Ex-Akamai CSO will guide security startups on strategy as new YL Ventures partner

Andy Ellis, the former CSO of Akamai Technologies, has joined YL Ventures as an operating partner. Ellis will draw upon his experiences as a security decision-maker to advise startups on a broad range of services, including product development, go-to-market strategies, and customer pipeline management.

  • Apr. 6, 2021

Shift to Remote Work Necessitating Greater Innovation in Cybersecurity

Yoav Leitersdorf, Managing Partner at YL Ventures, shares his perspective on the renewed focus on #SaaS security and the growing importance of developer roles with Infosecurity magazine: "If we let developers just develop code without thinking too much about security and leave security to production and DevOps, we’re all in trouble, and we’ve seen that very clearly in the SolarWinds attack."

  • Feb. 19, 2021

YL Ventures didn’t wait for the IPO, and sold stake in Israeli Unicorn

YL Ventures, Axonius' initial seed investor, decided to sell its stake in the company for $270 million after its billion dollar valuation. Yoav Leitersdorf, Managing Partner at YL Ventures, explains the strategy behind the sale.

  • Mar. 15, 2021

10 ways to prep for (and ace) a security job interview

  • Jan. 25, 2021

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YL Ventures Webinar: Scaling Security Programs in High Growth Companies

Did you miss our virtual panel discussion on how to scale security programs in high growth companies? Moderated by YL Ventures' newly Operating Partner Andy Ellis (Former CSO, Akamai Technologies) alongside Karthik Rangarajan (Director of Security, Robinhood), and Talha Tariq (VP & CSO HashiCorp), this session features insights on how to build and scale security programs, navigate team management, establish strong foundations early on, and more.

Apr. 12, 2021
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