YL Ventures Shines as Top Cybersecurity VC, Earns Prestigious TIME and PitchBook Accolades

August 19, 2025
YL Ventures Shines as Top Cybersecurity VC, Earns Prestigious TIME and PitchBook Accolades
  • The firm's portfolio features leading cybersecurity startups such as Aim Security, Orca Security, Minimus, and MIND, which have attracted significant follow-on funding and achieved strategic exits, building on past successes like Axonius, Medigate, and Twistlock.

  • Yoav Leitersdorf, Managing Partner, highlights that these rankings reflect their results-driven approach, emphasizing disciplined execution, early investment, and active involvement in portfolio companies to develop lasting cybersecurity leaders.

  • The rankings by TIME, Statista, and PitchBook are based on operational, financial, and long-term fund performance metrics, including fundraising strength, investment capacity, exit outcomes, IRR, DPI, and TVPI, illustrating the firm’s strong capital efficiency and value creation.

  • YL Ventures, a prominent Israeli cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm managing $800 million across five funds, has been recognized as one of America's Top Venture Capital Firms for 2025 by TIME and Statista, and received a gold badge from PitchBook for top decile performance, making it the only cybersecurity-focused VC in this elite tier.

  • YL Ventures partners with early-stage cybersecurity startups at inception, providing crucial support in validation, securing initial customers, and developing go-to-market strategies to ensure growth and success.

  • This recognition underscores YL Ventures' exceptional performance in the venture capital landscape, standing out as the only cybersecurity-focused firm in the top tier and one of just two Israeli-focused firms in the top 10 globally.

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