YL Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
- Israel
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Cybersecurity
About
YL Ventures is a seed-stage VC firm that funds and supports Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneurs. With a deep focus on this single sector, they provide hands-on support and a robust US-based network to help their portfolio companies scale and become global leaders.
YL Ventures is a seed-stage VC firm that funds and supports Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneurs. With a deep focus on this single sector, they provide hands-on support and a robust US-based network to help their portfolio companies scale and become global leaders.
Investment Thesis
YL Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm exclusively focused on the cybersecurity sector. They invest in and support brilliant Israeli entrepreneurs, helping them build market-leading companies from the very beginning. Their unique value proposition lies in a hands-on, deep-domain approach, leveraging a dedicated value-add team in both Israel and the US to accelerate go-to-market strategy, build executive teams, and secure early customers.
Manager's Experience
The management team combines deep entrepreneurial, operational, and investment experience, primarily focused on the cybersecurity sector. Key partners include the firm's founder with a track record of starting and exiting tech companies, alongside former senior executives and CISOs from major tech and cybersecurity firms like Imperva, Adobe, and Symantec. Their expertise spans from early-stage company building in Israel to scaling and go-to-market strategy in the US market.
Team
Yoav Leitersdorf - Founder & Managing Partner
John Brennan - Senior Partner
Ofer Schreiber - Senior Partner
Michael Cortez - Partner
Sharon Nakibly - Partner & COO
Justin Butler - Partner & CISO in Residence
Tomer Barel - Partner
Portfolio
Orca Security
Cyera
Axonius
Snyk
Twistlock
Medigate
Grip Security
Island
Enso Security
Satori
Valence
Eureka