Giora Yaron

Angel Investor Active Israel
LinkedIn
Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
11
in our dataset
Rounds participated
15
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$98.5M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
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About

Dr. Giora Yaron was born in 1949 in Israel. He is an active founding investor and founder of a group of high-tech and med-tech companies. Among these companies are P-cube (acquired by Cisco), PentaCom (acquired by Cisco), Qumranet (acquired by Redhat), Comsys (acquired by Conexant, Texas Instruments), Exanet (acquired by Dell) Hyperwise Security (acquired by Checkpoint), Qwilt, Itamar Medical, Excelero, Equalum, Aqua Security and Vulcan Security. Dr. Yaron has been serving as board member and/or chairman of the boards of these companies since their inception. He also served as a chairman of the board of Mercury Interactive (acquired by HP). Dr. Yaron has also served as the president of Indigo NV, leading the company to a NASDAQ IPO. Prior to joining Indigo, he served as Corporate Vice President of National Semiconductor [NSC] and was the Founder of NSC wafer fab in Israel (today Tower-Jazz Semiconductors). In 2017 Dr. co-founded Siraj Technologies and Siraj NGO focused on bringing the Bedouin community into the high-tech domain. Earlier in his career, he led, with his team at NSC, the invention of the revolutionary microprocessor, which provided the foundation for the microprocessors as we know them today.

Portfolio · 11

Affogata
AI-Driven Player Feedback Analytics Platform
2 rounds $9.5M committed Latest: 2022-03
SpeeDB.io
Next-generation Database Engine
1 round $4.0M committed Latest: 2020-11
IONIX
Attack Surface Management Solution
1 round $8.3M committed Latest: 2020-08
Apolicy
Kubernetes Policy Orchestration
1 round $3.5M committed Latest: 2020-06
Vulcan Cyber
Cyber Risk Management Platform
1 round $4.0M committed Latest: 2018-05
Excelero Storage
Flexible Storage Network Architecture
1 round $25.0M committed Latest: 2017-11
Equalum
Real-time Data Streaming to the Cloud
2 rounds $7.0M committed Latest: 2017-11
Aqua Security
Cloud-native Security Platform
1 round $4.0M committed Latest: 2015-10
vEyE Security
Container Isolation
1 round Latest: 2015-09
Hyperwise
Sandboxing Solutions to Combat Network Attacks and Malware
1 round $2.0M committed Latest: 2014-02
Itamar Medical
Home Sleep Testing and Endothelial Function Assessment
3 rounds $31.3M committed Latest: 2005-10

Investment activity

8 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Cyber Security7
Business Software4
Health Tech & Life Sciences1

Q&A

What are Giora Yaron's most recent notable exits?
Giora Yaron has had several recent exits, including Vulcan Cyber, which was acquired by Tenable for $150M in January 2025, and SpeeDB.io, acquired by Redis in March 2024. Equalum was also acquired by Google in December 2023.
Which sectors does Giora Yaron primarily focus on for investments?
Giora Yaron shows a strong focus on Cyber Security, with 7 portfolio companies in this sector, and Business Software, with 4 portfolio companies. Health Tech & Life Sciences is another area of interest.
Can you name some of Giora Yaron's active portfolio companies?
Giora Yaron's active portfolio includes Affogata, an AI-driven player feedback analytics platform, and IONIX, an attack surface management solution.
What is Giora Yaron's typical investment stage?
Giora Yaron frequently invests at the Seed stage, with 10 initial Seed rounds recorded.
Has Giora Yaron had any significant exits in the cybersecurity space recently?
Yes, Giora Yaron saw Vulcan Cyber, a cyber risk management platform, acquired by Tenable for $150M in January 2025. Argon Security was also acquired by Aqua Security in December 2021.
What was Giora Yaron's involvement with Excelero Storage?
Giora Yaron was an investor in Excelero Storage, which was acquired by Nvidia for $35M in March 2022.
What is Giora Yaron's background prior to his angel investing career?
Prior to his angel investing career, Dr. Giora Yaron served as president of Indigo NV, leading the company to a NASDAQ IPO. He also served as Corporate Vice President of National Semiconductor and founded NSC's wafer fab in Israel.
Which of Giora Yaron's portfolio companies have been acquired by major tech companies?
Several of Giora Yaron's portfolio companies have been acquired by major tech companies, including Equalum by Google in December 2023 and Excelero Storage by Nvidia in March 2022.
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