Ofer Smadari

Ofer Smadari is an Investor at Cyberstarts VC based in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he specializes in seed and Series A funding for early-stage cybersecurity startups. Prior to his current position, he served as an Associate at the same firm, developing specialized domain expertise in enterprise, cloud, and application security investments. Through his tenure at Cyberstarts, Smadari has participated in evaluating and funding more than 50 cybersecurity companies, supported by the firm's management of over $200 million across its active venture funds. His investment portfolio exposure includes notable industry unicorns and successful exits such as Snyk, Orca Security, Wiz, and Granulate, which was acquired by Intel in 2022. Smadari currently focuses on identifying global opportunities within the Israeli tech ecosystem, with a recent emphasis on backing AI-driven security solutions in 2025 seed rounds.