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Cyberstarts

20 stories about Cyberstarts
גילי רענן

“Within 10 years, there will be at least 10 more Israeli companies like Wiz”

11.03.26|Sophie Shulman
Cyberstarts founder Gili Raanan, the first investor in Wiz, says Google’s $32 billion acquisition will reshape Israel’s tech ambitions. 
כנס TECH TLV - גילי רענן מייסד Cyberstarts בשיחה עם סופי שולמן

Gili Raanan: “Wiz’s sale to Google shattered the glass ceiling, and it’s not a one-off”

09.02.26|Omer Kabir
The Cyberstarts founder and early Wiz investor explains how recent Israeli cybersecurity exits are reshaping entrepreneurship, bringing billions into the economy, and signaling a new era where AI-driven companies set the pace.
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה יותם שגב מייסד שותף ו-CEO

Cyera employees to sell tens of millions in shares at $9 billion valuation

04.02.26|Meir Orbach
The cyber unicorn is the first Cyberstarts portfolio company to adopt the VC's $300M program aimed at retention and long-term incentives. 
שי סנדלר מנכ"ל וגה ו ליאור סיימון שותפה בקרן Cyberstarts

Valued at $800 million after less than two years, Vega eyes the path blazed by Wiz

01.02.26|Meir Orbach
CEO Shay Sandler lays out Vega’s hyper-growth plan after already raising $185 million in three rapid rounds, while Cyberstarts’ Lior Simon details the investor logic behind one of Israel’s fastest fundraisings.
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Cyberstarts to establish cyber campus to house its portfolio companies

03.12.25|Sophie Shulman
Calcalist has learned that the venture capital fund specializing in cyber, and the first investor in Wiz, is in advanced negotiations to lease the entire Landmark 2 tower. If finalized, the deal will include 27 floors totaling 45,000 square meters from Melisron and Afi Properties. Until now, the fund has never had offices.
ועידת כלכליסט בברלין - פאנל – מימין פיונה דרמון שותפה מנהלת ב-Sunvest Capital Partners דורית דור מייסדת Qbeat Ventures ולשעבר הCTO בצ'ק פוינט צופית שחר סמנכ"לית אבטחת המידע אל על הילה זיגמן שותפה כללית Cyberstarts וידאו

“Attackers who know how to exploit AI gain enormous power”

03.12.25|Meir Orbach
Dr. Dorit Dor, co-founder of Qbeat Ventures and former CTO at Check Point, was speaking at Mind the Tech Berlin 2025, alongside Tsofit Shachar, CISO at El Al; and Hila Zigman, general partner at VC fund Cyberstarts.
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Cyberstarts launches $380M fund to double down on cybersecurity scale-ups

30.09.25|CTech
With the addition of this latest vehicle, Cyberstarts has secured more than $700 million in fresh commitments this year and now manages over $1.4 billion across seven funds.
מימין: מנכ"ל Wiz אסף רפפורט והמשקיע גילי רענן מקרן הסייבר

VC firms reap 200x returns on Wiz’s $32B sale to Google

19.03.25|Reuters
Early investors like Sequoia, Cyberstarts, and Index Ventures are set for massive payouts following the record-setting cybersecurity deal.
מימין ניר צוק ו עומרי כספי

Winners of the Wiz deal: The cyber elite profiting from Google’s massive buyout

18.03.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk and NBA player turned VC Omri Casspi are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $1.3 billion stake in Wiz.
מייסדי וגה סקיוריטי מימין אלי רוזן ו שי סנדלר

The secretive Israeli cyber startup worth hundreds of millions—Vega Security raises $65M in stealth

16.03.25|Meir Orbach
Investors are rushing in, even as the company remains under wraps.
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Cyberstarts founder Gili Raanan enters sports world with minority stake in Hapoel Tel Aviv

09.02.25|CTech
Raanan is investing NIS 10 million in the basketball club, joining Ofer Yanai’s ownership team.
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Gili Raanan’s Sunrise payments model suspended as CISOs question ethics

28.10.24|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
Concerns over influence and incentives prompt high-profile withdrawals, challenging Cyberstarts’ consulting approach. 
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Cyberstarts nets $60 million for fourth Seed fund

21.10.24|CTech
Gili Raanan’s VC fund took its assets under management to $720 million on the back of acquisitions of portfolio companies Axis Security, Bionic, and Noname Security.
מימין ניר צוק ו עומרי כספי

From Nir Zuk to Omri Casspi: The unexpected winners of the historic Wiz deal

17.07.24|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
The Palo Alto Networks founder and NBA player turned VC are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $900 million stake in Wiz.
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The Gili Ra’anan model: Questions emerging from Cyberstarts' remarkable success

13.06.24|Sophie Shulman and Meir Orbach
Calcalist reveals the mechanism behind Cyberstarts’ amazing returns: points worth tens of thousands of dollars are awarded to CISOs of organizations for deepening relationships with the fund's portfolio companies, aiding their growth. Is this model, which is increasingly questioned, one of the explanations for the fund's extraordinary success? Ra'anan said in response: "No CISO received compensation for purchasing products." 
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Cyberstarts appoints Hila Zigman as General Partner

29.11.23|CTech
“Hila’s unique experience, ranging from a focus on talent through building amazing market-leading products, is the perfect fit for Cyberstarts' own culture,” said Gili Raanan, Cyberstarts founder.
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Cyberstarts secures $480 million for opportunity fund

24.09.23|Meir Orbach
The new opportunity fund, named Cyberstarts Scale, comes on the back of a $200 million opportunity fund raised in March 2022. It brings Cyberstarts’ total assets under management to $663 million
CTech Early Lior Simon וידאו

“Don’t rush to run after trends and buzzwords - it's fluff”

06.07.23|James Spiro
Lior Simon, General Partner at Cyberstarts, spoke to CTech about the changing market and how early-stage companies can succeed in today’s market
גילי רענן קרן Cyberstarts

“An economic downturn compels entrepreneurs to reevaluate their core business”

07.06.23|Elihay Vidal
Gili Raanan, founder of Cyberstarts, spoke with CTech as part of the project “Where do we go from here?”, which aims to examine how the Israeli VC industry is dealing with the crisis in the sector
Emily Heath

Cyberstarts appoints Emily Heath as General Partner

08.03.23|CTech
The cybersecurity-focused venture firm has added the former DocuSign and United Airlines CISO to its investment team
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