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

Website

ylventures.com

Investments

YL Ventures investments
Company	Date	Stage	Lead
Native	Mar 2026	Series A	Co-investor
Novee AI	Jan 2026	Seed, Series A, and Venture Debt	Lead
Opti	Nov 2025	Seed	Lead
Optiion	Nov 2025	Seed	Lead
Hush	Sep 2025	Seed	Lead

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Key People

Yoav Leitersdorf

Managing Partner

John Brennan

Senior Partner

Ofer Schreiber

Senior Partner Head Of Israel Office

Justin Somaini

Partner

Kate Burkhardt

Principal

Kirk Manoogian

Principal

Paul J. Guerra

CISO Advisor Investor

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Sector & Stage Mix

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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2026

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMill Valley, California

Year Founded2007

AUM$800M

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