Cybersecurity · VC Firm

Glilot Capital Partners

Israel's first cyber VC; led Qedma's $26M Series A via its Glilot+ growth fund, its single quantum bet, driven by Talpiot-network conviction in error mitigation software.

Active Herzliya, IsraelFounded 2011

Investment thesis

World's first cyber-focused VC (founded 2011 by Kobi Samboursky and Arik Kleinstein), now centered on cybersecurity and AI software, with $1.3B AUM across seed and early-growth vehicles.

Dual-fund machine: G-Seed backs founders from inception, Glilot+ (headed by Lior Litwak) leads Series A/B rounds of $20M+ into companies approaching scale.

Quantum entered the thesis through the cyber and frontier-software lens: Glilot+ led Qedma's $26M Series A (July 2025), the firm's first and only quantum deal, betting on error mitigation as 'the operating system for the entire quantum industry' (Litwak).

Post-2025 priorities stated by Samboursky: security systems for AI platforms and defenses against AI-powered attacks, backed by the $500M raised across Glilot Seed V and Glilot+ II.

Anti-thesis

The patterns that trigger a fast no with this fund.

  1. One single quantum deal (Qedma): no demonstrated repeat appetite for quantum; the firm self-defines as a cybersecurity and AI VC, not a deeptech or quantum fund
  2. Software-only DNA: zero hardware investments in the portfolio; a quantum hardware, photonics or full-stack pitch has no precedent here
  3. Heavy Israel + US gravity: the portfolio is overwhelmingly Israeli; a French or Canadian quantum founder without an Israeli or US anchor is far outside the pattern
  4. The Qedma deal ran on a personal Talpiot connection (Litwak/Sinay); without a comparable warm path, conversion odds drop sharply

Notable quantum portfolio

Full portfolio
Qedma

Frequent co-investors

  • IBM
  • Korea Investment Partners
  • TPY Capital