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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 |
| 434 |
2,677 |
9,322 |
| Number of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2021 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 69 |
24,084 |
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*New Additions to IVC Database This Week
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| New Financing Rounds |
New Investors |
New High-Tech Companies |
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- TailorMed Acquires Vivor (US)
- Global-e Acquires Flow Commerce Inc. (US)
- Outbrain Acquires video intelligence AG (“vi”) (Switzerland)
- Nova Acquires ancosys (Germany), $100m
- Bizzabo Acquires Klik (Canada), $13.5m
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Rothschild Group launching $250 million foodtech fund with PeakBridge VC
The new fund will cut relatively big checks for the sector, ranging between $5-8 million per company, and will invest in 15-20 startups over the coming years.
(Source: CTech, December 2, 2021)
Attack surface management startup CyCognito raises $100M Series C on $800M valuation
The Westly Group led the round with participation from new investors Thomvest Ventures and The Heritage Group along with existing investors Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sorenson Ventures and UpWest.
(Source: TechCrunch, December 1, 2021)
Innovid begins trading on NYSE today at $1.3b valuation
Innovid is raising $251 million after the PIPE investment was increased but did not offset 80% of the SPAC investors pulling out of the deal.
(Source: Globes, December 1, 2021)
Fundbox, a fintech focused on SMBs, raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) led Fundbox’s Series D financing, which brings the company’s total equity raised to $410 million since its 2013 inception.
(Source: TechCrunch, November 30, 2021)
Coinbase to set up Israel R&D center, buys Unbound Security
The US cryptocurrency exchange giant will pay an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars for the Israeli crypto-protection company.
(Source: Globes, November 30, 2021)
SentinelOne Named Best Innovator By SE Labs
Company Recognized for Ability to Prevent Threats at Faster Speed, Greater Scale, and Higher Accuracy than Humanly Possible.
(Source: PR Newswire, November 30, 2021)
TransitTech company Via raises $130 million at $3.3 billion valuation
The entire proceeds from the Series G round will enter the Israeli company’s coffers, but it is also expected to embark on a secondary-focused funding round in the near future.
(Source: CTech, November 30, 2021)
TailorMed Announces Acquisition of Vivor to Create the Largest Provider and Pharmacy Network Tackling Financial Barriers to Care
The combined companies will offer the most comprehensive solution for addressing unprecedented financial pressures on patients and healthcare organizations.
(Source: Business Wire, November 29, 2021)
Armis expands past IoT with $300M for ‘comprehensive’ asset security
Armis, which provides a visibility and security platform for all assets within an enterprise including IT and IoT, announced it has raised $300 million in new funding at a post-money valuation of $3.4 billion.
(Source: VentureBeat, November 29, 2021)
TAU Ventures raises $50m second VC fund
TAU Ventures was founded in 2018 by managing partner Nimrod Cohen, together with Tel Aviv University.
(Source: Globes, November 29, 2021)
R&D chef, culture builder, game enabler: Tech jobs you did not know exist
These are just a few of the new titles and roles emerging in the Israeli ecosystem, changing it from within.
(Source: CTech, November 28, 2021)
40% of global investment in cyber comes to Israel – ex-cyber czar
'Cyber accounts for 15% of Israeli hi-tech exports, which is about half of the total exports of the State of Israel, and it will only grow.'
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, November 28, 2021)
Opinion: Prepare for a year of M&As in Israeli life sciences companies
Massive fund raising, significant growth in M&A deals and even a first Israeli biomed SPAC; Dr. Laurent Choppe, Managing Partner at Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences, explains the current trends behind the sector's amazing year and discusses what’s next.
(Source: CTech, November 28, 2021)
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IVC Research on Israeli & Global Media (November-December 2021)
Israeli startups raised $2.8b in November
Israeli tech companies have raised $23.6 billion in the first eleven months of 2021, more than double the record $10 billion raised in all of 2020.
(Source: Globes, December 1, 2021)
Israelis are masters of food innovation. Here’s why
Put together Israel’s vast agricultural and technological knowhow, and you’ve got breakthroughs on a global scale.
(Source: ISRAEL21c, November 22, 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)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (November-December 2021)
TriEye Appoints Dr. Hans Rijns, Former NXP Semiconductors CTO and Semiconductor Industry Veteran, as Board Advisor
(Source: PR Newswire, November 30, 2021)
ThoughtLeaders hires Felix Vaisman as VP of R&D
(Source: CTech, November 23, 2021)
Cybersixgill Expands Executive Team to Support Company's Rapid Growth
(Source: PR Newswire, November 22, 2021)
Intel Capital names Yoni Greifman as its third Director of Investments
(Source: CTech, November 22, 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)
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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-December 2021)
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