Israel’s Pitango Set To Profit From Skycure Deal

July 19, 2017 | Israeli venture capital firm Pitango Venture Capital is set to profit significantly from Symantec’s $250 million acquisition of Israeli mobile security startup Skycure. One of Israel’s leading venture capital firms, Pitango has a 31 percent stake in Skycure and has been an investor in the company since its seed stage. Pitango was founded by Rami Kalish, Aharon Dovrat, Chemi Peres and Habib Hazzan. It has raised $1.97 billion since its inception in 1993. The acquired startup, Skycure, is an Israeli company that protects against mobile cyber-attacks; it was acquired by Symantec earlier this month.