Investor Overview
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Merlin Ventures is the investment arm of Merlin Cyber, a company with over 20 years of success in bringing technologies to market. What makes us unique is our business model. By combining robust infrastructure and capital, onboarding and market readiness acceleration, cybersecurity engineering leadership, and deep-rooted customer and market relationships, we enable our portfolio of cybersecurity companies to rapidly scale and flourish.
For enterprise executives, Merlin Cyber is the reliable go-to source where they can evaluate and buy the most advanced and groundbreaking cybersecurity technologies. What makes us tick:
Merlin Ventures: Strategic investment in visionary emerging technologies
Merlin Labs: Cybersecurity engineering integration, testing, and delivery of disruptive, holistic solutions
Merlin Cyber: Sales and marketing go-to-market relationships and expertise
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Team (2)
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Spergel | Managing Partner | |
| Shay Michel | Managing Partner, General Partner and Board Member |
Portfolio (9)
| Startup | Status | Founded | Sector | Funding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tamnoon | Active | 2022 | $5.1M | |
 | Cyclops Security | Active | 2022 | $6.4M | |
 | Rezonate | Active | 2022 | ||
 | Dig Security | Acquired | 2021 | $11M | |
 | Veriti | Active | 2021 | $18.5M | |
 | Talon Cyber Security | Acquired | 2021 | $126M | |
 | Cyolo | Active | 2019 | $85.2M | |
 | Cynamics | Active | 2018 | $7M | |
 | Sepio Systems | Active | 2016 | $28.5M |
Exits (0)
Funding Rounds (10)
Funds (1)
| Fund Name | Date Announced | Fund Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤMerlin Ventures II | November 2023 |
Co-Investors (38)
| ㅤInvestor Name | Investor Type | Location | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤGlilot Capital Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 36 |
 | ㅤLightspeed Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 46 |
 | ㅤInsight Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 89 |
 | ㅤFlint Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 19 |
 | ㅤHanaco Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 33 |
 | ㅤElron Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 13 |
 | ㅤPICO Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 16 |
 | ㅤAmiti Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 11 |
 | ㅤNFX | Venture Capital | Israel | 36 |
 | ㅤMindset Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 16 |
 | ㅤMunich Re Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Germany | 8 |
 | ㅤTAL Ventures | Venture Capital | 27 | |
 | ㅤTeam8 | Venture Capital | Israel | 30 |
 | ㅤU.S. Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 12 |
 | ㅤCiti Group | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 13 |
 | ㅤEvolution Equity Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 9 |
 | ㅤEyal Gruner | Angel | 2 | |
| ㅤMerlin Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 9 |
 | ㅤMichael Fey | Angel | 4 | |
 | ㅤNational Grid Partners | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 6 |
 | ㅤSorenson Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 5 |
 | ㅤCrowdStrike | Company | United States | 6 |
 | ㅤtoDay.Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 17 |
 | ㅤGeorge Kurtz | Angel | 4 | |
 | ㅤDan Amiga | Angel | 3 | |
 | ㅤSecret Chord Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 17 |
 | ㅤBallistic Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 2 |
 | ㅤSYN Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤCyberArk | Company | United States | 3 |
 | ㅤOfer Smadari | Angel | 2 | |
 | ㅤInner Loop Capital | Venture Capital | 3 | |
 | ㅤGlobal Founders Capital | Venture Capital | Germany | 12 |
 | ㅤDifferential Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤNir Polak | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤTom Killalea | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤJeff Fagnan | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤOri Fragman | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤEDP Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Portugal | 2 |
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