YL Ventures

YL Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2007, with offices in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv. The firm focuses exclusively on investing in cybersecurity, supporting Israeli tech entrepreneurs from seed stage to growth. With over $300 million under management, YL Ventures is dedicated to accelerating the development of its portfolio companies through strategic guidance and operational execution in the U.S. The firm leverages an extensive network of Chief Information Security Officers and industry leaders to enhance its investments. YL Ventures has a notable track record, marked by successful acquisitions of its portfolio companies by major corporations, showcasing its commitment to fostering innovation within the cybersecurity landscape.

Gili Berkovitz

Associate

John Brennan

Partner

Kate Burkhardt

Associate

Michael Cortez

Partner

Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf

Founder and Managing Partner

Rotem Lurie

Senior Associate

Kirk Manoogian

Principal

Dave Reed

CFO

David Reed

CFO

Iren Reznikov

Principal

Ofer Schreiber

Partner and Head of Israel Office

Past deals in Penetration Testing

Minimus

Seed Round in 2025
The Minimus platform may assist businesses in achieving an instant reduction in vulnerability exposure with just one modification to deployment configurations, greatly speeding up the remaining remediation efforts.

6Scan

Venture Round in 2011
6Scan is the world's first website protection suite to offer automatic detection and fixing of security vulnerabilities. 6Scan's technology combines both active and passive protection, providing levels of security previously unavailable to all but the most high-end (and high-budget) sites. The product is easy-to-use and designed for website owners with no technical or security knowledge, and its pricing is affordable even for small websites.
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