdorf VenturesPrincipal2003 — 2004
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham VenturesAssociate2001 — 2003
The Nob Hill ProjectPrincipal1999 — 2000
ExchangePath - Acquired by CMGIFounder and CTO1996 — 1999
NCC - Acquired by Elbit SystemsProject Manager1993 — 1996
PcEntertainer MagazineFounder and CEO1991 — 1993

Skills & more

Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Corporate Development99Product Management99Mobile Devices97Business Strategy98Cloud Computing87E-commerce82Acquisitions77Security9Network Security6

+8 more

Information SecurityApplication SecurityWeb Application SecurityStrategyManagementEnterprise SoftwareSaaSComputer Security

From Yoav's professional profile.

Deals · 1

AXONIUS, INC.Board seat

via YL Ventures · filed Sep 2019 · $20M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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 Yoav Leitersdorf?: 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.
Where does Yoav Leitersdorf work?: Yoav Leitersdorf is Managing Partner at YL Ventures.
What does Yoav Leitersdorf invest in?: Yoav Leitersdorf invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Yoav Leitersdorf write?: Yoav Leitersdorf typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Yoav Leitersdorf sit on?: Yoav Leitersdorf holds tracked board seats at AXONIUS, INC..
Where did Yoav Leitersdorf go to school?: Yoav Leitersdorf studied at IMD (Master of Business Administration, International Business); Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance).