Gili Raanan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Cyberstarter at Cyberstarts since 2018, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on cybersecurity.
Founded Cyberstarts in 2018, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity.
Founded Sanctum in 1997, which created the Web application firewall AppShield and the web application penetration testing software AppScan.
Founded NLayers in 2003, a company later acquired by EMC Corporation.
Served as a General Partner at Sequoia Capital in Israel starting in 2009.
Holds board positions and is a seed investor in cybersecurity companies including Wiz, Fireblocks, Island, and Cyera.
Earned a Bachelor of Computer Science and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

Biography

Gili Raanan is an Israeli venture capitalist and founder of multiple software companies. He currently serves as a Cyberstarter at Cyberstarts, a venture capital firm he founded in 2018 that focuses exclusively on cybersecurity. In this role, he supports the next generation of entrepreneurs in the field. Prior to founding Cyberstarts, Raanan was a General Partner at Sequoia Capital in Israel, joining the firm in 2009.