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Cyberstarts

Venture capital · Israel · Middle East and Africa

cyberstarts.com

Cyberstarts is an investment firm that partners with founders of cybersecurity companies from day one. It supports its portfolio companies through a systematic process and its CISO network to reach product-market fit.

Invests inCybersecurityAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordscybersecurityenterprise softwarecloud securityidentitydata security

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25portfolio companies
22funding rounds on record3 led
13rounds, last 12 months
$20M to $100Mtypical round it comes in at
Series Amost frequent entry

Cyberstarts lists 25 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 22 funding rounds, 3 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 33% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Cybersecurity (51%), AI & Machine Learning (35%) and Fintech (7%). 65% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Cerca Partners, Sequoia Capital and Artisanal Ventures.

Counts come from funding rounds that name Cyberstarts, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.

Entry stage

share of companies by the stage of its first round

Cyberstarts does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.

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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed20%
Series A33%
Series B27%
Growth20%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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'26122

Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 25 companiesRecent activity: 13 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 20% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 56% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 51% in its largest sectorReach: 2 countriesPortfolio size60th pctRecent activity97th pctEarly stage58th pctEvidence100th pctSector focus85th pctReach42th pct
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Cyberstarts compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size60th25 companies
Recent activity97th13 rounds in 12 months
Early stage58th20% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence100th56% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus85th51% in its largest sector
Reach42th2 countries

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
Cerca Partners9
Sequoia Capital8
Artisanal Ventures7
Accel5
CRV4
G Squared4
Greylock4
Insight Partners4

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers2080%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company520%
  • Parked or sold domain00%

A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
Cybersecurity51%4%
AI & Machine Learning35%18%
Fintech7%12%
Enterprise Software5%8%
Crypto & Web32%1%

Co-investor network

who it backs companies with, and who they back together
49 shared companies33 shared companies33 shared companies30 shared companies29 shared companies28 shared companies27 shared companies25 shared companies25 shared companies21 shared companies17 shared companies17 shared companies17 shared companies17 shared companies15 shared companies15 shared companies14 shared companies13 shared companies13 shared companies13 shared companies11 shared companies10 shared companies10 shared companies9 shared companiesCerca Partners: 9 shared companiesCerca Partners9Sequoia Capital: 8 shared companiesSequoia Capital8Artisanal Ventures: 7 shared companiesArtisanal Ventures7Accel: 5 shared companiesAccel5CRV: 4 shared companiesCRV4G Squared: 4 shared companiesG Squared4Greylock: 4 shared companiesGreylock4Insight Partners: 4 shared companiesInsight Partners4Lightspeed Venture Partners: 4 shared companiesLightspeed Venture Pa…4Vintage Investment Partners: 4 shared companiesVintage Investment Pa…4Bessemer Venture Partners: 3 shared companiesBessemer Venture Part…3Coatue: 3 shared companiesCoatue3
Shared portfolio companies with CyberstartsFirms that also back companies together

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Compare Cyberstarts head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with Cyberstarts
DateCompanyStage
24 Sept 2026Islandisland.ioSeries C+
2 Sept 2026upwind.ioupwind.ioSeries C+
29 Jul 2026Onyxonyx.securitySeries B
22 Jul 2026Glowglow.ioSeries A Led
15 Jun 2026NewCorenewcore.comSeed Led
10 Jun 2026Cyeracyera.comSeries C+
8 Jun 2026A Securitya.securitySeed
2 Jun 2026Cyeracyera.comSeries C+

Round details for Cyberstarts

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Cyberstarts' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

25 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
A Securitya.security · United StatesA Security fortifies you against weaponized AI by discovering and remediating exploitable attack paths.
Cybersecurity
Jun 2026SeedPage + round
Avaloravalor.io · United States
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Bionicbionic.ai · United States
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Blockaidblockaid.io · United StatesBlockaid provides security services to prevent scams, fraud, and compliance risks for companies operating on blockchain finance.
FintechCybersecurity
Feb 2025Series BPage + round
Cyeracyera.com · United StatesCyera provides a platform for data, identity, and AI security
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Jun 2023Series B · 4 roundsFunding round
Cyeracyera.ioCyera provides a platform for data, identity, and AI security
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Dazzdazz.io
Cybersecurity
Portfolio page
Fireblocksfireblocks.ioFireblocks provides digital asset and stablecoin infrastructure for various industries, including trading firms, fintechs, and financial institutions.
FintechCrypto & Web3
Portfolio page
gambit.securitygambit.security · United StatesGambit provides a platform for autonomous resilience, helping businesses protect their operations and innovate faster while ensuring recovery across backups, infrastructure, and hybrid estates.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Feb 2026Series APage + round
Glowglow.io · IsraelGlow develops and provides endpoint security solutions using artificial intelligence
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Jul 2026Series APage + round
Islandisland.io · United StatesIsland provides a control plane for enterprises to manage access, security, and AI-powered productivity
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Sept 2026Series C+Page + round
Legit Securitylegitsecurity.com · United StatesLegit Security provides application security solutions using AI-speed protection and intelligent agents to understand risk, remediate vulnerabilities, and improve with every cycle.
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Sept 2023Series BPage + round
Linxlinx.security · IsraelLinx provides an AI-native identity security platform for managing and governing identities
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Jul 2024Series A · 2 roundsPage + round
NewCorenewcore.com · IsraelNewCore provides an identity platform to govern and secure access for AI agents and humans across an enterprise
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Jun 2026SeedPage + round
Oasis Securityoasis.security · United StatesOasis Security develops and provides a Non Human Identity Management Platform for securing AI agents and non-human identities across various environments.
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Jan 2024Series A · 3 roundsPage + round
Onyxonyx.security · IsraelOnyx provides a secure control plane for AI agents and models
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Jul 2026Series BPage + round
Savvysavvy.security
Portfolio page
Surf AIsurf.ai · IsraelSurf AI helps companies manage and close security exposures by connecting systems, tracing issues to owners, and automating workflows.
Cybersecurity
Mar 2026Series APage + round
Trailtrailsecurity.com
Portfolio page
Transmit Securitytransmitsecurity.comTransmit Security provides customer identity and access management and fraud prevention services
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
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Site
cyberstarts.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Rounds since
27 Jun 2023
Companies checked
25

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