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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 |
436 |
2,690 |
9,353 |
Number of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2021 by Private Companies ($m) |
70 |
26,179 |
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*New Additions to IVC Database This Week
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New Financing Rounds |
New Investors |
New High-Tech Companies |
17 |
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- Verbit Acquires Automatic Sync Technologies (US)
- ZenCity Acquires Civil Space (Canada)
- TailorMed Acquires Vivor (US)
- Global-e Acquires Flow Commerce Inc. (US)
- Outbrain Acquires video intelligence AG (“vi”) (Switzerland)
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UBQ Materials’ plastic replacement product attracts $170M from impact investor TPG Rise
The financing round also included participation from existing investor, Battery Ventures, and others including M&G’s Catalyst strategy, a U.K.-based investor.
(Source: TechCrunch, December 15, 2021)
Noname Security Raises $135 Million in Series C at $1B Valuation, Becomes First API Security Unicorn
Rapid adoption by Fortune 500 solidifies company’s complete, proactive approach to API security
(Source: RealWire, December 15, 2021)
Dubai Is Bait in War for Coder Talent Fought by Israel Firms
Rapyd, one of Israel’s fastest-growing technology firms is opening a Dubai office to lure international talent as a way around the chronic labor shortage plaguing the industry at home.
(Source: Bloomberg, December 14, 2021)
Norwest Launches $3 Billion Fund NVP XVI to Empower Visionary Leaders Creating Businesses for the Future
“Dror Nahumi and Norwest showed conviction and belief in the company back in 2016, at a time when others didn’t,” said Amit Bendov, co-founder and CEO of Gong.
(Source: Norwest, December 14, 2021)
Israel’s First Digital Bank secures $120 million Series A at $320 million valuation
The Israeli AI-based digital bank has secured investments led by renowned Swiss wealth management group Julius Baer, Japanese financial conglomerate SBI, and China-based technology company Tencent.
(Source: CTech, December 14, 2021)
VGames raises second fund totaling $141M to invest in game studios
The Tel Aviv, Israel-based fund previously raised $60 million in March 2020 to invest in game studios in Europe and Israel.
(Source: VentureBeat, December 13, 2021)
NeuroSense Therapeutics Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering on Nasdaq Capital Market
Maxim Group LLC acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering.
(Source: PR Newswire, December 13, 2021)
The Midas List Europe: The Top Venture Capital Investors In Europe, Israel and the Middle East In 2021
The Midas List Europe: 2021 RANKING THE BEST 25
(Source: Forbes, December 12, 2021)
Unicorn Forum: “Microsoft to roll out new program that will accompany startups at every stage”
Said Ronit Atad, the Country General Manager of Microsoft Israel during Calcalist and Discount Tech’s Unicorn Forum, lauding the importance of trust between consumer and company. “Microsoft will maintain a connection to the cloud through powerful engines. Data is your most important product, we won’t use or compete with it”.
(Source: CTech, December 12, 2021)
Unicorn Forum: “It isn’t fun to talk about what happens after a fundraising round, but it needs to be done”
Said Adv. Nimrod Vromen, Managing Partner at the Yigal Arnon & Co. law offices and CEO of the consulting firm Consiglieri Ltd during Calcalist and Discount Tech’s Unicorn Forum. “At first, there’s this feeling of loneliness; and then comes the panic and anxiety - how can we justify the valuation?
(Source: CTech, December 12, 2021)
8 Israeli Startups Named 2021 ‘Most Promising’ Digital Health Firms
Eight Israeli startups were named to the third annual Digital Health 150, an annual global ranking by New York-based research firm CB Insights of the 150 most promising companies using digital technology to transform the healthcare industry.
(Source: NoCamels, December 12, 2021)
Cultured meat startup Future Meat raising $320 million round at $600 million valuation
The foodtech company plans to use the funds to build a manufacturing plant in the U.S., aiming to bring its products to shelves in 2022.
(Source: CTech, December 12, 2021)
Janvest Capital Partners rebrands at Joule Ventures after $65M fund IV close
Joule Ventures, formerly known as Janvest Capital Partners, has announced its rebrand in an effort to reflect the ethos and evolution of the firm.
(Source: Israel Hayom, December 10, 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)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (December 2021)
Namogoo hires two new executives to support global expansion
(Source: CTech, December 16, 2021)
Saffron-Tech appoints Tal Wilk-Glazer as CEO
(Source: CTech, December 14, 2021)
Transmit Security Expands C-Suite, Appoints Chris Kaddaras as Chief Revenue Officer
(Source: MarTech Series, December 13, 2021)
Glassbox Appoints New Board Members in Q4
(Source: Business Wire, December 13, 2021)
Kryon appoints Tomer Zucker as Chief Marketing Officer
(Source: CTech, December 12, 2021)
Early Stage VC Elron Ventures Adds Top Names to Advisory Board
(Source: Crowdfund Insider, December 11, 2021)
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Coming Soon: IVC Israel Tech Review for 2021!
The craziest record breaking year in the history of the Israeli High-Tech industry.
For the full Q3 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
Read and download here
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Recently Published Insights, Reports and Posts by IVC (2020-December 2021)
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Upcoming Israeli High-Tech Events & Webinars (December 2021-February 2022)
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- The Change From Within - Hasoub Annual Conference 2021 (December 17)
- Medical device and digital Health regulation Europe (December 21)
- Everything eCommerce with ByteDance - mother company of TikoTok (December 21)
- The Digital Medicine Conference 2021 (December 21)
- .NET Conf Israel 2021 (December 21)
- The Frontiers of Asian Capital Markets and China’s Innovation Opportunities (December 22)
- Next-generation Data: Utilizing Data for ScaleUP (December 23)
- Climate-Tech in 2022 - The New Gold? (December 27)
- Founder Runway Launch Party (December 28)
- FIBI Fintech Day 2022 (January 2, 2022)
- Meet the Mobility Startups CES 2022 (January 4, 2022)
- Technology in the Service of Humanity Reveal event (January 11, 2022)
- Metaverse | A New Internet (January 12, 2022)
- The CICC Innovation Lounge - The annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (January 10-13, 2022)
- Israel Emirates Business Summit 2022 (January 17-18, 2022)
- Ramot Virtual Round Table - Explainable Artificial Intelligence (January 19, 2022)
- Blockchain Finance Israel Hackathon (January 20-21, 2022)
- AI & Data Summit 2022 (January 24-25, 2022)
- Cybertech Global TLV 2022 (January 25-27, 2022)
- The Customer Conference (February 2, 2022)
- AI Week - Tel Aviv University (February 7-9, 2022)
- VMware vFORUM 2021 (February 9, 2022)
- Israel Industry 4.0 Week 2022 (February 22-24, 2022)
- Women’s Health: Innovations and Inventions (WHII 2022) (February 27-28, 2022)
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