YL Ventures

YL Ventures, established in 2007, is a California-based private equity firm specializing in seed-stage investments. It focuses on Israeli and U.S.-based tech companies, exclusively in the cybersecurity sector. With over $300 million under management, YL Ventures supports entrepreneurs from seed to lead, providing strategic advice and operational execution through its network of global industry leaders. The firm has a proven track record, with several portfolio companies acquired by major corporations such as Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft.

Gili Berkovitz

Associate

John Brennan

Partner

Kate Burkhardt

Principal

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 Israel

Hunters

Series C in 2022
Hunters is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based platform for detecting and responding to cyber threats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers its solution, Hunters.AI, which autonomously identifies cyberattacks that may evade traditional security measures across various IT environments, including cloud and network systems. Hunters.AI integrates diverse security telemetry and intelligence, enriching threat signals with detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures to enhance detection capabilities. By utilizing machine learning and cloud-based analytics, the platform correlates threat patterns and generates high-fidelity attack narratives, enabling cybersecurity teams to respond swiftly and effectively to potential breaches.

Hunters

Series B in 2021
Hunters is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based platform for detecting and responding to cyber threats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers its solution, Hunters.AI, which autonomously identifies cyberattacks that may evade traditional security measures across various IT environments, including cloud and network systems. Hunters.AI integrates diverse security telemetry and intelligence, enriching threat signals with detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures to enhance detection capabilities. By utilizing machine learning and cloud-based analytics, the platform correlates threat patterns and generates high-fidelity attack narratives, enabling cybersecurity teams to respond swiftly and effectively to potential breaches.

Vulcan Cyber

Series B in 2021
Vulcan Cyber Ltd. operates a vulnerability remediation platform that focuses on managing and reducing organizational cyber risk. Founded in 2018 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in San Francisco, California, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that integrates with existing tools to streamline cybersecurity processes. This platform enables security teams to prioritize and orchestrate efforts across various environments, providing the insights needed to continuously eliminate exposed vulnerabilities in production systems. By supporting the entire cybersecurity lifecycle, Vulcan Cyber enhances risk management and strengthens organizational defenses against cyber threats.

Axonius

Series D in 2021
Axonius, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in asset management for connected devices in business environments. Founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Axonius provides a platform that allows enterprises to manage their mobile, compute, and IoT devices effectively. The platform offers features such as asset inventory, identification of security coverage gaps, and the ability to validate and enforce security policies. It integrates information from various networked devices and existing management services, creating a unified environment for visibility and control. Additionally, Axonius supports easy integration of new device types through a user-friendly adapter API and plug-in framework, which can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. This functionality enables IT and security operations teams to manage device adoption and usage securely and at scale.

Orca Security

Series B in 2020
Orca Security is a company that specializes in cloud-native security solutions. Founded in 2019 with headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Orca Security offers a platform that secures both cloud-native applications and legacy systems migrated to the cloud without requiring agents. The platform integrates into the cloud infrastructure layer to assess the security state of all discovered assets, including the cloud control plane, operating system, applications, and business data. It provides visibility into compromised resources, vulnerable software, and misconfigurations using read-only access, ensuring no impact on performance or availability. This approach allows IT security teams to avoid agent deployment and network scanning, streamlining the process of maintaining cloud security and compliance across various platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud.

Enso Security

Seed Round in 2020
Enso Security Ltd. is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, founded in 2020. It specializes in designing and developing an application security posture management platform aimed at helping security teams streamline their application security efforts. The platform provides comprehensive visibility into all applications within an enterprise, facilitating the discovery, classification, and management of application assets. By creating an inventory that includes details about asset ownership, security posture, and associated risks, Enso Security enables organizations to effectively manage their application security at scale through automated and standardized processes.

