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The Leading Data Source on Israel's High-Tech Industry since 1997
Active Multinationals Active Investors Active High-Tech Companies
441 2,708 9,218
 
Number of Unicorns Capital Raised in 2022 by Private Companies ($m)
71 358
 
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  • PerFlow ($100m, Acquired by unnamed Chinese private equity firm)
  • Siemplify ($500m, Acquired by Google)

New Israeli VC Fund Added (Q4 2021-Q1 2022)
  • Verbit Acquires Automatic Sync Technologies (US)
  • ZenCity Acquires Civil Space (Canada)
  • TailorMed Acquires Vivor (US)
  • Global-e Acquires Flow Commerce Inc. (US)

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Former Goldman Sachs execs launching $300 million tech growth fund
The fund set up by Sarel Eldor, Danny Akerman and Amit Pilowsky, who all left Goldman Sachs over recent months, is planning to invest between $20-40 million per company.
(Source: CTech, January 6, 2022)

Grove Ventures closes $185m early stage Israel VC fund
Grove III will focus on edge computing, cloud infrastructure, data infrastructure and management, developers’ tools and software, DevOps, AI and automation.
(Source: Globes, January 6, 2022)

Israeli food tech startup Remilk raises $120m investment for cow-free milk
Funding round in maker of animal-free dairy products led by Hanaco Ventures, a VC firm based in NY and Tel Aviv.
(Source: The Times of Israel, January 4, 2022)

IVC-Meitar Israeli Tech Review 2021 is Out Now
Israeli High-Tech Capital Raising Soars to $25.6 Billion in 2021: 146% Jump over Annual 2020 Figure.
(Source: PR Newswire, January 4, 2022)

Google acquiring cybersecurity startup Siemplify for $500 million
The Israeli company will form the basis for Google’s cyber operations in the country and will be part of the tech giant’s cloud activity.
(Source: CTech, January 4, 2022)

StageOne Ventures Raises $235M and Launches Its Fourth Fund
The Fund, which has recently expanded its investment team, is led by Managing Partners Yuval Cohen and Tal Slobodkin, along with Partner and CFO, Tal Jacobi and Partner, Nate (Netanel) Meir.
(Source: PR Newswire, January 4, 2022)

Fast-charging battery startup StoreDot hits $1.5 billion valuation in Series D
The Israeli company has so far raised $60 million in the round, led by VinFast, and is still hoping to bring onboard additional auto giants.
(Source: CTech, January 4, 2022)

Stripe launches Israel operations ahead of entrance into local market
The company appointed Arnon Barzilay to oversee its Israel office and is in the process of recruiting talent in the country.
(Source: CTech, January 3, 2022)

Tech trends of the future, according to the innovators of today
Trying to find the next trend in tech? Where to invest capital? Which sectors will rise? Israeli business & innovation leaders offer their outlook on the years to come.
(Source: Geektime, January 2, 2022)

Has venture capital become too safe?
Booming valuations, big financial institutions moving in, and fewer new companies, perhaps spell the end of the traditional VC role.
(Source: Globes, January 2, 2022)

Israel’s newest bank picks a new name
Amnon Shashua’s banking company, known as the First Digital Bank, names itself One Zero to offer ‘real, comprehensive’ banking alternative.
(Source: The Times of Israel, December 30, 2021)

2021: The Year Israeli-Founded Unicorns Reached $1 Billion in Record Time
As we wrap up 2021, it’s anyone’s guess how many Israeli-founded startups will have reached the coveted unicorn status come December 31. If this past year has taught us anything, it’s that anytime is a good time for a new unicorn.
(Source: NoCamels, December 30, 2021)
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IVC Research on Israeli & Global Media (January 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 startups raised $2.1b in December
Israeli tech companies raised $25.7 billion in 2021, more than double the record $10 billion raised in 2020.
(Source: Globes, January 2, 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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