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YL Ventures

https://www.ylventures.com
Last activity: 18.09.2026
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YL Ventures funds and supports brilliant Israeli tech entrepreneurs from seed to lead. Based in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv, YL Ventures manages over $300 million and exclusively invests in cybersecurity. YL Ventures accelerates the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and U.S.-based operational execution, leveraging a powerful network of Chief Information Security Officers and global industry leaders. The firm's track record includes successful, high-profile portfolio company acquisitions by major corporations including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, CA, and Proofpoint.


Our portfolio includes:
- Eureka Security (https://www.eureka.security/)
- Piiano (https://piiano.com)
- Valence Security (https://www.valencesecurity.com)
- Grip Security (https://www.grip.security)
- Enso Security (https://enso.security)
- Satori Cyber (https://satoricyber.com)
- Cycode (https://cycode.com)
- Orca Security (https://orca.security)
- Hunters (https://hunters.ai)
- Ride Vision (https://ride.vision)
- Vulcan Cyber (www.vulcancyber.com)
- Karamba Security (www.karambasecurity.com)
- Medigate (www.medigate.io) - Acquired by Claroty
- Build Security (https://build.security) - Acquired by Elastic
- Axonius (www.axonius.com) - Exited to late-stage investors
- Twistlock (www.twistlock.com) - Acquired by Palo Alto Networks
- Hexadite (www.hexadite.com) - Acquired by Microsoft
- Upstream Commerce (http://upstreamcommerce.com) - Acquired by Walmart
- FireLayers (www.firelayers.com) - Acquired by Proofpoint
- BlazeMeter (www.blazemeter.com) - Acquired by CA
- Seculert (www.seculert.com) - Acquired by Radware
- Acceloweb - Acquired by Limelight Networks
- ClickTale (www.clicktale.com) - Exited to Amadeus Capital

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Location: United States, California, Mill Valley
Employees: 11-50
Phone:+972 3-730-7044
Founded date: 2007
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series B; Series C; Series D; Series E; Series F; Series G; Series H

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DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
14.01.2026Novee AInovee.ai$53.66MUnited Kin...
13.09.2025Hush Secur...hush.security$41MUnited Sta...
27.10.2021Piianopiiano.com$9MIsrael, Te...
06.09.2017Axoniusaxonius.com$595MIsrael, Te...
06.12.2011BlazeMeterblazemeter.com$9.7MUnited Sta...

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18.09.2026MIND Raises $72 Million To Rebuild Data Loss Prevention For The AI EraCompanies now use AI tools like ChatGPT and internal AI agents that can read and move data on their own. While this sounds great, it creates a huge new problem because it now means companies can lose sensitive files in seconds. To solve thi...
17.09.2026MIND Secures $72M Series B Round SEATTLE, WA, MIND, the AI-native data loss prevention (DLP) platform, today announced $72 million in Series B funding, just a year after its $30 million Series A round. >> Click here for more funding data on MIND >> To export M...
01.08.2026Hush Security Raises $30M to Bolster AI Agent Security, Tackle Enterprise Governance GapHush Security secures $30 million in Series A funding. The investment targets the explosive growth of AI agents in enterprise environments. Current governance frameworks prove inadequate for autonomous software. Hush delivers dynamic, just-...
28.07.2026Hush Security Raises $30 Million To Close the Governance Gap for AI AgentIn a major move to protect enterprise networks, Hush Security raises $30M in a Series A funding round. Strategic investor Akamai Technologies joined existing backers Battery Ventures and YL Ventures to support the company. Less than a year ...
28.07.2026-According to Gartner, by 2028, the average Fortune 500 company will run more than 150,000 AI agents, up from fewer than 15 just last year. Nonetheless, recent Omdia research indicates that 96% of organizations are running AI agents on gover...
24.03.2026Cyera Closes Major Gaps in Securing Enterprise AI-
28.01.2026MIND launches DLP for Agentic AI to secure data used by autonomous systems Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE CookiesData loss protection company MIND Security Inc. today announced the launch of DLP for Agentic AI, a data-centric approach to artificial intelligence security that helps organizations safely achieve the business value of agentic AI by ensuri...
15.01.2026Novee Secures $51.5 Million To Revolutionize AI Offensive SecurityNovee emerges from stealth with $51.5 million in funding. The Israeli AI offensive security firm targets escalating AI-powered cyberattacks. It deploys a groundbreaking, continuous AI penetration testing platform. This system simulates real...
14.01.2026Novee launches with $51.5M to bring continuous AI offensive security to enterprises Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE CookiesIsraeli artificial intelligence offensive security startup Novee Cyber Security Ltd. launched today with $51.5 million in new early-stage funding to scale up its AI penetration testing platform and accelerate customer adoption as organizati...
14.01.2026Novee Emerges From Stealth With $51.5 Million To Counter AI Cyberattacks With A Proprietary AI HackerNovee, an AI offensive security startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, has launched out of stealth with $51.5 million in total funding as it targets the rise of AI-enabled cyberattacks with continuous, AI-driven penetration testing. The company...
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