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Cyberstarts

Venture Capital · Founded 2018 · Emek Hefer Regional Council, Israel

The Cyber Security founders powered VC

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26 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $5.1B invested · 50 investments · Investor rank #580 · Last investment 7/2026
Portfolio companies 26 ↑ 189% 5y
Decacorns 2
Thoroughbreds 3
Power Law #408Investor Ranking · Global · 2026 · Top 3%
01 · Biggest holdings

Cyberstarts’ biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Cyberstarts still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names Cyberstarts directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 CyeraDecacorn · Security · USA 15% $12.0B $1.4B
  2. 2 FireblocksUnicorn · Security · USA 11.5% $8.0B $920M
  3. 3 IslandUnicorn · Security · USA 9% $4.5B $405M
  4. 4 Transmit SecurityUnicorn · Security · Israel — $2.2B —
  5. 5 UpwindUnicorn · Security · USA — $1.5B —
  6. 6 GlowUnicorn · Security · USA — $1.2B —

Estimated value = Cyberstarts’ disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Portfolio analysis

Where Cyberstarts’ portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 26 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA19
  2. Israel6
  3. Pakistan1
By sectorCount
  1. Security24
  2. Enterprise Software4
  3. Fintech2
  4. Food1
  5. Home Living1
  6. Marketing1
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed11
  2. Series A10
  3. Series B+5
By growth stageCount
  1. Late Growth15
  2. Breakout Stage12
  3. Early Growth1
03 · Portfolio market map

Inside Cyberstarts’ portfolio.

The 28 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 26 tracked.

Cyera
Security · Decacorn
$12B
Wiz
Security · Decacorn
$32B
Fireblocks
Security · Unicorn
$8.0B
Island
Security · Unicorn
$4.5B
Transmit Security
Security · Unicorn
$2.2B
Upwind
Security · Unicorn
$1.5B
Noname Security
Security
$450M
Oasis Security
Security · Unicorn
$1.0B
Vega
Security
$700M
Glow
Security · Unicorn
$1.2B
Glow Security Labs
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.2B
Onyx Security
Security
$640M
Zafran
Security
$240M
Dazz
Security
$400M
Axis Security
Security
$500M
Linx Security
Security
$200M
Bionic AI
Enterprise Software
$350M
Blockaid
Security
$200M
Legit Security
Security
$160M
NewCore
Security
$300M
SunState Laboratories
Food
$240M
Gambit Security
Security
$244M
Surf AI
Security
$228M
Savvy
Security
$120M
A Security
Security
$148M
Avalor
Security
$100M
Trustmi
Security
$68M
Upwind
04 · Portfolio founders

Where Cyberstarts’ portfolio founders come from.

59 founders across the 28 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. Israel29
  2. United States27
  3. Peru1
  4. United Kingdom1
UniversityCount
  1. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem8
  2. Technion Israel Institute of Technology7
  3. Tel Aviv University7
  4. The Open University of Israel6
  5. Reichman University4
  6. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev3
  7. Bar-Ilan University2
  8. American School of The Hague1
  9. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University1
  10. Harvard Business School1
Previous companyCount
  1. Check Point8
  2. Microsoft7
  3. Adallom3
  4. Armis3
  5. IBM3
  6. Israel Defense Forces3
  7. NetApp3
  8. Sentra3
  9. Checkmarx2
  10. Claroty2
05 · Similar investors

Similar investors.

Peers the API surfaces as most similar by portfolio shape, with Dealroom investor rank and portfolio scale.

Index Ventures
Venture Capital · London
#57 rank 677 companies $1.2T portfolio
CRV
Venture Capital · Palo Alto
#115 rank 401 companies $304B portfolio
Sequoia
Venture Capital · Menlo Park
#3 rank 1,921 companies $23T portfolio
Redpoint
Venture Capital · San Francisco
#84 rank 410 companies $1.2T portfolio
Insight Partners
Private Equity · New York City
#20 rank 817 companies $2.1T portfolio
Notable Capital
Venture Capital · Menlo Park
#75 rank 501 companies $1.5T portfolio
Spark Capital
Venture Capital · San Francisco
#80 rank 356 companies $1.4T portfolio
Andreessen Horowitz
Venture Capital · Menlo Park
#2 rank 1,188 companies $4.4T portfolio
06 · Key people

Key people at Cyberstarts.

Lior Simon
Lior Simon
General Partner
 Emily Heath
Emily Heath
General Partner
 Hila Zigman
Hila Zigman
General Partner
 David Fairman
David Fairman
Board Member
 Hans Keil
Hans Keil
Board of Advisors
 Joey Johnson
Joey Johnson
Board Member
 Mandy Andress
Mandy Andress
Board Advisor
Source: Dealroom next-gen API — investor team endpoint.
07 · Featured in
News Onyx raises $113M Series B at $640M valuation four months after leaving stealth Jul 29, 2026 News Cisco backs Zafran, extending cyber startup's funding past $130M Jul 22, 2026 News Glow raises $180M Series A at $1.2B valuation to secure AI-era endpoints Jul 22, 2026