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Kate Burkhardt

Principal at YL Ventures

New York, New York

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $200,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2024

    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. In 2022, YL Ventures ranked 8th out of over 250 venture capital firms in PitchBook’s prestigious Global Manager Performance Score League Tables, and was the only cybersecurity-focused VC to secure a top 10 spot on the list.

  • Vice President

    2022 - 2024

  • Associate

    2021 - 2022

  • Seed Investor

    2024

  • Seed Investor

    2024

2023

  • Seed Investor

    2023

  • Seed Investor

    2023

    Acquired by Okta

  • Seed Investor

    2022

  • Seed Investor

    2022

2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021