Koren Gilbai

Associate atFounders FundFirm active Oct 9California

Koren Gilbai is an Associate at Founders Fund, with prior experience in IDF cybersecurity and vulnerability research at Google. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.

What Koren can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

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

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Career

  1. IDF · cybersecurity units
  2. Google · vulnerability research
  3. Founders Fund · Associate
    Now
  4. Israel's IDF cybersecurity units · served
  5. Google · performed vulnerability research

Focus

cybersecurityvulnerability researchventure capital

Education

Stanford

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Who is Koren Gilbai?

Koren Gilbai is an Associate at Founders Fund, with prior experience in IDF cybersecurity and vulnerability research at Google. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.

How much does Koren Gilbai invest?

Koren Gilbai invests through Founders Fund, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Koren Gilbai?

A warm intro from a founder Founders Fund backed works best.

What did Koren Gilbai do before Founders Fund?

cybersecurity units at IDF; vulnerability research at Google; served at Israel's IDF cybersecurity units; performed vulnerability research at Google.

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