Build and Scale Your Startup with an Entire Ecosystem of Support

360°
VALUE ADD

Our in-house multidisciplinary experts and deep bench of advisors nurture every detail of your growth, from GTM and Business Development, to Marketing and HR.

YL Ventures connected us to target customers before they even invested. Without their efforts, we wouldn’t have managed to touch base with so many potential customers so early.

Gil Dabah
Co-founder and CEO

Customers and Business Development

Introductions to design partners and customers

In the first 2 years, over 40% of customers secured via YLV

Supporting strategic partnerships

Introductions to design partners and customers

In the first 2 years, over 40% of customers secured via YLV

Supporting strategic partnerships

Guidance and feedback on POCs and sales processes

Guidance and support on Go-to-Market strategies

Sales strategy and motion

Assistance with contract negotiations

Marketing

Marketing strategy and execution

Supporting messaging and positioning processes

Marketing collateral and content creation

Marketing optimization and analytics through data-driven insights

Marketing strategy and execution

Supporting messaging and positioning processes

Marketing collateral and content creation

Marketing optimization and analytics through data-driven insights

Securing media coverage and speaking engagements

Driving lead generation (20% conversion into demos)

Performing market research and competitive analysis

YL Ventures' deep-seeded expertise in cybersecurity marketing gave us a massive head-start with a significant boost in brand awareness and lead generation.

Roy Erlich
Co-founder and CEO

(Acquired by Snyk)

Ideation and Product

Access to a wide professional network based on company’s focus

Ideation support through dozens of customer and expert calls

Continuous market validation from industry domain experts

Access to a wide professional network based on company’s focus

Ideation support through dozens of customer and expert calls

Continuous market validation from industry domain experts

Design and MVP support

Design and
MVP support

Market research for product-market fit

Competitive landscape research

Pini Pinhasov
Co-founder and VP Product

(Acquired by Softbank-backed Claroty)

YL Ventures helped us validate our idea quickly through conversations with CISOs in their network, and helped us understand the market need for our healthcare-focused solution.

YL Ventures sets the gold standard for value-add VCs. From its incredibly talented team to its unparalleled industry network, YLV houses the perfect support structure for early stage cybersecurity startups.

Avi Shua
Co-founder and CEO

Follow-on Funding

Participation in follow-on rounds

Research and introductions to top-tier investors

Building strategy and preparing collateral for follow-on rounds

Participation in follow-on rounds

Research and introductions to top-tier investors

Building strategy and preparing collateral for follow-on rounds

Assessment of funding goals and timeline

Our Series A started out with a strong pipeline, the majority of which was due to YL Ventures’ connections and introductions.

Uri May
Co-founder and CEO

YL Ventures helped us source and vet potential candidates, and gave us their input through references and back channels to ensure that we made the right decisions.

Gil Geron
Co-founder and CEO

Human Resources

HR strategy guidance

Over 7,000 applicants via YL Ventures’ network

Scaling recruitment in the US and Israel

HR strategy guidance

Over 7,000 applicants via YL Ventures’ network

Scaling recruitment in the US and Israel

Sourcing, interviewing and assessing executives

Supporting employer branding strategies and cultivating company culture

Guidance with launching regional offices

Operations

Building and scaling operations departments

Optimizing budgeting to support growth

Support and guidance on relocation

Building and scaling operations departments

Optimizing budgeting to support growth

Support and guidance on relocation

Community of operation professionals in portfolio companies

Community for portfolio operations professionals

Sourcing and assessing service providers

Daily operational and logistical support

We worked closely with YL Ventures to turn an idea from a PowerPoint into a company. They helped us with hands-on, operational activities including guidance on relocation, logistical priorities and building a budget.

Ben Bernstein
Co-founder and CEO