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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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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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| Active Multinationals |
Active Investors |
Active High-Tech Companies |
| 431 |
2,671 |
9,327 |
| Number of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2021 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 69 |
22,748 |
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| New Financing Rounds |
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New High-Tech Companies |
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Mind the Tech NY2021: “Israel is the engine of innovation”
“The startup dream is open to all. If at first you do not succeed, in Israel we say: try again,” said former Israel President Reuven Rivlin during the American-Israel Friendship League event at the Nasdaq marking Israel Day.
(Source: CTech, November 18, 2021)
Amazon to record $100m profit in Kornit secondary offering
The Israeli digital textile printing company is taking advantage of its high share price for a secondary offering with shareholder Amazon a major beneficiary.
(Source: Globes, November 18, 2021)
Overwolf raises $75M to jumpstart community modding for games
The funding comes on the heels a $52.5 million raise in March, bringing the total the Tel Aviv-based company has raised this year to $127.5 million.
(Source: VentureBeat, November 17, 2021)
AnyClip Ranks No. 5 in New York and 64 in North America on the 2021 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ List of Fastest-Growing Companies in North America
Attributes more than 2500% revenue growth to AnyClip's recent expansion and positioning of the company as 'The Visual Intelligence Company' alongside a focus on scaling the reach of its AI- and data-driven platform for external and internal communications use cases.
(Source: PR Newswire, November 17, 2021)
Tel Aviv University The Newest Tenant At Rutgers' Tech Hub
Gov. Murphy is trying to create New Jersey's version of Silicon Valley: A place where the next iPhone is invented, or a cure for cancer.
(Source: Patch Media, November 17, 2021)
Fort Ross Ventures announces $100 million first closing of late-stage fund
The Israeli-founded VC firm has previously invested in numerous local companies, including Tufin, eToro and ThetaRay.
(Source: CTech, November 17, 2021)
Nova Expands Into Advanced Chemical Metrology With ancosys Acquisition
Expands Nova's position in backend semiconductor. All-cash transaction valued at approximately $100 million.
(Source: PR Newswire, November 17, 2021)
Israel To Build First Tech Park for Arab Sector
About $6.8 million will be invested in the park in Nazareth as part of efforts to increase the number of Israeli Arabs working in the country’s booming tech industry.
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2021)
Sequoia backs blockchain scaling startup StarkWare at $2 billion valuation
StarkWare, which builds an Ethereum scaling solution called StarkNet, has just closed a $50 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital. The raise comes several months after the firm raised a $75 million Series B led by Paradigm, a crypto VC firm co-led by former Sequoia Capital partner Matt Huang.
(Source: TechCrunch, November 16, 2021)
Meta joins forces with Israel’s yellow
HEAD to launch Meta Startup Hub The announcement comes shortly after the company’s rebrand from Facebook and its new emphasis on the metaverse.
(Source: CTech, November 16, 2021)
Can Israel become the climate innovation nation?
Regulatory blocks and private funding sources are obstacles, but some climate tech startups breaking through.
(Source: Israel Hayom, November 16, 2021)
Fujitsu and Ben-Gurion University Embark on Joint Research at New Center in Israel for Precise and Secure AI
Fujitsu Limited and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), have signed a three-year comprehensive joint research agreement to develop technologies and solutions to contribute to the realization of safe, real-world applications of AI and machine learning technologies.
(Source: PR Newswire, November 16, 2021)
JAL Ventures announces new $105 million fund
The Israeli VC has already made five investments in B2B startups from the fund, including insurtech companies Novidea and VOOM.
(Source: CTech, November 15, 2021)
Leumi Partners setting up new tech fund with IDF vets
The size of the new fund to be named "The Garage" is set to be at least $110 million and it will be led by entrepreneurs Omer Nagar, Eyal Redler, and Shay Dan.
(Source: CTech, November 14, 2021)
OurCrowd Signs MOU to Connect Israel with Colombia with New Fund, iNNPulsa Opens Office in Israel
Global investment platform OurCrowd has inked another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – this time with an entity from Colombia.
(Source: Crowdfund Insider, November 12, 2021)
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IVC Research on Israeli & Global Media (November 2021)
Private investment in Israeli cyber have tripled since 2020
Investments in Israeli cyber have so far reached $6 billion, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says. Israel has recently been named as one of the strongest cyber powers in the world by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
(Source: Israel Hayom, November 18, 2021)
Will The Tech Bubble Pop? Only If It’s Really A Bubble
(Source: Tzahi (Zack) Weisfeld, Forbes, November 16, 2021)
Israeli tech’s big breakthrough celebrated at Mind the Tech NY
The conference got underway with a traditional opening cocktail on Monday night attended by entrepreneurs and investors from Israel and abroad ahead of two busy days of business meetings, panels and lectures by the top names in the industry.
(Source: CTech, November 16, 2021)
Israeli entrepreneurs pay it forward as ‘scale-up nation’ takes shape
A growth mindset and the weight of seasoned serial entrepreneurs who mentor a new generation of founders are driving the tech industry forward, experts say.
(Source: Globally24, November 11, 2021)
Q3’21: “Growth Companies Funding” (GFC) is driving the “Funding Leapfrog”
(Source: Viola Group, IVC data source, November 9, 2021)
Israeli Tech Startups Record Breaking 2021
IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar published a report which highlighted the record breaking 2021 for Israeli tech startups. “Israeli tech companies have now raised $17.5 billion in the first nine months of 2021, already far above the record $10 billion raised in all of 2020.
(Source: The Israel Economic Mission to the East Coast, November 5, 2021)
Whither the unicorns? Experts debate how billion-dollar firms will change Israel
A critical mass of mega-valued global tech companies based in Israel may create a whole new local ecosystem in the coming years.
(Source: The Times of Israel, November 3, 2021)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (November 2021)
Viola appoints new Partner to lead human capital operation
(Source: CTech, November 16, 2021)
Former Hadassah chief joins tumor treatment startup
(Source: Globes, November 15, 2021)
Lightspin Announces Board Expansion to Include Top Executives from Netflix, RedLock, CyberArk, and the New York Stock Exchange
(Source: PR Newswire, November 9, 2021)
eBay Israel appoints Amir Di-Nur as new General Manager
(Source: CTech, November 9, 2021)
TailorMed Bolsters Leadership Team with Three Strategic Hires
(Source: PRWeb, November 8, 2021)
Centrical Names Former SAP SuccessFactors Executive, April Crichlow, as Chief Marketing Officer
(Source: PR Newswire, November 8, 2021)
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IVC-Meitar Tech Review for Q3 2021 is out !
IVC and Meitar Law Office are proud to present:
IVC-Meitar Israeli Tech Review Q3-2021
In Q1–Q3/2021, Israeli high-tech companies enjoyed record capital investments, raising $17.78 billion in 575 deals. The historic amount raised in this period was up 71% from the annual 2020 amount, mostly due to the exceptional number of deals over $100 million that accounted for a 51% share of the total sum for Q1–Q3/2021.
For the full report click here
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Israeli Unicorn Valuations:
The Disparity between the Public and Private Markets
New insight by IVC Data and Insights
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Recently Published Insights, Reports and Posts by IVC (2020-November 2021)
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