Gili Raanan

Founder, Cyberstarts
Gili Raanan co-invented CAPTCHA and the first web application firewall, brings inventor-operator credibility to security founders, created the Sunrise methodology, and founded the first VC fund backed by cyber entrepreneurs.
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About Gili Raanan

Gili Raanan co-invented foundational web security technologies including CAPTCHA and the first web application firewall at his startup Sanctum, giving him rare inventor-operator credibility with security founders. He built the first VC fund primarily backed by cyber entrepreneurs rather than institutions, and developed a distinctive Sunrise methodology that reverses the typical startup sequence by identifying customer pain points before company formation.

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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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