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Gili Raanan

13 stories about Gili Raanan

Wiz and the long game of building global companies

22.04.26| Gili Raanan

Cyberstarts founder Gili Raanan on independence, scale, and shaping markets.

“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.

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.

CTech’s top 10 stories of 2024: A year in Israeli high-tech

01.01.25|CTech

The most-read articles this year reveal the triumphs, turmoil, and transformations shaping Israel’s tech landscape.

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.

כנס JOURNEY - מימין דן אמיגה מ Island גילי רענן מ Cyberstars Venture Fund ו זוהר אלון מ Fireflu

Gili Raanan: “I don't believe there is a bubble in cyber”

11.09.24|Maayan Manela

"The world is facing a cyber crisis, exacerbated by geopolitical forces. As a result, we are seeing new companies emerge in the cyber sector, with valuations rising due to high demand and necessity," added Raanan, founder of Cyberstarts. "I’m convinced that we have the best engineers in Israel," noted Island co-founder and CTO Dan Amiga.

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."

Gili Raanan: "Israel is a step away from becoming an anti-liberal state"

16.01.23|Gili Raanan

מנכ"ל סייברסטארטס Cyberstarts גילי רענן והשותפה החדשה ליאור סיימון

Cyberstarts fund I records 300% annual return amidst cybersecurity boom

09.02.22|Meir Orbach

50% of the companies that have raised their Series A round or more on Gili Raanan and Lior Simon’s firm’s portfolio have already become unicorns

“Israel is Delusional in Thinking that the Covid-19 Crisis is Over”

31.05.20|Meir Orbach

Veteran fund manager Gili Raanan offers a reminder that "when it rains in New York, everyone gets wet"

CTech’s Book Review: Myth of Product Version 1.0

27.09.19|Gili Raanan

Sequoia Capital general partner Gili Raanan on Frederick Brooks' "The Mythical Man-Month"

Sequoia Israel Partner Launches New $50 Million Cybersecurity Fund

12.04.18|Lilach Baumer

Called Cyberstarts, the fund established by Gili Raanan raised funding from the likes of Check Point and Palo Alto Network's founders