Cyberstarts

For the past seven years, Cyberstarts has been on a mission to reimagine how venture capital serves cybersecurity founders. Today, we’re reintroducing ourselves — same mission, fresh identity. We back people before products. We look for resilience, not polish. And we believe that the future of #cybersecurity is being built in moments of vulnerability, not perfection. This is more than a new website. It’s a reflection of the founders we serve and the belief that venture should feel like a conversation, not a pitch. Cyberstarts wouldn’t be possible without the amazing team Emily Heath, Lior Simon, Hila Zigman, Dor Knafo, Adam Aarons, Julie Compton, Shir Hermesh, Shiran Ella and Jason Clark ! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/ehQcNQVR

Employees are the foundation of every great cybersecurity company. Today, we are incredibly proud to launch a $300M Employee Liquidity Fund, a new initiative that gives dedicated talent across our breakout portfolio companies the opportunity to realize some of the value they’ve helped create, without stepping away from the mission. This is about retention, motivation, alignment, and helping our founders build durable, independent companies that thrive long before an IPO. With this fund, Cyberstarts surpasses $1B in capital commitments and doubles down on what we believe makes companies great: exceptional people. https://lnkd.in/ew8hJyd3

After two decades of investing together, Douglas Leone and I joined Jason Calacanis on This Week in Startups to discuss cybersecurity, founders, AI, and how Cyberstarts and Sequoia Capital spot a billion-dollar idea. Mutual portfolio companies include Wiz Cyera Island Fireblocks Oasis Security Zafran Security Blockaid and more in stealth mode. https://lnkd.in/eRqXhZdF https://lnkd.in/eRhBuf-8

Take a look at our new YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/evf8xMqm

השיחה ש(כמעט) הרגה את Wiz... זה היה בתחילת הדרך. בלי מוצר, בלי צוות. רק רעיון, ופאונדרים עם הרבה ביטחון. ישבנו עם אחד ה־CISOs הראשונים שפתחנו איתו שיחה. אחרי 15 דקות הוא אומר: “אני אוהב את הרעיון. באמת. אבל למה שיקנו את זה מכם, ולא מפאלו אלטו?” הדממה בחדר נמשכה כמה שניות. ואז אסף שאל אותי: “מה התשובה?” ולא הייתה לי תשובה טובה. לא אז. השיחה הזאת לא הייתה משבר. היא הייתה מתנה. כי מאז, בכל Sunrise, בכל התחלה אני שואל את השאלה הזו ראשונה. אם אתה לא יודע להסביר למה מישהו יקנה את זה ממך, אז אולי גם אתה לא היית קונה את זה מעצמך... לא כל רעיון הוא התחלה. לפעמים הוא רק אשליה. הדרך היחידה לברר זה להיכנס לחדר, ולשמוע את השתיקה. Cyberstarts

$102 Billion worth of assets was secured within just 18 months of operation. Announcing a $50m Series B for Blockaid. Congrats to Ido Ben-Natan and Raz Niv, below with Board member Lior Simon at the end of the sunrise ceremony... ...and our friends at Ribbit Capital - Zachary Rosen, Meyer "Micky" Malka, Nick Shalek, Variant - Jesse Walden, Alana Levin, and GV (Google Ventures) - Tom Hulme ! Cyberstarts Emily Heath Lior Simon Hila Zigman Adam Aarons

2024 in review! 25 portfolio companies, $4.2 billion raised, combined valuation over $35 billion and over 5,000 jobs created worldwide! We couldn't be more proud. Huge thank you to our founders, partners, advisors and fellow investors. Wishing you all a safe, happy and healthy holiday season! (Turn the volume up for this one!) Wiz Transmit Security Fireblocks Island Cyera Dazz Legit Security Savvy Trustmi Blockaid Linx Security Oasis Security Upwind Security Zafran Security Trail Security (acquired by Cyera) Avalor Security, a Zscaler Company Noname Security Bionic, a CrowdStrike Company Axis, acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise company in 2023 Trustdome (acquired by Zscaler) Gili Raanan Lior Simon Hila Zigman Emily Heath Adam Aarons Jason Clark Shiran Ella Shir Hermesh Julie Compton Cyberstarts #cybersecurity #ciso #cyber #venturecapital #innovation #security

Proud moment for our portfolio company's Linx Security Upwind Security Oasis Security Legit Security Dazz Transmit Security Island and Wiz for being named to the Lightspeed & Fortune #Cyber60 list! https://lnkd.in/gdAHwEi6 Innovation, determination & hard work are shaping the future of cybersecurity 💪 Gili Raanan Hila Zigman Lior Simon Emily Heath