# Boaz Albaranes

> Boaz Albaranes is a pre-seed investor at Mindset Ventures backing Cyber Security. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mindset Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mindset-ventures)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boazalbaranes/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/boazalbaranes
- Website: https://x.com/boazalbaranes

Boaz Albaranes is a pre-seed investor at Mindset Ventures in Tel Aviv focused on Cyber Security and Information Technology. Boaz Albaranes has more than 10 years of experience in international relations, technology and entrepreneurship. Prior to joining Mindset, Boaz was the Israeli Economic Consul in Brazil and headed the Israeli Trade & Investments mission in Sao Paulo where he brought together companies and investors from both countries to do businesstogether. One of the main aspects of his job was to match Israeli tech companies with large national Brazilian companies in which he conducted many scouting projects for the latter. During his time in Brazil, Boaz was a mentor in various startups and acceleration in programs such as IBM Bootcamp, Oracle Accelerator, Startup Farm, etc.Prior to his role in Brazil, Boaz has held a few positions within the Israeli Ministry of Economy such as Project Lead in the Israeli Investment Promotion Center, Cadet in the Foreign Trade Administration and a Project Manager at Israel Newtech - the national program promoting the cleantech sector. Before joining the government, Boaz has worked as an Algorithm Developer in an Israeli startup company and has also co-founded and managed Jewgether.org. Boaz holds a Bsc in Electric and Computer Engineering and an MBA, both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyber Security | 3 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zenyard | Zenyard develops an AI agent platform focused on software reverse engineering. The platform automates repetitive manual tasks in analyzing binaries and decompiled code so security and research teams can focus on understanding behavior and intent. Zenyard supports reverse engineers by providing full-file context and workflow assistance. It targetsuse cases such as malware analysis, vulnerability research, and code auditing. The company serves technical teams that need to accelerate and standardize complex reverse engineering processes. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Apono | Apono helps companies become secure and compliant while maintaining their productivity and agility. The company aims to simplify how teams manage access to critical systems by automating the provisioning and deprovisioning of permissions based on real-time needs, ensuring only the right people have access at the right time. | $34M | Series B | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| Lasso Security | Lasso Security is a pioneering comprehensive LLM cybersecurity startup that is committed to addressing the evolving threats and challenges | $10M | Convertible Note | Oct 30, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [33N Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/33n-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swisscom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swisscom-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TAU Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tau-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [U.S. Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/us-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vertex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertex-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [XPS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xps-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mindset Ventures

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

Mindset Ventures is an early-stage VC firm that supports entrepreneurs in their growth and international expansion. The firm targets B2B startups technology applied to Agriculture, Financial Services, Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Education, and Enterprise Software industry. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

5 contacts available at Mindset Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boaz Albaranes | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boaz-albaranes |
| Camila Folkmann Costa | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camila-folkmann-costa |
| Daniel Ibri | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-ibri |
| Nemer Rahal | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nemer-rahal |
| Pedro Mesquita | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pedro-mesquita |

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## FAQ

### What does Boaz Albaranes invest in?

Boaz Albaranes invests primarily in Cyber Security, Information Technology and Security startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Boaz Albaranes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Boaz Albaranes closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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