CyberStarts

Venture Capital Active Mikhmoret, Israel Est. 2018
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Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
24
in our dataset
Rounds participated
59
Rounds led
14
Rounds' value
$5.6B
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, B Round, A Round

About

Cyberstarts is a venture capital firm focused on cyber security and mostly backed by cyber entrepreneurs. Cyberstarts' vision is to become the leading platform for amazing teams of entrepreneurs solving the next big problems of the cyber security world. Cyberstarts leverages its collective experience and networks to partner with entrepreneurs solving critical pain points in cyber security and building important cyber security companies of the next 10 years. The fund has also partnered with a US-based group of chief information security officers who work closely with the firm to identify and rank pain points that will need to be solved in the near future. The fund's CISOs and market experts are ready to help the companies figure out productmarket fit, go-to-market, pricing, procurement considerations, and more.

Portfolio · 24

Cyera
Cloud Native Data Security Platform
Led ★ 7 rounds $2.0B committed Latest: 2026-06
A Security
A Security develops an autonomous offensive security platform that identifies and addresses exploit paths before they are utilized by malicious agents, strengthening organizations against weaponized AI.
Led ★ 2 rounds $37.0M committed Latest: 2026-06
NewCore
Identity Security for Human and AI-agent Workforces
Led ★ 1 round $16.0M committed Latest: 2026-05
Oasis Security
Agentic Access Management Platform
Led ★ 3 rounds $190.0M committed Latest: 2026-03
Linx Security
Identity Security Solution for the Enterprises
Led ★ 3 rounds $83.0M committed Latest: 2026-03
Upwind Security
Cloud Security Platform
4 rounds $428.0M committed Latest: 2026-01
Spirit Security
Cybersecurity Stealth Mode Startup
Led ★ 1 round $50.0M committed Latest: 2026-01
Zafran Security
Risk & Mitigation Platform
4 rounds $130.0M committed Latest: 2025-12
Vega Security
Digital Protection & Security Solutions
2 rounds $165.0M committed Latest: 2025-12
Island
Enterprise Browser
Led ★ 2 rounds $270.0M committed Latest: 2025-03
Blockaid
Enabling Builders to Protect Users from Fraud, Phishing and Hacks
3 rounds $89.0M committed Latest: 2025-02
Onyx Security
AI Agent Security Platform to Discover, Govern, and Protect all Enterprise AI Agents
Led ★ 1 round $5.0M committed Latest: 2024-08
Wiz
Cloud Security Platform
5 rounds $1.5B committed Latest: 2024-05
Cortanix
Stealth Mode Company
1 round $21.0M committed Latest: 2024-01
Legit Security
Software Supply Chain Security
Led ★ 2 rounds $43.5M committed Latest: 2023-09
Trail Security
Building Solutions for Data Loss Prevention
1 round $35.0M committed Latest: 2023-08
Savvy
Workforce Security Automation
Led ★ 2 rounds $30.0M committed Latest: 2023-07
Trustmi.ai
End-to-end Payments Security Platform
Led ★ 2 rounds $21.0M committed Latest: 2023-07
Bionic
Application Security Posture Management Platform
Led ★ 2 rounds $65.0M committed Latest: 2022-03
Noname Security
Enterprise API Security Platform
3 rounds $220.0M committed Latest: 2021-12
Dazz
Cloud Security Remediation Platform
2 rounds $100.0M committed Latest: 2021-12
Axis Security
Application Access Cloud
Led ★ 4 rounds $99.0M committed Latest: 2021-03
Trustdome
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management
1 round $3.0M committed Latest: 2019-07
Avalor
Vulnerability Management Solution
Led ★ 1 round $5.0M committed

Investment activity

7 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Cyber Security27
Fintech & Insurtech1

Funds · 8

  • 7 — $380M Sep 2025
  • Employee Liquidity Fund — $300M Jul 2025
  • Fund 4 — $60M Sep 2024
  • Opportunity Fund — $480M Aug 2023
  • 3 — $60M Jul 2022
  • 3 — $200M Jan 2022
  • 2 — $100M Apr 2020
  • 1 — $54M Jan 2018

Q&A

What is CyberStarts' primary investment focus?
CyberStarts is a venture capital firm primarily focused on cybersecurity, backed mostly by cyber entrepreneurs.
What was a significant exit for CyberStarts in 2025?
In March 2025, CyberStarts saw a significant exit with Wiz being acquired by Google for $32 billion.
Which funds has CyberStarts raised recently?
CyberStarts recently raised Fund 7, closing at $380 million in September 2025, and an Employee Liquidity Fund of $300 million in July 2025.
Can you name a notable acquisition of a CyberStarts portfolio company in 2024?
In May 2024, CyberStarts' portfolio company Noname Security was acquired by Akamai Technologies for $450 million. Additionally, Dazz was acquired by Wiz for $450 million in November 2024.
What is CyberStarts' investment stage focus?
CyberStarts invests across Seed, A Round, and B Round stages.
Who are the founding and general partners at CyberStarts?
Gili Raanan is the Founding & General Partner at CyberStarts. Lior Simon and Hila Zigman also serve as General Partners.
What is CyberStarts' strategy for identifying new investment opportunities?
CyberStarts partners with a US-based group of chief information security officers who help identify and rank critical pain points in cybersecurity that will need future solutions.
What was the size of CyberStarts' Opportunity Fund?
In August 2023, CyberStarts closed its Opportunity Fund at $480 million.
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