Dor Knafo is a former technical founder who built Axis Security from seed to acquisition by HPE before becoming a General Partner at Cyberstarts, bringing firsthand experience as both a portfolio company founder and cybersecurity operator. He led Cyberstarts' investment into Spirit, which raised $50M at a $400M valuation just three months after founding, and follows an instinct-driven investment approach focused on deeply technical founders who can make complex security concepts feel simple.
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Cyberstarts operates as a cyber company-builder that engages with founders before there's a product or team through their hands-on Sunrise methodology, backed by cybersecurity founders like those from Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, and CyberArk who serve as active mentors rather than passive financiers. The fund maintains an unusually concentrated portfolio and operates a $300M Employee Liquidity Fund that offers annual windows for employees to sell vested shares, while their first fund has generated ~170% annual returns since 2018 with early positions in companies like Wiz and Fireblocks.
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