Investor Overview
2007
Founded
$800M
Funds Raised
5
# Funds
21
# Portfolio
41
# Investments
8
# Exits
8.46x
Avg Exit Multiple
2023
Latest Investment
2022
Latest Fund
YL Ventures funds and supports brilliant Israeli tech entrepreneurs from seed to lead. Based in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv, YL Ventures manages over $800M and specializes in cybersecurity. YL Ventures accelerates the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and US-based operational execution, leveraging a powerful network of CISOs and global industry leaders. The firm’s track record includes investment in Israeli cybersecurity unicorns Axonius and Orca Security, as well as successful, high-profile acquisitions by major corporations including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, CA and Proofpoint.
Our portfolio includes:
– Opus Security (https://www.opus.security/)
– Eureka Security (https://www.eureka.security/)
– Piiano (https://piiano.com)
– Valence Security (https://www.valencesecurity.com)
– Grip Security (https://www.grip.security)
– Enso Security (https://enso.security)
– Satori Cyber (https://satoricyber.com)
– Cycode (https://cycode.com)
– Orca Security (https://orca.security)
– Hunters (https://hunters.ai)
– Ride Vision (https://ride.vision)
– Vulcan Cyber (www.vulcancyber.com)
– Karamba Security (www.karambasecurity.com)
– Medigate (www.medigate.io) – Acquired by Claroty
– Build Security (https://build.security) – Acquired by Elastic
– Axonius (www.axonius.com) – Exited to late-stage investors
– Twistlock (www.twistlock.com) – Acquired by Palo Alto Networks
– Hexadite (www.hexadite.com) – Acquired by Microsoft
– Upstream Commerce (http://upstreamcommerce.com) – Acquired by Walmart
– FireLayers (www.firelayers.com) – Acquired by Proofpoint
– BlazeMeter (www.blazemeter.com) – Acquired by CA
– Seculert (www.seculert.com) – Acquired by Radware
– Acceloweb – Acquired by Limelight Networks
– ClickTale (www.clicktale.com) – Exited to Amadeus Capital
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Team (2)
Name | Title | Contact |
---|---|---|
Yoav Leitersdorf | Managing Partner | 1 |
Ofer Schreiber | Partner and Board Member | 1 |
Portfolio (21)
Startup | Status | Founded | Sector | Funding | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Miggo Security | Active | 2022 | ||
![]() | Gutsy | Active | 2022 | $51M | |
![]() | Spera | Active | 2022 | $10M | |
![]() | Valence Security | Active | 2021 | $32M | |
![]() | Grip Security | Active | 2021 | $66M | |
![]() | Piiano | Active | 2021 | $9M | |
![]() | Enso Security | Acquired | 2020 | $6M | |
![]() | Cycode | Active | 2019 | $80.6M | |
Trustdome | Acquired | 2019 | $3M | ||
![]() | Orca Security | Active | 2018 | $632M | |
![]() | Hunters AI | Active | 2018 | $118.4M | |
![]() | Vulcan Cyber | Active | 2018 | $65M | |
![]() | RideVision | Active | 2017 | $10M | |
Medigate | Acquired | 2017 | $50.3M | ||
![]() | Karamba Security | Active | 2015 | $37M | |
Twistlock | Acquired | 2015 | $63.1M | ||
![]() | Woo.io | Active | 2014 | $11.4M | |
Hexadite | Acquired | 2014 | $10.5M | ||
Upstream Commerce | Acquired | 2010 | $6M | ||
Seculert | Acquired | 2010 | $15.9M | ||
![]() | AcceloWeb | Acquired | 2008 |
Exits (8)
Exit | Date | Consideration | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Orca Security Startup Acquisition | 2022 | |
Medigate Acquisition | 2021 | $400M | |
Trustdome Acquisition | 2021 | $40M | |
Twistlock Acquisition | 2019 | $410M | |
![]() | Palo Alto Networks Startup Acquisition | 2019 | $410M |
Upstream Commerce Acquisition | 2018 | $30M | |
Hexadite Acquisition | 2017 | $100M | |
Seculert Acquisition | 2017 |
Funding Rounds (41)
Funds (5)
Fund Name | Date Announced | Fund Size | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | ㅤYLV V | May 2022 | $400M |
![]() | ㅤYLV IV | July 2019 | $120M |
![]() | ㅤYL Ventures raises $75 million | May 2017 | $130M |
![]() | ㅤYLV II | July 2013 | $27.5M |
![]() | ㅤYL Ventures raises $30 million | March 2008 | $30M |
Co-Investors (81)
ㅤInvestor Name | Investor Type | Location | Portfolio | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ㅤOurCrowd | Crowdfunding | Israel | 89 |
![]() | ㅤBlumberg Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 34 |
![]() | ㅤIntel Capital | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 43 |
![]() | ㅤBessemer Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 49 |
![]() | ㅤInsight Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 89 |
![]() | ㅤDell Technologies Capital | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 19 |
![]() | ㅤNorwest Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 23 |
![]() | ㅤYL Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 21 |
