# DS Strategic Partners

> DS Strategic Partners is a VC fund backing Security and Cyber Security. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ds-strategic-partners?trk=nmp_rec_act_company_photo
- Website: http://www.dsstrategicpartners.com/

DS Strategic Partners is a VC fund in Tel Aviv focused on Security and Cyber Security. Investing in early-stage companies with promising security and intelligence technologies

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 1 | 100% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 100% |
| Network Security | 1 | 100% |
| Homeland Security | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Noam Gilutz | Managing General Partner | 0 | — |
| Mel Elias | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mel-elias |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SCADAfence | SCADAfence is the global technology leader in OT & IoT cybersecurity. SCADAfence offers a full suite of industrial cybersecurity products that provides full coverage of large-scale networks, offering best-in-class network monitoring, asset discovery, governance, remote access, and IoT device security. A Gartner “Cool Vendor” in 2020, SCADAfencedelivers proactive security and visibility to some of the world's most complex OT networks, including the largest manufacturing facility in Europe. SCADAfence enables organizations in critical infrastructure, manufacturing and building management industries to operate securely, reliably, and efficiently. To learn more, go to www.scadafence.com | $10M | Series A | Nov 21, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [31Ventures Global Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/31ventures-global-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GB-VI Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gb-vi-growth-fund-investment-limited-partnership) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iAngels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iangels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerusalem-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- NexStar Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vestel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vestel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does DS Strategic Partners invest in?

DS Strategic Partners invests primarily in Security, Cyber Security and Network Security startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DS Strategic Partners?

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### Who are the partners at DS Strategic Partners?

The team at DS Strategic Partners includes Noam Gilutz (Managing General Partner) and Mel Elias (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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