Investments
81Portfolio Exits
18Funds
5About Glilot Capital Partners
Glilot Capital Partners is a venture capital fund offering seed and early stage investments as well as the support, guidance and network of contacts of its experienced principals. The fund accelerates the success of promising Israeli start-ups in the areas of enterprise software, cyber and IT security, SaaS and IoT.
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Latest Glilot Capital Partners News
Sep 5, 2023
The Israeli startup, which has raised a total of $100 million to date, has developed a platform that detects and prevents security threats within complex AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure environments Ermetic raised a $70 million Series B round of financing in December 2021 led by Qumra Capital with support from new investor Forgepoint Capital and participation from existing investors Accel, Glilot Capital Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Target Global. The company has raised $100 million in total funding for its security platform that provides multi-cloud protection for global enterprise customers. Ermetic co-founders. Ermetic has developed a comprehensive platform that detects and prevents security threats within complex AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure environments. The company was born from a partnership of four experienced cyber entrepreneurs who had all previously sold companies to giant corporations: CEO Shai Morag (founder and CEO of Cyber Secdo Ltd., acquired by Palo Alto Networks), CTO Michael Dolinsky and CPO Sivan Krigsman (co-founders of Aorato, acquired by Microsoft), and CBO Arick Goomanovsky (co-founder of Sygnia, acquired by Temasek). Related articles:
Glilot Capital Partners Investments
81 Investments
Glilot Capital Partners has made 81 investments. Their latest investment was in Sweet Security as part of their Seed VC on August 8, 2023.
Glilot Capital Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/9/2023 | Seed VC | Sweet Security | $12M | Yes | CyberArk Ventures, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Glilot Capital Partners, Travis McPeak, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
8/7/2023 | Seed VC | Gomboc.AI | $5.2M | Yes | Glilot Capital Partners, Hetz Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
4/3/2023 | Seed VC | Redefine | $8.5M | Yes | 2 | |
2/22/2023 | Seed VC | |||||
1/24/2023 | Line of Credit |
Date | 8/9/2023 | 8/7/2023 | 4/3/2023 | 2/22/2023 | 1/24/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Line of Credit |
Company | Sweet Security | Gomboc.AI | Redefine | ||
Amount | $12M | $5.2M | $8.5M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | CyberArk Ventures, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Glilot Capital Partners, Travis McPeak, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | Glilot Capital Partners, Hetz Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Glilot Capital Partners Portfolio Exits
18 Portfolio Exits
Glilot Capital Partners has 18 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Ermetic on September 07, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/7/2023 | Acquired | 7 | |||
9/6/2023 | Acquired | 5 | |||
5/16/2023 | Acquired | 8 | |||
Date | 9/7/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 5/16/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Glilot Capital Partners Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Glilot Capital Partners has 5 funds, including Glilot VC Seed Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/28/2022 | Glilot VC Seed Fund IV | $220M | 1 | ||
1/12/2021 | Glilot+ | ||||
10/15/2018 | Glilot Capital Partners III | ||||
5/21/2015 | Glilot Capital Partners II | ||||
10/22/2012 | Glilot Capital Fund |
Closing Date | 3/28/2022 | 1/12/2021 | 10/15/2018 | 5/21/2015 | 10/22/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Glilot VC Seed Fund IV | Glilot+ | Glilot Capital Partners III | Glilot Capital Partners II | Glilot Capital Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $220M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Glilot Capital Partners Team
4 Team Members
Glilot Capital Partners has 4 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Kobi Samboursky.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Kobi Samboursky | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Kobi Samboursky | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | |||
Status | Current |
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