# Michael Cortez

> Michael Cortez is a seed investor at YL Ventures backing Computer and Network Security. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [YL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yl-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cortez-3515b619

Michael Cortez is a seed investor at YL Ventures in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Computer and Network Security. Michael Cortez is the Vice President at YL Ventures, is a member of the investment team, focusing much of his time on business development for current portfolio companies. In addition to BD and other value-add activities, Michael is heavily involved in investment due diligence, industry research, and the continued expansion of the firm's U.S.platform.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer | 1 | 100% |
| Network Security | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minimus | Gutsy applies process mining to security to give enterprises. | $51M | Seed | Oct 10, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mayfield Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mayfield-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About YL Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

YL Ventures funds and supports brilliant Israeli tech entrepreneurs from seed to lead. YL Ventures manages over $300 million and exclusively invests in cybersecurity. YL Ventures accelerates the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and U.S.-based operational execution, leveraging a powerful network of Chief Information SecurityOfficers and global industry leaders. The firm's track record includes successful, high-profile portfolio company acquisitions by major corporations, including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, CA, and Proofpoint.

5 contacts available at YL Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Guy Leibovitz | Insider Company Nam | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guy-leibovitz |
| Michael Cortez | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-cortez |
| Nati Hazut | Insider | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nati-hazut |
| Ofer Schreiber | Partner & Head of Israel Office | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ofer-schreiber |
| Roger Hale | Venture Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roger-hale |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Cortez invest in?

Michael Cortez invests primarily in Computer and Network Security startups, most often at Seed 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.

### When did Michael Cortez last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Cortez closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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