Ariel Zamir

Another milestone for Israeli cybersecurity and YL Ventures: Aim Security, led by founders Matan G. and Adir Gruss, has been acquired by Cato Networks! From their $10M seed round in 2023 through their $18M Series A, we had the privilege of working closely with the team as they built one of the fastest growing cybersecurity companies in Israel, and the category leader of AI Security. From day zero, Aim set out with a bold vision: to give enterprises a way to adopt AI securely and responsibly. In two years, Matan, Adir, and their exceptional team turned that vision into a reality, building a company trusted by some of the world’s largest organizations. This achievement demonstrates the power of brilliant founders, strong teams, and conviction from inception. For YL Ventures’ $400M Fund V, this is a significant outcome and another marker of Israel’s unique ability to produce companies that matter on a global stage. https://lnkd.in/erHnKmfN

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🌐🇮🇱 Today in IsraelTech: Kela Technologies Acquires AI Startup Pelanor in First Major Deal Defense tech startup Kela, building an “operating system for militaries,” has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Pelanor, an Israeli AI company specializing in real-time cloud cost optimization and anomaly detection. Big step forward for Kela co-founders Hamutal Meridor, Alon Dror, Jason Manne, and Omer Bar-Ilan - and Pelanor’s founding team Matan Mates, Ido Kotler, and Yotam Tanay. Source: CTech Today's update is brought to you by The Recruitery - helping Israeli cybersecurity startups find top GTM talent across global markets.

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Cybersecurity startup Daylight Security came out of stealth mode on Tuesday and announced it has raised $7 million in Seed funding. The company plans to combine artificial intelligence with skilled human analysts to offer managed security services. The funding round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with support from Maple VC and well-known Israeli angel investors. These include the co-founders of Torq (Ofer Smadari, Leonid Belkind, and Eldad Livni), the co-founders of Cyera (Tamar Bar-Ilan and Yotam Segev), and EON founder Ofir Ehrlich. Hagai Shapira | Eldad Rudich | Elinor Cohen | Amnon Kushnir 🔗 Read full article link in comment #daylightsecurity #cybersecurity #seed #funding #startupnews #businessupdate

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#Deeptech Venture Capital funds? The new Yozma #FoF by the Israel Innovation Authority is open for applications until November 4th, to support Israeli or foreign Venture Capital funds who have a dedicated Israeli focused Deeptech fund, led by experienced GPs. * Winners will recieve an investment of between $4m to $10m per fund. *Min size of targeted fund: $32M, Max IIA investment: 12.5% of the fund size. * All fund sizes are eligible, from early-stage to growth-stage investors. The deadline for submission of applications is November 4th, 2025 For more details: https://lnkd.in/d6_r6EQy

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According to preliminary figures from IVC Data and Insights & LeumiTech Q3/2025 Tech Review, Israeli tech companies raised $2.23 billion across 116 rounds, a 24% decrease from the previous quarter and a 10% decline year-over-year. Two large deals (over $100M each) accounted for $210M, about 10% of the total. Excluding $200M+ rounds, Q3/2025 marked the highest fundraising volume since early 2023, up 20% compared to Q2 and 50% vs. Q3/2024. Cybersecurity and Generative AI companies captured nearly 60% of all funding in 41 rounds. Since the beginning of 2025, follow-on investments have outpaced new investments, as VCs continue to back portfolio companies while showing caution on fresh deals. 📅 The full report will be published in October. 

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