YL Ventures is fortunate to have the opportunity to work with some of the best core-technology software companies in and around the Internet space.

Investment Portfolio

ClickTale - Partially Exited

ClickTale is the leader in Customer Experience Analytics, the next advance in web analytics, optimizing usability and maximizing conversion rates of any website. Its patented Customer Experience Visualization™ technology allows companies to see their customers’ true-to-life online experience at all levels of detail, from aggregated views to playable videos of users’ browsing sessions. Unlike traditional analytics platforms that assess page-to-page navigation, ClickTale reveals the customer experience inside the page. ClickTale Core™, an enterprise-class SaaS solution, is fast to deploy and provides immediate ROI. Serving over 80,000 customers worldwide including many Fortune 500 companies, ClickTale is the fastest growing company in its space. YL Ventures partially exited ClickTale in April 2013. News

AcceloWeb - Acquired by Limelight (LLNW)

AcceloWeb is the the pioneer and leader in browsing experience optimization, enabling websites to accelerate page load times by factors of 2x to 10x, without requiring server-side code changes or client-side plug-ins. AcceloWeb's proprietary technology can work with or without content delivery networks to provide near-instantaneous Internet browsing, thereby improving user experience and increasing revenues. AcceloWeb was acquired by Limelight Networks (Nasdaq: LLNW) in May 2011. News

Seculert

Seculert is a unique cloud-based advanced malware detection service. Seculert uses an innovative big data engine to discover malware and advanced persistent threats (APT) that have gone undetected by existing security solutions on corporate devices and networks. Seculert is the only industry solution that operates outside your network to detect advanced malware both inside and outside your network, including remote employees and partners. The company has developed patent-pending cloud-based technology that provides early detection of advanced malware and strengthens enterprises' existing security infrastructures, enabling fast and cost-effective deployment. Seculert counts among its customers some of the world's largest banks and corporations. News

Upstream Commerce

Upstream Commerce simplifies and enhances online retailers’ decision making processes with its groundbreaking platform that provides up to date, flexible, and intuitive competitive product intelligence. Aggregated information is analyzed by product, category, brand or label and includes data such as pricing, availability, sales, promotions, assortment and shipping at competitors’ online stores. Upstream Commerce is a ready to use cloud-based solution that requires no integration. Upstream Commerce serves dozens of leading North American and European retailers, many of which are on the Internet Retailer 500 list. News

6Scan

6Scan is the world's first website protection suite to offer automatic detection and fixing of security vulnerabilities. 6Scan's technology combines both active and passive protection, providing levels of security previously unavailable to all but the most high-end (and high-budget) sites. The product is easy-to-use and designed for website owners with no technical or security knowledge, and its pricing is affordable even for small websites. 6Scan has performed over one million website vulnerability scans to date and has over 40,000 users. News

BlazeMeter

BlazeMeter is a self-service, web and mobile load testing platform (PaaS) providing developers an enterprise grade, out-of-the-box load testing solution that's 100% compatible with Apache JMeter™. Start testing in under five minutes. BlazeMeter significantly simplifies the load testing process for web and mobile applications by providing developers easy integration into their native development environment, realistic user simulation, advanced scripting capabilities, unlimited on-demand load testing capacity, comprehensive, interactive real-time reporting, sophisticated result analysis and geographically distributed testing across 8 different locations. Users can easily run multiple load tests, quickly locating and fixing performance bottlenecks. BlazeMeter has over 6,000 users including banks, government agencies, online gaming companies, media streaming companies, SaaS companies and hundreds of start-ups. News

YL Ventures was invaluable in terms of introductions to customers, partners, suppliers, contractors and potential acquirers. In addition, the firm introduced us to management and board member candidates, helped with interviewing, and was instrumental in convincing candidates to join our team."

Ofer Gadish
Co-Founder and CEO
AcceloWeb

Yoav was one of the first to believe in us, and since then we have come to rely on his astute guidance and insights. Yoav is a visionary, big-picture thinker, marvelously attuned to the evolution of cloud computing, where it is going and the market opportunities it is creating. He has an uncanny knack for knowing what ponds to fish in and is tightly-connected with leading industry mavens."

Alon Girmonsky
Founder and CEO
BlazeMeter

Yoav understands the entrepreneurial process, with significant experience as a former entrepreneur – so a great sounding board for the team. He is a supportive partner who stands behind us. Yoav’s style is that of openness, straightforwardness and transparency."

Amos Peleg
Co-Founder and CEO
Upstream Commerce