Mor Chen

Mor Chen joined Greylock Partners as Partner in January 2025, where she invests in Israel-based startups and initially operates from the firm's San Francisco Bay Area offices, with plans to relocate back to Israel in 2026. She focuses on partnering with early-stage Israeli founders, particularly in cybersecurity and enterprise AI.

Chen's technical foundation includes service in the Israel Defense Forces' elite Unit 8200, where she worked alongside founders of major cybersecurity firms including Assaf Rappaport (Wiz), Nir Zuk (Palo Alto Networks), and Shlomo Kramer (Cato Networks). She studied electrical engineering, computer science and statistics at Tel Aviv University, and worked at VMware and Strategy&.

Career history

• Partner at Greylock Partners (2025–present), focusing on Israeli early-stage investments
• Vice President at Accel in London (2021–2025), where she led investments in Cyera, Oasis, and Finaloop, served on company boards, and established a global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) network
• Consultant at Strategy&, contributing to high-profile projects including Nvidia's acquisition of Mellanox
• Managing Director of 8200 EISP, the accelerator program of the 8200 Intelligence Unit Alumni Association, where she remains a board member

What Mor Chen could bring to Greylock Partners: Chen's combination of deep technical expertise, Israeli military intelligence credentials, and six years of venture investing positions her uniquely to source and support early-stage Israeli founders in cybersecurity and enterprise AI. Her established network within both the Israeli tech ecosystem and among Fortune 500 Chief Information Security Officers, coupled with her track record scaling portfolio companies like Cyera and Oasis, enables her to serve as a trusted advisor to founders navigating technical and organizational scaling challenges.