KM

Kirk Manoogian

Principal at YL Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2024 - Current

    YL Ventures funds and supports visionary cybersecurity entrepreneurs from seed to scale to help them evolve transformative ideas into market-leading companies. The firm accelerates company growth with tailored support through its powerful network of Chief Information Security Officers, global industry leaders, and a dedicated team of multidisciplinary experts. Based in Silicon Valley, New York and Tel Aviv, YL Ventures manages five funds with $800M in total AUM. The firm has a track record of seeding cybersecurity unicorns such as Axonius and Orca Security, and its portfolio companies have been successfully acquired by high-profile, global industry leaders including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, Okta and Proofpoint.

  • Vice President

    2022 - 2024

  • Senior Associate

    2021 - 2022

  • Associate

    2020 - 2020

  • Seed Investor

    2024

  • Seed Investor

    2024

  • Seed Investor

    2022

  • Seed Investor

    2022

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2019

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