Michael Kantarovich in

Michael Kantarovich

Login to view DISC.
Investor & Advisor at Self Employed
📍 Israel

Michael is a serial cybersecurity entrepreneur with over 25 years of executive leadership, having founded multiple companies acquired by major players like Zscaler and Imperva. A graduate of the IDFs computer science school, he now leverages his deep expertise as an active investor and advisor for seed-stage startups.

Deeply connected to the Israeli tech community, Michael is passionate about mentoring and supporting the next generation of founders. He is an active member of Israeli-focused VCs, including Cyberstarts and YL Ventures, fostering innovation within the local ecosystem.

Unique fact: Michael co-founded two separate companies, Skyfence (acquired by Imperva) and Trustdome (acquired by Zscaler), showcasing a rare ability to build successful ventures repeatedly.

Read the full overview →
Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Investor & Advisor
Location
Israel
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Cybersecurity Startups
As a multi-exit founder, he now invests in and advises the next generation of cybersecurity companies, including Oasis Security, Trustmi and Imper. ai.
Product Development
With extensive experience as a VP of Products and R&D, he focuses on building product lines from the ground up and possesses strong execution skills.
+4 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

3-2024
Investor & Advisor
Self Employed
3-2018
Member
Cyberstarts VC
7-2018
Insider
YL Ventures
6-2022 - 2-2024
VP Products
Zscaler
4-2021 - 6-2022
VP Engineering
Zscaler
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
Computer science
Basmach - IDF School of Computer Science
Bachelor of Science - BS
The Open University of Israel
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Self Employed Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Michael. Free, 10 seconds.