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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Tel Aviv, Israel
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*Currently Available Profiles On IVC-Online
The Leading Data Source on Israel's High-Tech Industry since 1997
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| Multinationals |
Investors |
High-Tech Companies |
| 482 |
3,140 |
9,493 |
| # of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2023 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 90 |
275 |
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*New Additions to IVC Database This Week
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| Financing Rounds |
Investors |
High-Tech Companies |
| 6 |
10 |
32 |
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Selected (*) Recent Database Additions & Activity (January 13 - January 19)
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Israeli High-Tech Industry News & Updates (January 13 - January 19)
BIRD - Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D Foundation to invest $8.4 million in 9 new projects
The approved projects, with an overall budget of $20 million, involve innovations in the areas of 3D Printing, Agrotech, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotech, Cell Therapy, Medical Devices, Robotics, and Space
(Source: PR Newswire, January 19, 2023)
5 Israeli technologies named TIME best inventions 2022
From a robot for elders to an automated vehicle inspection app, TIME editors love these Israeli innovations.
(Source: ISRAEL21c, January 19, 2023)
Unity makes cuts following merger with ironSource
Also making cuts is Israeli fintech company Pagaya Technologies (Nasdaq: PGY), which has laid off 120-130 employees in Israel and the US.
(Source: Globes, January 18, 2023)
Tech job vacancies down 35% in a year
Jobs available in the Tel Aviv area declined by 25% in the fourth quarter of 2022, but the number was still higher than in all other districts put together.
(Source: Globes, January 17, 2023)
Yahoo and Taboola Announce Closing of Deal; 30-Year Strategic Partnership, Taboola to Power Recommendations for Yahoo
Estimated $1 Billion in Annual Revenue; Monica Mijaleski, CFO at Yahoo Joins Taboola Board.
(Source: Yahoo Finance, January 17, 2023)
Intel cancels new Haifa development center
A parking lot for workers at the Matam technology park will be built instead. Meanwhile, Apple is about to inaugurate its new center in the same industrial zone.
(Source: Globes, January 16, 2023)
RUNI Ventures raises $30 million
Established five months ago, Reichman University’s venture capital fund (RUNI) aims to leverage the many ventures that are growing in the variety of entrepreneurship programs, innovation labs, and accelerators active on campus.
(Source: CTech, January 16, 2023)
SPAC led by Izhar Shay raises $143m on Nasdaq
Israel Acquisitions Corp. is looking for an Israeli technology company with which to merge.
(Source: Globes, January 15, 2023)
Technion and Pfizer sign agreement to boost drug development with AI
The Technion aims to advance technological and medical developments by identifying new technologies and various digital tools with potential industrial application.
(Source: CTech, January 15, 2023)
Climate solutions: An investment into Israel's future - opinion
The thinking behind this is that what’s good for business should also be good for our planet and people, and what’s good for the world should also be good for business.
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, January 14, 2023)
American Express acquiring Israeli B2B payments automation company Nipendo
The Israeli company’s platform allows businesses to connect, communicate, and automate Procure-to-Pay processes.
(Source: CTech, January 13, 2023)
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IVC on Israeli & Global Media (January 2023)
Cybersecurity hit most as tech investment plunged in 2022
Start-Up Nation Central (SNC) and IVC Research - Leumitech have summarized the sharp downward trend in startup financing rounds in Israel in 2022, especially in the second half of the year.
(Source: Globes, January 11, 2023)
Israeli tech exits slump 54% to lowest level since 2014 amid market downturn
2022 saw 120 completed IPOs or M&As with a total value of $20.6 billion, down from 261 exits with a total value of $23.6 billion in 2021, according to annual IVC-LeumiTech report.
(Source: The Times of Israel, January 10, 2023)
Sober awakening for Israeli high-tech amid depleted funding
According to one report, total investments in high-tech, which reached $27.6 billion in 2021, decreased by 44% to $15.5 billion in 2022.
(Source: Israel Hayom, January 10, 2023)
Investments in Israeli startups plummeted 42% in 2022, cybersecurity hit hardest According to reports released by Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), SNPI, IVC, and LeumiTech, the total volume of investment in 2022 dropped from an unprecedented $27 billion in 2021 to $15.5 billion in the past year.
(Source: CTech, January 10, 2023)
Where are all the female founders?
The number of women setting out on their own in business is too low but we’re working on it, says the head of Google for Startups in Israel.
(Source: The Jewish News, January 4, 2023)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (January 2023)
Guy Shaviv joins Fairmatic to build R&D hub in Israel
(Source: CTech, January 18, 2023)
Dan Yerushalmi Appointed CEO of AU10TIX
(Source: PR Newswire, January 17, 2023)
Equitybee Appoints Yaeli Gila as Vice President of Finance
(Source: Businesswire, January 17, 2023)
Yael Waisbourd-Sucary named Head of Tech at UBS Wealth Management Israel
(Source: CTech, January 17, 2023)
Team8 Group appoints Bobi Gilburd as Chief Ideation Officer
(Source: CTech, January 16, 2023)
SatixFy Appoints Ido Gur as Its New Chief Executive Officer
(Source: Businesswire, January 13, 2023)
Earnix appoints Robin Gilthorpe as CEO
(Source: CTech, January 12, 2023)
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| IVC-LeumiTech Israeli Tech Review 2022 is published
The bottom line...
In 2022, Israeli high-tech companies raised $14.95 billion in 663 deals. In Q4/2022, $2.02 billion were raised in 121 deals. The outcome of the investment activity in 2022 supports the perception of a slowdown, with a drop of more than 40% from the amounts raised in 2021.
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Recently Published Insights, Reports and Posts by IVC (2021 - January 2023)
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Upcoming Israeli High-Tech Events & Webinars (January - May 2023)
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