Hunters

Series A in 2020
Hunters is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based platform for detecting and responding to cyber threats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers its solution, Hunters.AI, which autonomously identifies cyberattacks that may evade traditional security measures across various IT environments, including cloud and network systems. Hunters.AI integrates diverse security telemetry and intelligence, enriching threat signals with detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures to enhance detection capabilities. By utilizing machine learning and cloud-based analytics, the platform correlates threat patterns and generates high-fidelity attack narratives, enabling cybersecurity teams to respond swiftly and effectively to potential breaches.

Axonius

Series C in 2020
Axonius, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in asset management for connected devices in business environments. Founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Axonius provides a platform that allows enterprises to manage their mobile, compute, and IoT devices effectively. The platform offers features such as asset inventory, identification of security coverage gaps, and the ability to validate and enforce security policies. It integrates information from various networked devices and existing management services, creating a unified environment for visibility and control. Additionally, Axonius supports easy integration of new device types through a user-friendly adapter API and plug-in framework, which can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. This functionality enables IT and security operations teams to manage device adoption and usage securely and at scale.

Orca Security

Series A in 2020
Orca Security is a company that specializes in cloud-native security solutions. Founded in 2019 with headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Orca Security offers a platform that secures both cloud-native applications and legacy systems migrated to the cloud without requiring agents. The platform integrates into the cloud infrastructure layer to assess the security state of all discovered assets, including the cloud control plane, operating system, applications, and business data. It provides visibility into compromised resources, vulnerable software, and misconfigurations using read-only access, ensuring no impact on performance or availability. This approach allows IT security teams to avoid agent deployment and network scanning, streamlining the process of maintaining cloud security and compliance across various platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud.

Axonius

Series B in 2019
Axonius, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in asset management for connected devices in business environments. Founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Axonius provides a platform that allows enterprises to manage their mobile, compute, and IoT devices effectively. The platform offers features such as asset inventory, identification of security coverage gaps, and the ability to validate and enforce security policies. It integrates information from various networked devices and existing management services, creating a unified environment for visibility and control. Additionally, Axonius supports easy integration of new device types through a user-friendly adapter API and plug-in framework, which can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. This functionality enables IT and security operations teams to manage device adoption and usage securely and at scale.

Vulcan Cyber

Series A in 2019
Vulcan Cyber Ltd. operates a vulnerability remediation platform that focuses on managing and reducing organizational cyber risk. Founded in 2018 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in San Francisco, California, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that integrates with existing tools to streamline cybersecurity processes. This platform enables security teams to prioritize and orchestrate efforts across various environments, providing the insights needed to continuously eliminate exposed vulnerabilities in production systems. By supporting the entire cybersecurity lifecycle, Vulcan Cyber enhances risk management and strengthens organizational defenses against cyber threats.

Orca Security

Seed Round in 2019
Orca Security is a company that specializes in cloud-native security solutions. Founded in 2019 with headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Orca Security offers a platform that secures both cloud-native applications and legacy systems migrated to the cloud without requiring agents. The platform integrates into the cloud infrastructure layer to assess the security state of all discovered assets, including the cloud control plane, operating system, applications, and business data. It provides visibility into compromised resources, vulnerable software, and misconfigurations using read-only access, ensuring no impact on performance or availability. This approach allows IT security teams to avoid agent deployment and network scanning, streamlining the process of maintaining cloud security and compliance across various platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud.

Hunters

Seed Round in 2019
Hunters is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based platform for detecting and responding to cyber threats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers its solution, Hunters.AI, which autonomously identifies cyberattacks that may evade traditional security measures across various IT environments, including cloud and network systems. Hunters.AI integrates diverse security telemetry and intelligence, enriching threat signals with detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures to enhance detection capabilities. By utilizing machine learning and cloud-based analytics, the platform correlates threat patterns and generates high-fidelity attack narratives, enabling cybersecurity teams to respond swiftly and effectively to potential breaches.

