Gilly Strauss

Founder | Angel Investor | Senior Advisor | I help early stage start-ups find unconventional paths to success.

๐Ÿ“ Portugal๐Ÿ”„ Updated October 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 4 investments๐Ÿ“… 8 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2022
VC๐ŸŒ Portugal
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Seed Round Angel Investor
2022
Blacklight is an AI-driven and cloud-native Security Operations platform. Acting as your command center, Blacklight helps you proactively secure, monitor and detect beyond a traditional SIEM. Blacklight is architected, designed and built using industry best practices, offering the maximum level of flexibility and extensibility for businesses of all sizes. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™Š๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ: We aim to redefine cybersecurity, enabling your organization to anticipate and neutralize threats before they can impact your business. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† โ€“ ๐˜ผ๐™„ & ๐™ˆ๐™‡: At its core, Blacklight leverages precise AI technology and intelligent Machine Learning algorithms to enhance monitoring, detection and response capabilities. It not only identifies known threats but also predicts and mitigates novel attacks โ€“ ultimately empowering your team to prioritize high-risk investigations. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต โ€“ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š & ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜: Blacklight combines the power of next-gen SIEM, XDR and MDR, and integrates seamlessly with other cybersecurity tools, making it the most comprehensive tooling platform for any modern SOC. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™–๐™Ž, ๐™Ž๐™Š๐˜พ๐™–๐™–๐™Ž, ๐™ˆ๐˜ฟ๐™: Combined with our SOC services, Blacklight provides the highest level of visibility into your organizations security for proactive monitoring. Exponentially faster and easier to deploy, and more cost effective than legacy systems, we simplify the complex and help security teams reduce vulnerabilities. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ โ€“ ๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ: Our team has extensive security and industry knowledge, covering cybersecurity best standards and practices. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries, ensuring our products remain at the forefront, and delivering exceptional support to our clients. ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—”๐—œ โ€“ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ
Angel Investor
2021
IMS Digital Ventures is a market-leading venture builder that co-founds and invests in disruptive technology ventures, in collaboration with visionary entrepreneurs, industry leaders and influential corporations. Leveraging over 300 top-tier software engineers, digital marketers and business development staffย allows IMS Digital Ventures to fast-track both the launch & scaling phases of its ventures. IMS Digital Ventures has already successfully co-founded multipleย ventures in the B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, e-commerce and Web3 verticals, with plans to continue building many more.
Seed Round Angel Investor
2020
Helping real estate professionals save time and close more deals with an all-in-one CRM and property management solution Powered by Salesforce, the worlds #1 CRM solution, Property Raptor brings client relationship management, listing management, marketing & more into one easy-to-use, cloud-based platform that will empower you and your agents to close deals faster, automate sales and boost overall productivity. Trusted by JLL, Savills & more.
Angel Investor
2018
Founded in 2008 in the United States and across the world, OROGOLD Cosmetics is a successful global skincare and beauty brand that has made its mark on the beauty industry as so much more than a trend. After the Success of orogold in the US, outlets were opened in every continent around the world. OROGOLD Cosmetics is not only a product but an Experience and a lifestyle. Every visitor in one of the OROGOLD Cosmetics stores has been mesmerized by the experience, the pampering And delightful time. With trained beauty specialists and professional staff, every person who enters an OROGOLD Store is given personal attention, advice and products that match their specific skincare needs. This is one of the founding statements of OROGOLD; that each visitor should have the opportunity to try the products and see the Results themselves before making a purchase. This unique method and the products themselves are the Foundation for the continued success of OROGOLD Cosmetics. The R&D team and scientists at OROGOLD Cosmetics realize that there is not one product that will miraculously Improve the skin. For this reason, all products have been developed as a series of products that can be used in Combination to get the best results and effects that will last for a lifetime. Each series has a specific purpose, but it Is the addition of 24K gold to the products that ensures that you will see stunning results, almost immediately.
