# Cyberstarts

> Cyberstarts is a VC fund in Mikhmoret backing Cyber Security and Software. See 86 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mikhmoret, Israel
- Total investments: 86
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last fund: Oct 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28614764/
- Website: http://www.cyberstarts.com/

Cyberstarts is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in cybersecurity. Founded in 2018 by Gili Raanan, the fund partners with ambitious entrepreneurs to launch and scale category-defining security companies. Through its flagship Sunrise Program, Cyberstarts supports founders by providing operational expertise, deep industryinsight, and direct access to a network of leading CISOs.As of 2025, Cyberstarts has raised over $720 million across five funds. Its portfolio includes industry leaders like Wiz, Fireblocks, Island, Cyera, and Transmit Security, and represents close to half the global private cybersecurity market cap with a portfolio valuation of more than $55 billion. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Cyberstarts is proud to be the partner of choice for top-tier cybersecurity founders worldwide.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyber Security | 18 | 21% |
| Software | 9 | 10% |
| Network Security | 9 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 10% |
| Security | 7 | 8% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 23 | 27% |
| Series B | 15 | 17% |
| Seed | 13 | 15% |
| Series C | 7 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 5% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 17 | 20% |
| Israel | 9 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barak Klinghofer | Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barak-klinghofer |
| Eyal Gruner | Member | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eyal-gruner |
| Gil Azrielant | Member | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-azrielant |
| Gili Raanan | Founder | 62 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-raanan |
| Idan Levin | Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idan-levin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Onyx Security | Onyx Security enables organizations via a holistic platform to adopt AI and AI agents with confidence - without compromising security. | $113M | Series B | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Onyx Security | Onyx Security enables organizations via a holistic platform to adopt AI and AI agents with confidence - without compromising security. | $113M | Series B | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Glow | Glow is an AI-powered endpoint security company.Glow’s AI agents create a single source of truth across devices, people, and software, understand risk in the context of your policies, and - within the guardrails you set - autonomously prevent problems before they become incidents. | $100M | Series B | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Glow | Glow is an AI-powered endpoint security company.Glow’s AI agents create a single source of truth across devices, people, and software, understand risk in the context of your policies, and - within the guardrails you set - autonomously prevent problems before they become incidents. | $100M | Series B | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Zafran Security | Zafran Security is a cybersecurity startup specializing in vulnerability prioritization and threat exposure management, aiming to identify, remediate, and mitigate risks within organizations. The AI-native exposure management platform developed by the company aims to proactively avert the exploitation of vulnerabilities by incorporating autonomousagents throughout all stages of the vulnerability management lifecycle. With threat actors rapidly exploiting newly revealed security vulnerabilities through AI automation, Zafran's platform enables organizations to take action before these vulnerabilities result in incidents. The company’s solutions work alongside current security tools, utilizing AI agents to pinpoint weaknesses, provide contextual information, and address these issues by linking them to controls and evaluating the potential for exploitation. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| A Security | A Security was intended to test systems the way genuine adversaries do, following attack vectors until they verify | $37M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| Cyera | Cyera provides a data security platform that helps organizations discover, classify, monitor, and protect sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform combines data security posture management, data loss prevention, access governance, and AI security capabilities to help organizations understand wherecritical data resides, who can access it, and how it is being used. Cyera uses automated data discovery and classification to identify sensitive information and assess potential security risks across enterprise systems. Its platform also supports monitoring of human and AI interactions with data, enabling organizations to investigate access activity, manage permissions, and address security issues. Through integrations with existing technology environments, Cyera helps security teams maintain visibility into data assets and implement controls to reduce data-related risk. | $600M | Series G | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Cyera | Cyera provides a data security platform that helps organizations discover, classify, monitor, and protect sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform combines data security posture management, data loss prevention, access governance, and AI security capabilities to help organizations understand wherecritical data resides, who can access it, and how it is being used. Cyera uses automated data discovery and classification to identify sensitive information and assess potential security risks across enterprise systems. Its platform also supports monitoring of human and AI interactions with data, enabling organizations to investigate access activity, manage permissions, and address security issues. Through integrations with existing technology environments, Cyera helps security teams maintain visibility into data assets and implement controls to reduce data-related risk. | $600M | Series G | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Linx Security | The Linx Identity Security platform enables identity, security, and IT ops teams to finally control the whole identity lifecycle. A radical departure from legacy identity security solutions, Linx untangles the complex, ever-evolving web of identity security. Integrating smoothly with your IAM stack, Linx pulls together all your organization’sidentity data—organizing it neatly to reveal the hidden links between your employees, their digital identities, and the apps, software, platforms, and programs they have access to. Enabling you to continuously reduce your identity attack surface and swiftly close gaps in compliance. | $50M | Series B | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Oasis Security | Oasis Security is the top provider of Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) solutions. NHI Management is a major and unresolved security flaw that malevolent cyber attackers regularly exploit. | $120M | Series B | Mar 19, 2026 |  |

10 of 86 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 48 deals together
- [Redpoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 32 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [Cerca Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cerca-partners) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 17 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Cyberstarts invest in?

Cyberstarts invests primarily in Cyber Security, Software and Network Security startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 86 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cyberstarts?

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### Who are the partners at Cyberstarts?

The team at Cyberstarts includes Barak Klinghofer (Member), Eyal Gruner (Member) and Gil Azrielant (Member), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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