Surrounding our portfolio founders with the most valuable relationships

 

Our Portfolio Founders

are an invaluable support network for one another

Several Founders have become Cyberstarts investors too.

This gives us extra special joy.

Our Investors

are the most successful cybersecurity entrepreneurs
and they’re on your team

Peter Mckay

CEO at Snyk
Cyberstart's extreme market focus, combined with Gili's deep experience and an amazing advisory network, sets up cybersecurity startups for success like no other.

Guy Podjarny

Snyk Founder & President
In order to respond rapidly to the market’s needs, you must have deep understanding of the field, and this is a major advantage that our fund offers.

Mickey Boodaei

Founder & CEO at Trusteer, Transmit
Cyberstarts is building the next generation of world-class Israeli cybersecurity businesses. Along with esteemed peers and colleagues around the world, I am proud to support Gili’s efforts and vision to drive innovation and entrepreneurship.

Udi Mokady

CyberArk Chairman, CEO & Co Founder
Gili’s exceptional domain expertise and invaluable experience as a successful entrepreneur and investor makes Cyberstarts the go-to fund for young entrepreneurs looking to build substantial cybersecurity businesses.

Zohar Alon

Dome9 CEO & Co-Founder
Cyberstarts combines two of my biggest passions - Cybersecurity and startups. Knowing Gili for many years I am confident his fund will invest in Israel’s brightest entrepreneurs, providing them with unparalleled guidance and support.

Yuval Cohen

Neebula CEO & Co-Founder
The close work with Gili and his CISOs network enabled us to accelerate product innovation and cut time to market.

Ofer Hendler

Founder & CEO at Trustdome

Nadir Izrael

Armis CTO & Co-Founder
As a seasoned security entrepreneur it was important for me to invest in a vehicle that provides real value for the younger generation of security talent. Gili and the Cyberstarts team are uniquely positioned to guide starting entrepreneurs on their long journey to building successful cybersecurity businesses.

Slavik Markovich

Demisto CEO & Co-Founder
In 10 years, Palo Alto Networks became the largest independent cybersecurity company due to our relentless focus on our customers’ success. Cyberstarts holds the same philosophy and will guide young entrepreneurs down the right path.

Nir Zuk

Founder & CTO, Palo Alto Netwotks

The first step in building a great company is making sure you have the right people by your side. Gili and the Cyberstarts members are the ideal partners for every entrepreneur embarking on this exciting journey.

Dan Amiga

Founder & CTO at Fireglass and Zero Abstraction
The unique combination of Gili’s experience, all of our professional cybersecurity networks and top CISOs on board is what makes Cyberstarts such a valuable asset for entrepreneurs and I’m happy to be part of this great endeavour.

Gonen Fink

LightCyber CEO

Yevgeny Dibrov

Founder & CEO at Armis
Gili’s experience and domain expertise, coupled with our vast experience in establishing companies and building innovative products, will help younger entrepreneurs build amazing companies.

Shlomo Kramer

Founder Check Point Software, Founder & CEO at Impreva, Cato
Cyberstarts maximizes the symbiotic relationship between young and talented entrepreneurs and successful industry veterans.

Amichai Shulman

Imperva CTO & Co-Founder

Adi Sharabani

CEO and Founder at SkyCure
Gili mentored Adallom from the start, helping us define the product and sharpen our value proposition, until the sale of the company. I invested in Cyberstarts so that a new generation of entrepreneurs receives the best mentoring and support from Israel’s cybersecurity dream team.

Assaf Rappaport

Founder & CEO at Adallom, Wiz, GM at Microsoft Security BU

Mille Gandelsman

VP, OT Security Products at Tenable
The need for a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy in enterprises has never been more critical. Cyberstarts’ platform comprises some of the world's most accomplished security entrepreneurs and CISOs, and draws on Israel's talent and domain expertise to create the next generation of leading security companies.

Yair Grindlinger

FireLayers Co-Founder & CEO

Marius Nacht

Founder of Check Point Software
Successful cybersecurity startups require a mix of amazing product, positioning, access to top executive talent, customers and worldwide distribution channels - and a lot of market credibility. You bring the product, Cyberstrats brings the rest.

Rakesh K. Loonkar

Founder & President at Trusteer, Transmit
Knowing Gili for many years, I am confident that Cyberstars and its unique composition of investors will play a key role in growing a new generation of leading cybersecurity start-ups.

Roy Zisapel

Founder & CEO at Radware

Gil Zimmermann

Founder & CEO, Cloudlock

Our CISO’s

collaborate closely with our Founders to solve their biggest challenges from deep within their deliberation chambers

Umesh Yerram

CISO at CBOE

Mahmood Khan

SVP & Global Chief Information Security Officer at CNA Insurance

Frank Nazzaro

CISO at Freddie Mac

Sameer Jain

CIO at Nomura

Ori Fragman

CISO at Ahold Delhaize

Friedrich Wetschnig

CISO & VP Enterprise Information Technology at Flex

Jim Routh

prev. CISO at MassMutual

Yaron Levi

CISO at Dolby

David Currie

CISO at Nubank

Keith Gordon

CSO at CIBC

David Fairman

CSO at Netskope

Gary Harbison

VP, Global CISO at Bayer

Adam Ely

CISO at Fidelity Investments

Naveen Zutshi

CIO at Databricks

Gram Ludlow

SVP, Global Information Security at Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Lenny Maly

CISO at Granicus

Tom Schunk

VP, CISO at Emerson

Tal Arad

CISO at Carlsberg

Patrick Joyce

VP & Chief Security Officer (CISO & CSO) at Medtronic

Abhishek Agarwal

CISO & Head of IT at Helix

Emily Heath

Previous CISO at DocuSign

Scott Morris

SVP, CISO at Zipari

Dave Estlick

CISO at Chipotle Mexican Grill

Bobby Singh

CISO & CTO at TMX

Jason Clark

Chairman of the CISO Board

Michael Antico

CISO/CSO at CLEAR

Frank Fanzilli

Former CIO at CSFB

Arvin Bansal

Sr. Dir. Cloud Security Risk Governance

Karl Mattson

CISO at Noname

Andrew Kirkland

CISO at Starbucks

Shaun Khalfan

SVP, CISO at Discover Financial Services

Mike Towers

Chief Digital Trust Officer at Takeda

Todd Friedman

CISO at Resmed

Joseph Tso

Chief Information Security Officer at Scotiabank US

Matthew Mccormack

SVP & CISO at gsk

Bob Schuetter

CISO at Ashland

Heather Gantt-Evans

Chief Information Security Officer at SailPoint

Diego Souza

Global Chief Information Security Officer at Cummins

James Christiansen

VP, Cloud Security Transformation at Netskope

Laz Montano

Information technology consultant at Physician Partners of America

Ziv Maor

Head of Security Architecture and Cyber Security at Novartis

Dustin Wilcox

VP and CISO at Anthem

Stu Solomon

President at Recorded Future

Curtis Simpson

Ciso at Armis

Gleb Reznik

Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co

Hans Keil

SVP & CIO at Beaumont Health

Harry Moseley

CIO at Zoom

Tony Ferguson

Head of IT at Forrester

Julie Talbot-Hubbard

Senior Vice President, Cyber Protection and Identity at Optiv

Kevin McCarty

Managing Director, Information Protection at Cigna

Betty Elliot

CISO at FreddieMac

Ricardo Lafosse

Chief CISO at The Kraft Heinz Company

Rich Baich

SVP, CISO at AIG

Karthik Swarnam

CISO at AT&T

Our VC Partners

With significant financial backing from our trusted network of co-investors, our companies are on their ascent to great cyber market success.