YL VENTURES
YL Ventures funds and supports brilliant Israeli tech entrepreneurs from seed to lead. Based in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv, YL Ventures manages over $300 million and exclusively invests in cybersecurity. YL Ventures accelerates the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and U.S.-based operational execution, leveraging a powerful network of Chief Information Security Officers and global industry leaders. The firm's track record includes successful, high-profile portfolio company acquisitions by major corporations including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, CA, and Proofpoint.
YL VENTURES
Industry:
Cyber Security Finance Financial Services Venture Capital
Founded:
2007-01-01
Status:
Active
Contact:
+1 415 692 1000
Email Addresses:
[email protected]
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Current Advisors List
Adrian Ludwig Venture Advisor @ YL Ventures Advisor
Maarten Van Horenbeeck Venture Advisor @ YL Ventures Advisor 2020-06-01
Manish Sarin Venture Advisor @ YL Ventures Advisor 2018-12-01
Edna Conway Member Board of Advisors @ YL Ventures Board_member 2020-08-01
Doug Graham Venture Advisor @ YL Ventures Advisor 2018-11-01
Eyal Gruner Insider @ YL Ventures Advisor 2019-02-01
Stacey Halota Venture Advisor @ YL Ventures Advisor 2018-07-01
Amichai Shulman Venture Advisor @ YL Ventures Advisor 2017-05-01
Current Employees Featured
Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf
Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf Founder and Managing Partner @ YL Ventures Founder and Managing Partner 2007-01-01
Ofer Schreiber
Ofer Schreiber Partner & Head of Israel Office @ YL Ventures Partner & Head of Israel Office 2013-07-01
Dean Sysman
Dean Sysman Insider @ YL Ventures Insider 2018-05-01
Yonit Wiseman
Yonit Wiseman Associate @ YL Ventures Associate
David Tsao
David Tsao Venture Advisor @ YL Ventures Venture Advisor 2018-05-01
Kirk Manoogian
Kirk Manoogian Vice President @ YL Ventures Vice President 2020-06-01
Dor Atias
Dor Atias Insider @ YL Ventures Insider 2022-01-01
Guy Guzner
Guy Guzner Insider @ YL Ventures Insider 2019-11-01
Ron Reiter
Ron Reiter Insider @ YL Ventures Insider 2016-01-01
Ryan Gurney
Ryan Gurney CISO-in-Residence @ YL Ventures CISO-in-Residence 2021-06-01
Founder
Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf
Investments List
Date | Company | Article | Money raised |
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2022-01-25 | Hunters | YL Ventures investment in Series C - Hunters | 68 M USD |
2022-01-12 | Eureka Security | YL Ventures investment in Seed Round - Eureka Security | 8 M USD |
2021-12-07 | Grip Security | YL Ventures investment in Series A - Grip Security | 19 M USD |
2021-12-02 | Karamba Security | YL Ventures investment in Series B - Karamba Security | 10 M USD |
2021-11-30 | Cycode | YL Ventures investment in Series B - Cycode | 56 M USD |
2021-10-26 | Piiano | YL Ventures investment in Seed Round - Piiano | 9 M USD |
2021-10-19 | Valence Security | YL Ventures investment in Seed Round - Valence Security | 7 M USD |
2021-09-14 | Satori Cyber | YL Ventures investment in Series A - Satori Cyber | 20 M USD |
2021-08-24 | Hunters | YL Ventures investment in Series B - Hunters | 30 M USD |
2021-05-11 | Cycode | YL Ventures investment in Series A - Cycode | 20 M USD |
Newest Events participated
Participated in Cybertech Tel Aviv 2020
on 2020-01-28 as sponsor
Participated in Structure Security 2017
on 2017-09-26 as sponsor
Participated in CyberWeek 2017 Tel-Aviv
on 2017-06-25 as sponsor
Key Employee Changes
Date | New article |
---|---|
2021-06-15 | Ryan Gurney, ex-Googler, joins YL Ventures as CISO-in-Residence |
2020-04-08 | Sounil Yu Joins YL Ventures as CISO-in-Residence |