YL Ventures
Investor Israel Est. 2007
Team
15
Confidence
57/100
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16
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About
YL Ventures is a global venture capital firm focused on Israeli cybersecurity innovation. With $800M in assets under management across five funds, we partner with exceptional founders from inception, leveraging our unparalleled network of CISOs and industry leaders to accelerate growth. Our proven track record includes seed and follow-on investments in cybersecurity unicorns and acquisitions by industry giants, including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, Okta, Tenable, and Proofpoint. Operating from Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv, YL Ventures has earned its position as the only cybersecurity-focused VC ranked among PitchBook's top 10 best-performing venture capital firms globally for three consecutive years (2022, 2023, 2024), and one of TIME Magazine's Top US VCs for 2025.
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application-securityenterprise-securityidentity-verificationdatabase-securityit-securitynetwork-securitycyber-securitysecuritysecurity-operationscloud-security
News (16)
Aug 19, 2025 · www.prnewswire.com
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/PRNewswire/ -- YL Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on Israeli cybersecurity innovation, has been named one of America's Top Venture Capital...
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Nov 16, 2023 ·
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Israeli Cybersecurity Startups: Navigating War And Business Continuity
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Aug 17, 2023 · www.ynetnews.com
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Israeli venture capitals shine in PitchBook's top 10 global rankings
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Jul 9, 2023 · www.geektime.co.il
הקרן הישראלית שכמעט חצי מההשקעות שלה הפכו לאקזיטים | גיקטיים
May 30, 2023 · www.mako.co.il
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N12 - מחצי משרה לשותף בקרן של מאות מיליונים: הסיפור של עופר...
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May 10, 2022 · www.calcalist.co.il
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YL Ventures announces $400 million fifth fund, the largest Seed stage cybersecurity-focused fund ever raised CTech
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Jun 7, 2021 · www.businessinsider.com
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A top Israeli VC names the 15 startups to watch in the country's booming cybersecurity scene, which has already taken $1.6 billion in investment this year
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YL Ventures sells its stake in cybersecurity unicorn Axonius for $270M
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Apr 22, 2020 · www.securitymagazine.com
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5 Minutes with Sounil Yu, CISO-in-Residence at YL Ventures
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Apr 6, 2020 · www.calcalistech.com
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How to Engage with CISOs During the Covid-19 Era
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Apr 6, 2020 · www.businesswire.com
Sounil Yu of Bank of America joins YL Ventures as CISO-in-Residence
Jul 10, 2019 · www.calcalistech.com
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YL Ventures Raises $120 Million Fund
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Aug 21, 2018 · www.businesswire.com
YL Ventures Expands Its Venture Advisor Network With 24 Additional Market-Leading Cybersecurity Experts
Jul 25, 2018 · www.darkreading.com
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The Good & Bad News About Today's Cybersecurity Investment Landscape
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Jul 14, 2018 · venturebeat.com
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5 cybersecurity leaders give startups 1 key piece of advice
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May 4, 2017 · techcrunch.com
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YL Ventures closes $75 million fund to bring Israeli startups to the US
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Locations
Rothschild Boulevard 18, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
42 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, USA
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Sep 16, 2025
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Team (15)
Dave Reed
CFO
Nadav Lev
CTO
Shiloh Shaeffer
Chief of Staff
Merav Ben Avi
VP Marketing
Ofer Schreiber
Senior Partner & Head of Israel Office
Yoav Leitersdorf
Managing Partner
Founder
Kirk Manoogian
Principal
Kate Burkhardt
Principal
Maeve Juday
Business Development Associate
Or Salom
Analyst
Gal Spiner Abramovich
Marketing Partnerships Manager
Gye Cohen
Director of Operations
Dorin Mendelby
Field Marketing
Adi Shamai
Office Manager
Merav Ben Avi
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2015-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
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Ayelet Levi Shinebox (ayeletlevis@sncentral.org)
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