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YL Ventures

North America, California, United States, Mill Valley

Description

YL Ventures funds and supports seed-stage entrepreneurs in the cybersecurity sector.

Investor Profile

YL Ventures has made 62 investments, with 3 in the past 12 months and 44% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (40%)
  • Series A (32%)
  • Series B (16%)
  • Series Unknown (6%)
  • Series C (5%)

Country Focus

  • Israel (55%)
  • United States (45%)

Industry Focus

  • Cyber Security
  • Network Security
  • Security
  • Information Technology
  • Cloud Security
  • Software
  • Enterprise Software
  • Saas
  • Automotive
  • Analytics
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does YL Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Western Technology Investment
North America, California, United States, Portola Valley
Co-Investments: 4
Dell Technologies Capital
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 4
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Vertex Ventures
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 3
SV
North America, Virginia, United States, Arlington
Co-Investments: 10
U.S. Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5
Blumberg Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
Bessemer Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Ten Eleven Ventures
North America, California, United States, Burlingame
Co-Investments: 6
Emerge Ventures
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does YL Ventures often collaborate with?

TM
North America, North Carolina, United States, Charlotte
Shared Deals: 2
UM
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 2
GK
North America, California, United States, San Jose
Shared Deals: 4
MF
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 2
JS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
OA
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
AE
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 2
Eyal Gruner
Asia, Israel
Shared Deals: 2
AR
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
MV
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by YL Ventures?

MIND

Seattle, Washington, United States

MIND operates as a data security platform.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Network Security
SeedOct 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $11,000,000
Aim Security

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Aim Security is a GenAI security platform that aids enterprises in securing their transformation and increasing business productivity.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
Series AJun 17, 2024
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Miggo Security

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Miggo Security is the Application Detection and Response (ADR) platform with a mission to prevent application breaches.

Information TechnologyInternet
SeedApr 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,500,000
Aim Security

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Aim Security is a GenAI security platform that aids enterprises in securing their transformation and increasing business productivity.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
SeedJan 31, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Gutsy

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Gutsy is a new way to do security governance, enabled by applying process mining to cyber for the first time

ComputerEnterprise SoftwareNetwork Security
SeedOct 10, 2023
Amount Raised: $51,000,000
Grip Security

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Grip is a developer of a SaaS security management platform to bring comprehensive visibility across enterprise SaaS applications.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNetwork SecurityProductivity ToolsSaaS
Series BAug 22, 2023
Amount Raised: $41,000,000
Spera

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Spera is an identity security posture management platform multiplier for identity teams -prioritize, and remediate identity-driven breaches.

Cyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
SeedMar 29, 2023
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Valence Security

New York, New York, United States

Valence enables organizations to find and fix SaaS risks, with comprehensive SSPM, threat detection, and risk remediation.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecuritySecurity
Series AOct 26, 2022
Amount Raised: $25,000,000
Opus Security

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Cloud Security Orchestration and Remediation Platform

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityInformation Technology
SeedSep 13, 2022
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Hunters

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Hunters is an information technology company that provides cybersecurity and software services.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNetwork SecuritySoftware
Series CJan 25, 2022
Amount Raised: $68,000,000