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2023
Advisor - Investments and Partnerships
Jun 2023
The Binary Holdings (TBH) is a web3 infrastructure provider for the telecommunication sector in emerging economies, setting a bold vision to onboard the next billion users to Web3 by offering scalable, low-cost, and efficient infrastructure services essential for the adoption and growth of Web3 technologies within the telecommunications industry. With this new focus, TBH aims to dismantle the existing barriers to entry for telecommunication companies looking to explore and integrate Web3 functionalities. By providing an infrastructure that supports high transaction throughput at significantly reduced costs, TBH is not just facilitating a smoother transition to Web3 for telcos but is also unlocking a myriad of opportunities for innovation, enhanced user activation and engagement, enhanced security, and decentralised services. $BNRY as the cornerstone of the TBH ecosystem, plays a crucial role in this new framework, enabling seamless transactions and interactions within the Web3 telecommunication infrastructure. TBHs initiative is poised to revolutionise how telecommunications networks operate, paving the way for a decentralised, secure, and user-centric digital future. Through its cutting-edge Layer 2 solution, TBH is committed to being the catalyst for mass adoption of Web3 technologies by telecommunication networks worldwide, making the next leap towards a fully interconnected and blockchain-powered world.
2022
Seed Round Angel Investor
2022
Blacklight is an AI-driven and cloud-native Security Operations platform. Acting as your command center, Blacklight helps you proactively secure, monitor and detect beyond a traditional SIEM. Blacklight is architected, designed and built using industry best practices, offering the maximum level of flexibility and extensibility for businesses of all sizes. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™Š๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ: We aim to redefine cybersecurity, enabling your organization to anticipate and neutralize threats before they can impact your business. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† โ€“ ๐˜ผ๐™„ & ๐™ˆ๐™‡: At its core, Blacklight leverages precise AI technology and intelligent Machine Learning algorithms to enhance monitoring, detection and response capabilities. It not only identifies known threats but also predicts and mitigates novel attacks โ€“ ultimately empowering your team to prioritize high-risk investigations. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต โ€“ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š & ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜: Blacklight combines the power of next-gen SIEM, XDR and MDR, and integrates seamlessly with other cybersecurity tools, making it the most comprehensive tooling platform for any modern SOC. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™–๐™Ž, ๐™Ž๐™Š๐˜พ๐™–๐™–๐™Ž, ๐™ˆ๐˜ฟ๐™: Combined with our SOC services, Blacklight provides the highest level of visibility into your organizations security for proactive monitoring. Exponentially faster and easier to deploy, and more cost effective than legacy systems, we simplify the complex and help security teams reduce vulnerabilities. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ โ€“ ๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ: Our team has extensive security and industry knowledge, covering cybersecurity best standards and practices. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries, ensuring our products remain at the forefront, and delivering exceptional support to our clients. ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—”๐—œ โ€“ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ
2021
Angel Investor
2021
IMS Digital Ventures is a market-leading venture builder that co-founds and invests in disruptive technology ventures, in collaboration with visionary entrepreneurs, industry leaders and influential corporations. Leveraging over 300 top-tier software engineers, digital marketers and business development staffย allows IMS Digital Ventures to fast-track both the launch & scaling phases of its ventures. IMS Digital Ventures has already successfully co-founded multipleย ventures in the B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, e-commerce and Web3 verticals, with plans to continue building many more.
2020
Seed Round Angel Investor
2020
Helping real estate professionals save time and close more deals with an all-in-one CRM and property management solution Powered by Salesforce, the worlds #1 CRM solution, Property Raptor brings client relationship management, listing management, marketing & more into one easy-to-use, cloud-based platform that will empower you and your agents to close deals faster, automate sales and boost overall productivity. Trusted by JLL, Savills & more.
2018
Angel Investor
2018
Founded in 2008 in the United States and across the world, OROGOLD Cosmetics is a successful global skincare and beauty brand that has made its mark on the beauty industry as so much more than a trend. After the Success of orogold in the US, outlets were opened in every continent around the world. OROGOLD Cosmetics is not only a product but an Experience and a lifestyle. Every visitor in one of the OROGOLD Cosmetics stores has been mesmerized by the experience, the pampering And delightful time. With trained beauty specialists and professional staff, every person who enters an OROGOLD Store is given personal attention, advice and products that match their specific skincare needs. This is one of the founding statements of OROGOLD; that each visitor should have the opportunity to try the products and see the Results themselves before making a purchase. This unique method and the products themselves are the Foundation for the continued success of OROGOLD Cosmetics. The R&D team and scientists at OROGOLD Cosmetics realize that there is not one product that will miraculously Improve the skin. For this reason, all products have been developed as a series of products that can be used in Combination to get the best results and effects that will last for a lifetime. Each series has a specific purpose, but it Is the addition of 24K gold to the products that ensures that you will see stunning results, almost immediately.
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