Cyberstarts to Invest $300M in Cyera as Co-Owner Gili Raanan Nears Billionaire Status
Cyberstarts VC, co-owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv co-owner Gili Raanan, is investing about 300 million dollars in Israeli cyber unicorn Cyera. Raanan's net worth is estimated at over 1 billion dollars amid major tech exits.
Hapoel Tel Aviv is set to face Maccabi Tel Aviv tonight (Monday) in the Winner Cup final, with the red side of the city hoping to secure its first Israeli title under the leadership of Ofer Yannai and co-owner Gili Raanan. Raanan, who has taken on a more prominent management role this season, has also received significant business news. According to local media reports, his venture capital fund Cyberstarts is set to invest approximately 300 million dollars in the Israeli cyber unicorn Cyera. The company's latest funding round valued it at approximately 12 billion dollars, signaling strong confidence in its future.
Cyera has raised over 2.3 billion dollars across eight rounds to date, making it one of the highest-valued private cyber companies in Israel. In its latest major funding round in June 2026, the company raised 600 million dollars at a 12 billion dollar valuation, followed by an additional 400 million dollar investment in September 2026 from Goldman Sachs Alternatives as an extension of the round. The company's revenues are currently estimated at over 300 million dollars.
Omri Casspi also profited from the major tech exit. Over the past year, he participated in one of the largest exits in Israeli high-tech history when Wiz was acquired by Google, generating massive returns for investors. Among the beneficiaries is Omri Casspi, the former Maccabi Tel Aviv star and the first Israeli in the NBA, who invested through Cyberstarts. Reports indicate that Casspi is set to net hundreds of millions of dollars from the roughly 1.3 billion dollars the fund is receiving from the deal.
Over the years, Raanan has been involved in early investments in prominent companies such as Island, Cyera, Armis, and Moovit. He has also been featured on the prestigious Forbes Midas List and received the Israel Defense Prize in 1996 after serving a decade in the intelligence corps. Alongside his business ventures, Raanan is active in social causes, having partnered with Prof. Roni Gamzu to establish a post-trauma treatment wing at Ichilov Hospital following the events of October 7, and serving as the first donor to the Beresheet lunar spacecraft project by SpaceIL. Raanan's net worth is estimated at over 1 billion dollars, solidifying his status as a key figure at the intersection of sports, technology, and entrepreneurship in Israel.
