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440 2,715 9,217
 
Number of Unicorns Capital Raised in 2022 by Private Companies ($m)
74 823
 
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BigPanda enters unicorn club with $190 million funding at $1.2 billion valuation
The IT management company raised the sum in two rounds over a month-and-a-half in late 2021.
(Source: CTech, January 12, 2022)

Location analytics company Placer.ai nabs $100M to generate insights from foot traffic
Placer.ai, a location analytics platform that serves companies with data around consumer foot-traffic, has raised $100 million in a series C round of funding, valuing the company at $1 billion.
(Source: VentureBeat, January 12, 2022)

Meal Ticket and MarketMan Announce Merger and over $100 Million Growth Investment from PSG
Companies join forces, aiming to build a global leader in software and data analytics for the foodservice industry.
(Source: Business Wire, January 12, 2022)

Israel Tax Authority grabbing bigger slice of Israeli tech boom
With no orderly policy, measures to increase the tax take are creating uncertainty for global tech giants and local startups alike.
(Source: Globes, January 12, 2022)

Pagaya Technologies Announces Upsized $350 Million PIPE to Further Accelerate Growth
New PIPE Investors Include: Tiger Global, Whale Rock, GIC – Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and G Squared.
(Source: Pagaya, January 11, 2022)

Israeli security startup Pentera raises $150 million in funding round, eyes IPO
Israeli cybersecurity firm Pentera has raised $150 million in its latest funding round, taking the company’s value to $1 billion, the company told Reuters, adding it was eyeing an initial public offering in the United States.
(Source: Reuters, January 11, 2022)

Women Represent Just 33% Of More Than 400 Israeli Tech Startups – Report
The survey was conducted by Power in Diversity (PID) Israel, a joint venture of over 220 VCs and startups working together to promote diversity and inclusion in the Israeli tech industry.
(Source: NoCamels, January 10, 2022)

Bank of Israel awards One Zero full banking license
One Zero Digital Bank, controlled by Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua, has become Israel's first new bank in 43 years.
(Source: Globes, January 10, 2022)

Tnuva and Pluristem set up cultured meat JV
The joint venture aims to launch its first cultured meat products in 2023 and may also expand to cultured fish and dairy.
(Source: Globes, January 10, 2022)

500 Global and Ashdod Port Company Launch Accelerator Program to Modernize the Maritime Tech Industry
The two organizations have partnered to help energy, seaport operations, logistics, and shipping startups scale innovative solutions for ports and maritime technology locally and worldwide.
(Source: Business Wire, January 10, 2022)

Japanese investments in Israeli startups reach record $2.9 billion in 2021
This marks a 190% leap compared to 2020. The number of investments also rose - 85 compared to 63 the year prior. Japanese investments accounted for 15.8% of all foreign investments in Israel, and since 2000, Japanese companies have invested a total of $13 billion.
(Source: CTech, January 9, 2022)
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IVC Research on Israeli & Global Media (January 2022)

Israel puts Chinese investments on notice
As per IVC Data and Insights, it invested $400 million in Israeli start-ups in 2018 and $243 million in 2019.
(Source: TFIGlobal, January 7, 2022)

Israeli Companies Raise Record $25.6B In 2021. What Will 2022 Look Like?
Once again, the Israeli high-tech industry has broken funding records by raising an “exceptional” $25.6 billion in 773 deals in 2021, more than doubling the amount it raised in 2020, according to a report published this week by the IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar.
(Source: NoCamels, January 4, 2022)

A year in review: 6 interesting things about Israel's peak start-up investment year, including how SPAC kicked start-ups' butts...
A new report summarizing the peak year of the Israeli ecosystem reveals some interesting numbers on stock issues, exits and of course - the astronomical amount raised by Israeli start-ups.
(Source: Geektime, January 4, 2022)

IVC-Meitar: Israeli startups raised record $25.6b in 2021
IVC - Meitar also reports that Israeli tech exits skyrocketed to $22.2 billion last year, with almost equal amounts of IPOs and M&As.
(Source: Globes, January 3, 2022)

Israeli startups raise record $25.6 billion in 2021
Local companies recorded more than 77 mega-rounds of over $100 million last year, more than double of 2019 and 2020 combined.
(Source: CTech, January 3, 2022)

Israeli tech companies raised $25.6 billion in ‘extraordinary’ 2021 — report
Foreign investments account for record $18.64b of total capital amid ‘new reality’; 23 firms IPO on Wall Street, says IVC-Meitar report.
(Source: The Times of Israel, January 3, 2022)

Israeli tech funding more than doubled in 2021, nears $26b
In 2021, mega-rounds of $100 million or more became more common as overall totals skyrocketed. December was no exception to that trend.
(Source: ISRAEL21c, January 2, 2022)
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IVC-Meitar Israeli Tech Review 2021 Out !

In 2021, Israeli high-tech companies enjoyed a record of capital investments, raising $25.6 billion in 773 deals.

This exceptional amount was 146% higher than the annual 2020 amount, mostly due to the large number of deals over $100 million that accounted for a 55% share of the total sum for 2021.

In Q4, Israeli start-ups saw 206 investment deals totaling $8.06 billion, continuing the uptrend from Q1.
 
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The Israeli Tech: Gender Distribution Report 2021

IVC Data and Insights and Google for Startups Israel shed the light on this hot topic. The data behind Ben Mittelman's 2-part exposé is now available to read and download: https://lnkd.in/eQ7HSsrd

This report describes a complex situation. The gender gap has narrowed, but only in specific places....

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