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YL Ventures

YL Ventures

Mill Valley, Californiaylventures.com

Overview

YL Ventures is a venture capital firm that exclusively invests in and supports early-stage Israeli cybersecurity startups from seed to scale.

Year Founded

2007

AUM

$800M

Portfolio Companies

30

Investments

YL Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Hush SecurityJul 2026Series ACo-investor
NativeMar 2026Series ACo-investor
Novee AIJan 2026Seed, Series A, and Venture DebtLead
OptiNov 2025SeedLead
HushSep 2025SeedLead
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Key People

Yoav Leitersdorf

Managing Partner

John Brennan

Senior Partner

Ofer Schreiber

Senior Partner & Head of Israel Office

Kate Burkhardt

Principal

Kirk Manoogian

Principal

Paul J. Guerra

CISO Advisor & Investor

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMill Valley, California
Year Founded2007
AUM$800M

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