Axonius

Series A in 2019
Axonius, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in asset management for connected devices in business environments. Founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Axonius provides a platform that allows enterprises to manage their mobile, compute, and IoT devices effectively. The platform offers features such as asset inventory, identification of security coverage gaps, and the ability to validate and enforce security policies. It integrates information from various networked devices and existing management services, creating a unified environment for visibility and control. Additionally, Axonius supports easy integration of new device types through a user-friendly adapter API and plug-in framework, which can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. This functionality enables IT and security operations teams to manage device adoption and usage securely and at scale.

Vulcan Cyber

Seed Round in 2018
Vulcan Cyber Ltd. operates a vulnerability remediation platform that focuses on managing and reducing organizational cyber risk. Founded in 2018 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in San Francisco, California, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that integrates with existing tools to streamline cybersecurity processes. This platform enables security teams to prioritize and orchestrate efforts across various environments, providing the insights needed to continuously eliminate exposed vulnerabilities in production systems. By supporting the entire cybersecurity lifecycle, Vulcan Cyber enhances risk management and strengthens organizational defenses against cyber threats.

Axonius

Seed Round in 2017
Axonius, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in asset management for connected devices in business environments. Founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Axonius provides a platform that allows enterprises to manage their mobile, compute, and IoT devices effectively. The platform offers features such as asset inventory, identification of security coverage gaps, and the ability to validate and enforce security policies. It integrates information from various networked devices and existing management services, creating a unified environment for visibility and control. Additionally, Axonius supports easy integration of new device types through a user-friendly adapter API and plug-in framework, which can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. This functionality enables IT and security operations teams to manage device adoption and usage securely and at scale.

Seculert

Series A in 2012
Seculert Ltd. is a provider of cloud-based cyber threat management services, specializing in the detection and prevention of cyber threats for enterprises, governments, and service providers. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel, the company focuses on addressing the limitations of traditional perimeter defenses and breach detection systems. Seculert's platform utilizes Big Data analytics, machine learning, and behavioral analysis to monitor malicious outbound network traffic that often goes undetected. This cloud-based solution requires no additional hardware or software, ensuring comprehensive coverage for all employees, including those working remotely or using personal devices. By enhancing the visibility of security systems, Seculert aids organizations in identifying advanced threats that have evaded existing defenses, thereby improving the effectiveness of IT security measures. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, such as finance, education, healthcare, energy, and aerospace. As of January 2017, Seculert operates as a subsidiary of Radware Ltd.

Seculert

Seed Round in 2010
Seculert Ltd. is a provider of cloud-based cyber threat management services, specializing in the detection and prevention of cyber threats for enterprises, governments, and service providers. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel, the company focuses on addressing the limitations of traditional perimeter defenses and breach detection systems. Seculert's platform utilizes Big Data analytics, machine learning, and behavioral analysis to monitor malicious outbound network traffic that often goes undetected. This cloud-based solution requires no additional hardware or software, ensuring comprehensive coverage for all employees, including those working remotely or using personal devices. By enhancing the visibility of security systems, Seculert aids organizations in identifying advanced threats that have evaded existing defenses, thereby improving the effectiveness of IT security measures. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, such as finance, education, healthcare, energy, and aerospace. As of January 2017, Seculert operates as a subsidiary of Radware Ltd.

Clicktale

Series A in 2007
Clicktale Ltd. is a provider of cloud-based software solutions focused on digital customer experience management. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in the United States and the United Kingdom, Clicktale offers a range of services designed to help businesses understand and enhance their online interactions with customers. Its offerings include Clicktale Core, which tracks and analyzes digital customer experiences, and the Clicktale Experience Cloud, a platform that addresses critical customer insights to improve business outcomes. Key features such as Session Playback and Data-Rich Heatmaps allow businesses to visualize user behavior, revealing insights into how visitors engage with websites. By leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and psychological research, Clicktale enables companies to interpret customer intent and optimize conversion rates across various sectors, including e-commerce, finance, telecommunications, and media. Its global clientele includes prominent brands such as Walmart and Microsoft, reflecting its impact on enhancing digital experiences and driving business results.
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