YL Ventures

AI is revolutionizing the #cybersecurity landscape in unprecedented ways. Our Senior Partner Ofer Schreiber shared his insights with Axios on this transformation as we enter 2025. The fusion of #AI and cybersecurity presents both immense opportunities and new challenges for enterprises worldwide, as 2025 is poised to be a pivotal year for AI-driven security innovations and adaptations. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q031dRZp0

We're thrilled to announce that our own Ron Binder has been named to Venture Capital Journal's 2025 Rising Stars list! As Demand Generation Manager at YL Ventures, Ron has made an incredible impact, launching innovative lead generation programs that attract #cybersecurity early adopters and facilitated key introductions for the firm's portfolio companies. His multi-channel expertise across multiple #growth channels has generated a multi-million dollar pipeline, leading to a growing number of closed deals and significant revenue growth. As the only Israeli, cybersecurity-focused VC firm highlighted in this esteemed list, we believe this recognition exemplifies YL Ventures' commitment to providing hands-on support to #early-stage cybersecurity startups in the Israeli ecosystem, going far beyond capital to accelerate growth at their most critical phases. Congratulations Ron!

YL Ventures Managing Partner, Yoav Leitersdorf, weighs in on the evolving #cybersecurity investment landscape in a new ynet feature that includes perspectives from fellow global VC, Sequoia Capital. While mega-valuations capture headlines, Yoav underlined the importance of using a methodical approach when building potential category leaders, based on real revenue #growth. "What we ask ourselves [when considering investing] is whether the team can build a meaningful, real company, and you validate that by sales, not by valuation." Read the full piece in Hebrew, here: https://hubs.la/Q030MG3L0

In 2024, the Israeli cybersecurity ecosystem faced unprecedented challenges, yet demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth. We are immensely proud of our portfolio companies who succeeded in transforming these challenges into opportunities, achieving significant milestones and reinforcing Israel's position as a global #cybersecurity leader. To our founders, investors, partners and friends - May 2025 bring peace and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Happy 2025 from YL Ventures!

Excited to announce that Cycode | Complete ASPM has just published its second annual State of ASPM report! This research comes at a critical moment, as 72% of #CISOs and security leaders believe #AI necessitates a complete overhaul of #Application Security. As Cycode's data shows, #Code Security will definitely be top-of-mind in 2025, making this report a must-read for anyone building greater code resilience in their organization. Download the full report, here: https://hubs.la/Q02_5gdC0

Just Released: YL Ventures' Cybersecurity Predictions for 2025 🚀 Our latest research highlights the key sectors set to dominate #cybersecurity innovation in 2025, following a record-breaking year in Israeli cybersecurity funding. The analysis draws from our extensive work with CISOs, founders and security practitioners to identify the most pressing enterprise security challenges and emerging opportunities in the evolving threat landscape. YL Ventures Senior Partner Ofer Schreiber notes: "The cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by the exponential growth of machine identities, the need for efficiency in security operations, and the persistent challenges of securing sensitive data." As the only cybersecurity-focused VC ranked in PitchBook's top 10 best-performing #venture capital firms for two consecutive years, YL Ventures remains committed to identifying and supporting the next generation of category-defining security companies. Read our complete analysis to explore our predictions and insights: https://hubs.la/Q02_8jrv0

One third of #CISOs experienced budget cuts in 2023, according to the 9th edition of the YL Ventures CISO Circuit report. One year later, our #data shows that 2 out of 5 CISOs are now reporting budget increases. With CISO #budgets on the rise, YL Ventures Partner, Andy Ellis, defines their key priorities in Crunchbase News. Why are #NHIs increasingly concerning, and how is #DLP back on their radar? Read more of Andy's insights, here: https://hubs.la/Q02-VzXY0

💡YL Ventures' CTO, Nadav Lev, shares practical tips with Help Net Security on empowering security and developer teams to work together to build secure, top-tier products. Whether its by driving a cultural change, adopting a shift-left workflow or leveraging tools developers love such as Opus Security, a collaborative mindset is the only way to go. Read the full article here: https://hubs.la/Q02YLvgW0

🤝 Welcome aboard, Michael Baker! Excited to have you join the stellar team at Aim Security! Your experience in the #cybersecurity industry will be invaluable for Aim’s journey to secure #AI adoption across enterprises. Great things ahead! 🚀 💪

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