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We are proud to present Venture Capital Journal’s seventh annual list of 40 Rising Stars under the age of 40.

Rolling investors into the new fund include Partners Group, HighVista Strategies, Committed Advisors and Hollyport Capital, according to a statement.

Roman and Kirill Gurskiy left EY in 2017 to pursue their passion at GEM Capital and they have never looked back.

The sixth annual Rising Stars celebrates the achievements of people under the age of 40 in the venture capital industry. The deadline for nominations is November 15.

Wiz’s success could incentivize more cybersecurity start-ups to focus on addressing AI risks, which could help reduce companies’ trepidation about fully integrating AI into their workflows.

Better understanding the costs to integrate cybersecurity solutions into clients’ operations will enable VCs to improve the chances of portfolio companies capturing more market share, says Justin Somaini, YL Ventures' newest partner.

Using Michael Sonnenfeldt's TIGER 21 network, the New York-based VC firm is introducing start-ups to additional investors and strategic industry contacts who can support their go-to-market efforts.

The second quarter isn't yet complete, but the number of investments in Israeli start-ups is already ahead of both the previous quarter and Q2 2019, according to a market researcher.

Equinom founder and CEO Gil Shalev says the firm’s naturally-bred yellow peas will have as much as 50% protein content.

Israel-based Satori Cyber, a data protection and governance platform, has secured $5.25 million in seed funding.