About
Eyal Gruner is a serial business entrepreneur and angel investor, investing in early-stage deals. He is currently the Co-founder, main investor & CEO of Cynet, a security platform that protects organizations from breaches by automated discovery and mitigates threat vectors across all attack stages. Prior to his position at Cynet, he has also co-founded and served as the CEO of BUGSEC, a cyber consultancy firm (in which he still serves as a Board Member), and was the co-founder and CEO of Versafe, which has developed identity theft and online fraud prevention applications, and was acquired by F5 Networks in 2013. Mr. Gruner began his career at age 15, when he hacked into his banks ATM, then approached bank management to demonstrate the weaknesses of their system. He parlayed this into a job, working with the Information Security team of Bank Leumi for a year, then spending another year at age 16 working at the former digital rights management and internet security firm Aladdin Knowledge Systems, before founding BugSec in 2005. Mr. Gruner has been recognized in Googles Hall of Fame with a Google Security Reward for identifying and reporting vulnerabilities. In addition, Mr. Gruner also serves as an Insider at YL Ventures and as a Member of CyberStarts VC.
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Investor Intelligence Q&A
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- What is Eyal Gruner's primary investment focus?
- Eyal Gruner primarily invests in early-stage deals within the Cyber Security sector, as evidenced by all his portfolio companies and investment rounds.
- Can you name some notable companies in Eyal Gruner's investment portfolio?
- Eyal Gruner's portfolio includes Cycode, which raised $80.6M, and Cymulate, which raised $126M. For a full list, please refer to startupim data.
- Has Eyal Gruner had any successful exits from his investments?
- Yes, Eyal Gruner had an exit in September 2021 when Build.security was acquired by Elastic for $39.3M.
- What is Eyal Gruner's most recent investment?
- Eyal Gruner's most recent investment was in Cyclops Security in July 2023, participating in a $6.4M round.
- What is Eyal Gruner's typical investment stage?
- Eyal Gruner typically invests in Seed and A Round stages, with 4 Seed rounds and 1 A Round recorded in his investment history.
- What is Eyal Gruner's background in the cybersecurity industry?
- Eyal Gruner is the Co-founder, main investor & CEO of Cynet, a security platform. He also co-founded BUGSEC and Versafe, which was acquired by F5 Networks in 2013. He began his career in information security at age 15.
- Does Eyal Gruner act as a lead investor in his deals?
- According to startupim data, Eyal Gruner has not acted as a lead investor in any of his recorded investment rounds.
- What is the range of investment amounts Eyal Gruner typically participates in?
- Eyal Gruner's investment range is typically between $3.5M and $7.5M per round.