![]() | ㅤGlenRock Israel | Private Equity | Israel | 10 |
![]() | ㅤJump Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
![]() | ㅤMayfield | Venture Capital | United States | 3 |
![]() | ㅤWipro Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | India | 4 |
![]() | ㅤM12 | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 22 |
![]() | ㅤTen Eleven Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 5 |
![]() | ㅤCisco Investments | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 22 |
![]() | ㅤThird Point Ventures | Investment Firm | United States | 6 |
![]() | ㅤAriel Maislos | Angel | Israel | 32 |
![]() | ㅤMichael Dolinsky | Angel | 3 | |
![]() | ㅤMickey Boodaei | Angel | Israel | 12 |
![]() | ㅤU.S. Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 12 |
![]() | ㅤEyal Gruner | Angel | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤGGV Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 13 |
![]() | ㅤICONIQ Capital | Multi-Family Office | United States | 9 |
![]() | ㅤMichael Fey | Angel | 4 | |
![]() | ㅤMobilion Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Israel | 5 |
![]() | ㅤtoDay.Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 17 |
![]() | ㅤRakesh Loonkar | Angel | United States | 9 |
![]() | ㅤDawn Capital | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 3 |
![]() | ㅤJIBE Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 24 |
![]() | ㅤThe Syndicate Group (TSG) | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
![]() | ㅤAlumni Ventures Group | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 7 |
![]() | ㅤSVCI (Silicon Valley CISO Investments) | Angel Syndicate | United States | 4 |
![]() | ㅤZohar Alon | Angel | Israel | 8 |
![]() | ㅤLiberty Mutual Strategic Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | 3 | |
![]() | ㅤAndy Ellis | Angel | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤAdi Sharabani | Angel | Israel | 3 |
![]() | ㅤGeorge Kurtz | Angel | 4 | |
![]() | ㅤOfer Ben-Noon | Angel | Israel | 3 |
![]() | ㅤAssaf Rappaport | Angel | Israel | 5 |
![]() | ㅤRon Reiter | Angel | 6 | |
![]() | ㅤUdi Mokady | Angel | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤMaor Investments | Venture Capital | Israel | 14 |
![]() | ㅤRicha Mehta | Angel | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤMurali Joshi | Angel | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤOregon Venture Fund | Venture Capital | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤMatthew Jacobson | Angel | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤBrendan Hannigan | Angel | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤChenxi Wang | Angel | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤDivesh Makan | Angel | 1 | |
ㅤElaia | Venture Capital | France | 3 | |
![]() | ㅤSamsung Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 15 |
![]() | ㅤDeutsche Telekom Capital Partners | Corporate Venture Capital | Germany | 12 |
![]() | ㅤPorsche Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Germany | 3 |
![]() | ㅤAkamai Technologies | Company | 3 | |
![]() | ㅤHewlett Packard Pathfinder | Corporate Venture Capital | 4 | |
![]() | ㅤSnowflake Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤStripes | Venture Capital | United States | 9 |
![]() | ㅤAmeet Patel | Angel | 12 | |
![]() | ㅤPresidio Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 3 |
![]() | ㅤVinFast | Company | Vietnam | 3 |
![]() | ㅤDatabricks | Company | United States | 1 |
![]() | ㅤFontinalis Partners | Venture Capital | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤPaladin Capital Group | Venture Capital | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤAsgent | Company | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤOmkhar Arasaratnam | Angel | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤSameer Sait | Angel | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤMichael Sutton | Angel | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤSounil Yu | Angel | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤStonemill Ventures | 1 | ||
ㅤSt. Louis Cyber Interest Group (STLCIG) | 1 | |||
![]() | ㅤOkta Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 2 |
![]() | ㅤMetagal | Company | 1 | |
ㅤAlex Rice | Angel | 1 | ||
![]() | ㅤAndy Grolnick | Angel | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤJustin Somaini | Angel | 1 | |
ㅤMike Fey | Angel | 1 | ||
![]() | ㅤMoshe Lichtman | Angel | Israel | 11 |
![]() | ㅤRally Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 1 |
![]() | ㅤPolaris Partners | Venture Capital | 1 | |
ㅤLord David Alliance | Angel | 3 | ||
![]() | ㅤBright Capital | Venture Capital | Russia | 1 |
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