YL Ventures Cybersecurity Newsletter - January 2022

2021 'State of the Cyber Nation' report by YL Ventures - an annual recap highlighting the Israeli cybersecurity industry's hottest trends. Read here>>

Asking the Right Questions. A Case Study of Orca Security.  

Read Partner Ofer Schreiber's blog here >>

Ryan Gurney, CISO-in-Residence at YL Ventures: 5 Things You Should Do To Become a Thought Leader In Your Industry. Read more on Authority Magazine >>

Cybersecurity: Trust No One.  Watch more on CIO, Lenovo Late Night I.T. >>

We’re thrilled to welcome a new groundbreaking startup to our portfolio! Eureka Security raised an $8M seed round led by YL Ventures to help organizations gain control over their entire cloud data security posture and compliance. Read more on our Partner John Brennan's blog here >>

Recent exciting portfolio news includes Hunters' $68M Series C round, the acquisition of Medigate by Claroty for $400M, Cycode's $56M Series B round, Grip Security's $19M Series A round, and Karamba Security's $10M Series B extension!

'Building a category leader in today's cybersecurity market and investment landscape' - We had the pleasure of hosting Gil Geron (Co-Founder & CPO, Orca Security), Adi Sharabani (Co-Founder & CEO, Skycure - Acq. by Symantec), and Zohar Alon (Co-Founder & CEO, Dome9 - Acq. by Check Point) for an insightful Fireside Chat in Tel Aviv, moderated by Managing Partner Yoav Leitersdorf.  Watch here >>

Lastly, learn more about our unparalleled value-add services to our portfolio companies, specifically surrounding pre-investment support, business development, marketing, and hiring, directly from our portfolio founders.  Watch here>>

Learn the story behind Eureka's Cloud Data Security Posture Management platform.

Read here »

Join Valence's webinar to learn how CISOs can mitigate third-party integration risks. 

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Linda White, Director of Information Security, Axiom Medical

YL Ventures Advisor

“Entrepreneurs have a vision, a keen work ethic, and often “out-of-the-box” or non-conventional thinking. As professionals, we can all get “into the weeds” with the minutia. But outside the technical, I believe entrepreneurs can adopt additional practices to boost success: 1) Be true to your offering - as a customer, I want a balance of staying true to the solution I’ve purchased along with being agile to meet upcoming market needs. 2) Think of yourself as an extension of your customer’s business - whatever service or function you provide, have a mindset of being part of their team by utilizing the basics of active listening, empathize, understand the problem you are solving and be open to customer’s feedback. 3) Think of yourselves as a ‘security blanket’ for your customers, and avoid the cold calling or tricky “fear-driven” tactics to fast-track business. 4) Be mindful of security events and how they affect your business and your solution. ”

$150M Series C

$80M Series C

Cyber Insurance

$75M Series C

Identity & Access Mgmt

$68M Series C

Security Operations

$56M Series B

Software Supply Chain Security

$53.5M Series D

Attack Simulation

$50M Series B

Security Operations

$10M Seed

Cloud Security

$8M Seed

$700M Acquisition

by Schwarz Group

$500M Acquisition

by Google

$400M Acquisition

by Claroty