Our network

We are all here to guide and support you, based on our past mistakes and successes

The first step in building a great company is making sure you have the right people by your side. Gili and the Cyberstarts members are the ideal partners for every entrepreneur embarking on this exciting journey.

FireGlass Founder

Dan Amiga

It’s rare to find so many talented and experienced security entrepreneurs in one place, working towards the same goal. We all share a commitment to help the next generation of security innovation and I’m proud to be part of this joint effort.

Cloudlock CEO & Founder

Gil Zimmermann

Being an entrepreneur myself, I can clearly say that what we’ve created here in Cyberstarts is unprecedented – The world’s most renown security leaders joining forces to propel innovation.

WatchDox Founder

Moti Rafalin

Cyberstarts maximizes the symbiotic relationship between young and talented entrepreneurs and successful industry veterans.

Imperva Founder

Amichai Shulman

Gili’s experience and domain expertise, coupled with our vast experience in establishing companies and building innovative products, will help younger entrepreneurs build amazing.

Check Point, Imperva, Cato Networks Founder

Shlomo Kramer

In order to respond rapidly to the market’s needs, you must have deep understanding of the field, and this is a major advantage that our fund offers.

Imperva, Trusteer, and Transmit Founder

Mickey Boodaei

Gili mentored Adallom from the start, helping us define the product and sharpen our value proposition, until the sale of the company. I invested in Cyberstarts so that a new generation of entrepreneurs receives the best mentoring and support from Israel’s cybersecurity dream team.

General manager at Microsoft

Assaf Rapoport

Successful cybersecurity startups require a mix of amazing product, positioning, access to top executive talent, customers and worldwide distribution channels - and a lot of market credibility. You bring the product, Cyberstrats brings the rest.

Transmit Security President

Rakesh K. Loonkar

Knowing Gili for many years, I am confident that Cyberstars and its unique composition of investors will play a key role in growing a new generation of leading cybersecurity start-ups

Radware CEO

Roy Zisapel

In 10 years, Palo Alto Networks became the largest independent cybersecurity company due to our relentless focus on our customers’ success. Cyberstarts holds the same philosophy and will guide young entrepreneurs down the right path.

Palo Alto Networks Founder & CTO

Nir Zuk

CISOs

CIO at Barclays Investment Bank

Sameer Jain

My mission at Cyberstarts is to bring the world’s top CISOs and security experts to work with a hand-picked group of bright entrepreneurs. Our team assists startups in finding the product market fit, creating awareness and driving adoption. Together, we create simple solutions to today’s most complex problems.

Chairman of the CISO Board

Jason Clark

SVP & CISO at gsk

Matthew Mccormack

VP, Global CISO at Bayer

Gary Harbison

CISO at Takeda

Mike Towers

Former CISO at MassMutual, MetLife

Laz Montano

CISO at Fannie Mae

Chris Porter

There is an incredible group of professionals behind Cyberstarts and I’m honored to join some of the brightest minds in the business in a united effort to help young entrepreneurs build game-changing companies in the security world.

CISO at United Airlines

Emily Heath

CIO at Zoom

Harry Moseley

CISO at National Australia Bank

David Fairman

VP & Deputy CISO at Walmart

Adam Ely

CISO, The Home Depot

Stephen Ward

As a CISO passionate about security and technology, I’m excited to be able share my experience and contribute to the larger community. Working alongside fellow technologists with the same passion means that the sky’s the limit as far as future outcomes. Truly happy to be a part of something great.

VP & Global CISO

Curtis Simpson

Chief Business Technology Officer at Forrester Research

Steven Peltzman

Deputy CISO at Synchrony

Gleb Reznik

VP and CISO at Anthem

Dustin Wilcox

CISO and Enterprise Architecture at Valvoline

Bob Schuetter

CISO at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Yaron Levi

A transformational security leader focused on applying risk management discipline to the converged security function for global enterprises. Demonstrated track record aligning the security strategy with the business strategy delivering world-class level security capabilities to drive positive business results.

CISO at MassMutual

Jim Routh

CIO at PerkinElmer

Hans Keil

CISO & VP Enterprise Information Technology at Flex

Friedrich Wetschnig

Global VP & GM, Digital Identity and Data Services at Optiv

July Talbot-Hubbard

VP of Global Information Security at Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Gram Ludlow

Getting the product market fit right is incredibly important both for the entrepreneur and myself, the CSO, who is leveraging the technology. I’m honored to join the world’s most experienced CISOs and help young cybersecurity entrepreneurs achieve that.

Global CISO at Teradata

James Christiansen

My goal is to drive needed change across the security landscape and help the industry evolve. I joined Cyberstarts’ CISO board to help entrepreneurs build effective solutions to the complex problems that we are all challenged with.

CISO at Starbucks

Dave Estlisk

Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Recorded Future

Stu Solomon

CISO at Equifax

Jamil Farshchi

VP Security Solutions at Target

Tim Crothers

VP, CISO at Alliance Data

Michael Britton

Senior Director, Cyber, Data and Risk Governance for AmerisourceBergen

Arvin Bansal

VP, Global Security Engineering and Architecture

Lenny Maly

CISO/CSO at CLEAR

Michael Antico

Head of Security & Compliance at Weight Watchers (WW)