Investing Profile

Lior Simon(227)

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General Partner at Cyberstarts VC
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5 Investors

Connected to Pete Flint (NFX), Guy Katsovich (Fusion VC), Ryan Gilbert (Propel Venture Partners), and 2 other investors on Signal.

Networks Lior is a member of
Sequoia Capital Network
131 CONNECTIONS
Sequoia Capital Network
131 CONNECTIONS
Cyberstarts Network
21 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Cyberstarts VC General Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
17
Current Fund Size
$374M

Lior Simon is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Lior Simon's Investments On Record (7)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Cyera
Series GJun 2026$300M
Series EJun 2025$540M
Series CApr 2024$300M
Series BJun 2023$100M
Series AMar 2022$60M
SeedDec 2020$5M
$2.6B
Co-investors: Jordan Segall (Redpoint Ventures), Guru Chahal (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Alex Bard (Redpoint Ventures), Douglas Leone (Sequoia Capital), Bogomil Balkansky (Sequoia Capital), Casber Wang (Sapphire Ventures), Gili Raanan (Cyberstarts VC), Richard Seewald (Evolution Equity Partners), Patrick Backhouse (Greenoaks Capital), David Schneider (Coatue Management), Philippe Botteri (Accel Partners), Sharin Fisher Dibrov (Fort Ross Ventures)
Oasis Security
Series BMar 2026$120M
Series AMay 2024$35M
SeedJan 2024$5M
$200M
Co-investors: Bogomil Balkansky (Sequoia Capital), Andrei Brasoveanu (Accel), Douglas Leone (Sequoia Capital), Guy Podjarny, Michael Fey
Gambit Security
Series AFeb 2026$56M
$56M
Vega
Series BDec 2025$120M
Series ASep 2025$60M
SeedJan 2024
$210M
Co-investors: Jordan Segall (Redpoint Ventures), Andrei Brasoveanu (Accel), Erica Brescia (Redpoint Ventures), Robin Godenrath (Picus Capital), Ramin Niroumand (Motive Partners), Gili Raanan (Cyberstarts VC), Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Zafran Security
Series CDec 2025$60M
Series UnknownMar 2024$25M
$85M
Co-investors: Douglas Leone (Sequoia Capital), Bogomil Balkansky (Sequoia Capital), Rama Sekhar (Norwest Venture Partners)
Avalor
SeedJan 2022$5M
$30M
Co-investors: Morgan Gerlak (Technology Crossover Ventures), Nowi Kallen (Salesforce Ventures)
Planck
Series AJul 2018$12M
$55M
Co-investors: Amit Frenkel (Viola Ventures), yuda doron (Greenfield Partners)

Lior Simon's Experience

Board Observer HiBobPresent
Board Member & Seed Investor Gambit SecurityPresent
Investor WizPresent
Board Member & Seed Investor VegaPresent
Board Observer Kontera Technologies UKPresent
Head of Israel @ Arbor Ventures Arbor VenturesPresent
Board Member PlanckPresent
Investor Skyline AIPresent
Investor Transmit SecurityPresent
Board Observer KonteraPresent
Board Observer StreamRailPresent
Board Observer HibobPresent
Head of Israel @ Arbor Ventures Arbor VenturesPresent
Board Member Planck RePresent
Investor Skyline AIPresent
Founding Investor BalancePresent
Investor Noname SecurityPresent
Investor Transmit SecurityPresent
Investor FireblocksPresent
Investor IslandPresent
Investor WizPresent
Board Member and Seed Investor Oasis SecurityPresent
Board Member and Seed Investor BlockaidPresent
Board Member and Seed Investor Zafran SecurityPresent
Board Member and Seed Investor Avalor Security (a Zscaler company)Present
Board Member & Seed Investor CyeraPresent
General Partner CyberstartsPresent
Board Member and Seed Investor Avalor Security, a Zscaler CompanyPresent
General Partner Cyberstarts VCPresent
VP & Head of Israel Arbor VenturesPresent
Associate Sequoia Capital2015 - 2017
Analyst Sequoia Capital2012 - 2015

Lior Simon's Education

Shenkar College Bachelor of Science (BSc) Industrial Engineering and Management
Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art. Bachelor of Science (BSc) Industrial Engineering and Management