The Twenty Minute Vc: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Gili Raanan is the Founder of Cyberstarts and one of the most successful seed investors ever. In his 19 company portfolio, Gili has invested in a decacorn (Wiz), seven unicorns and had three others acquired. Prior to Cyberstarts, Gili spent over 15 years as a General Partner @ Sequoia Capital investing in some of the world's best cyber security companies. In Today's Episode with Gili Raanan We Discuss: 1. From Founder to World's Best Seed Investor: How did Gili make the move into the world of venture with Sequoia? How did Mike Moritz and Doug Leone recruit him? What was that process like? What are 1-2 of Gili's biggest takeaways from working with Doug and Mike? 2. How to Find and Pick the Best Founders: What did Mike Moritz teach Gili about getting to know founders? Why does Gili look for the pain in the eyes of the founder? What questions does he ask? What are the most common signals of truly exceptional founders, having backed 7 unicorns? Why does Gili believe that both market and produc