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Dorin Baniel

Dorin Baniel

Partner, Israel atNightDragonIsrael
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Dorin Baniel is a Partner at NightDragon with a decade of investing experience, previously at Glilot Capital Partners and Microsoft. She has an MBA and B.Sc. and was named to Forbes 30 under 30.

What Dorin can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

NightDragon writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: NightDragon.

Career

  1. Conversant
  2. Microsoft
  3. Glilot Capital Partners · Vice President
  4. NightDragon · Partner
    Now
  5. Conversant
  6. Microsoft
  7. NightDragon · Partner, Israel
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Cider SecurityIntSights

Focus

enterprise softwarecybersecurityventure capitalquantumdefenseemerging technologies

Education

University of Illinois, B.Sc. Psychology, Business and InformaticsReichman University, Global MBA specializing in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Dave DeWalt
Dave DeWaltFounder, Managing Director and CEO
Ken Gonzalez
Ken GonzalezManaging Director
Morgan Kyauk
Morgan KyaukManaging Director
Hannah Huffman
Hannah HuffmanPartner, Defense and Aerospace

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Questions

Who is Dorin Baniel?

Dorin Baniel is a Partner at NightDragon with a decade of investing experience, previously at Glilot Capital Partners and Microsoft. She has an MBA and B.Sc. and was named to Forbes 30 under 30.

How much does Dorin Baniel invest?

Dorin Baniel invests through NightDragon, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Dorin Baniel?

A warm intro from a founder NightDragon backed works best.

What did Dorin Baniel do before NightDragon?

Conversant; Microsoft; Vice President at Glilot Capital Partners; Conversant; Microsoft.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.