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A community comprised of cybersecurity leaders and experts, with exposure to early-stage (Seed/ Series A) start-ups and innovation, access to private investment opportunities, leveraging domain expertise and connections to assess and contribute to the success of early stage cybersecurity ventures.

Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm, that empowers early-stage start-ups to become global category leaders. Founded in 2000, Viola Ventures manages over $1.4B, with a focus on early-stage tech investments (seed and A). The fund has backed over 100 technology companies to date and stands with an unprecedented number of unicorns, such as immunai, Redis, Lightricks, and many of Israels leading public traded tech companies such as Pagaya (Nasdaq: PGY), (NYSE: IS) ironSource and Outbrain (Nasdaq:ob).

The CloudAppSec IL Leadership Forum is a proud Israeli initiative connecting early-stage cybersecurity startups with dozens of CISOs and Design Partners from leading Israeli organizations. Our mission is simple: Provide Cybersecurity startups with structured exposure to real decision-makers. Enable professional feedback on technology and market fit. Create authentic connections that enable advisory roles, board membership, mentoring, and potential investments. The forum operates as part of CloudAppSec IL, Israel’s largest professional community focused on Application, Cloud, and GenAI Security Practices, with over 1,800 members. If you are an Israeli cybersecurity startup in Pre-Seed or Seed stage, and want to validate your product and build strong connections with industry leaders, this forum is your gateway to success.

Cardumen Capital is a global venture capital firm and asset management company that invests in world-class founders and breakthrough technologies that bring the future into the present. With €300M in Assets Under Management, Cardumen Capital’s extensive portfolio encompasses tech companies and fund investments across three core strategies, DeepTech, AgriFoodTech & Fund of Funds, offering global coverage across the world’s leading technology ecosystems. Cardumen Capital strives to be the most active and value-driven partner for both entrepreneurs and investors. We bring over 15 years of experience operating in top global innovation hubs, guided by a culture of radical collaboration, transparency, and unwavering commitment to our portfolio companies. Backed by world-leading institutional investors and corporations, Cardumen Capital leverages deep industry expertise, cross-border networks, and a hands-on approach to accelerate growth and innovation. We invest in the people and technologies shaping the evolution of society and business, today.

Glilot Capital Partners is a leading Israeli venture capital fund renowned for its impressive portfolio of innovative startups in Cybersecurity, AI, Cloud, DevOps, SaaS, and Fintech, driven by visionary entrepreneurs. Ranked consistently among the top five performing venture capital funds globally by Preqin, Glilots success lies in its hands-on approach. Through its unique Value Creation team, the fund provides personalized attention to each portfolio company, ensuring their growth into successful global entities. With Glilot Seed, the fund supports startups from their early stages and remains involved at the board level to facilitate business expansion. Glilot+ focuses on post-Series A startups in enterprise software and cybersecurity, reinforcing the funds outstanding track record. The fund creates an environment that makes it possible to generate real lasting value for both sides of the investment equation. An amazing eight of the funds first eight portfolio companies have been acquired.

A community comprised of cybersecurity leaders and experts, with exposure to early-stage (Seed/ Series A) start-ups and innovation, access to private investment opportunities, leveraging domain expertise and connections to assess and contribute to the success of early stage cybersecurity ventures.