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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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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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| Multinationals |
Investors |
High-Tech Companies |
| 458 |
2,845 |
9,358 |
| Number of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2022 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 86 |
8,320 |
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*New Additions to IVC Database This Week
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| Financing Rounds |
Investors |
High-Tech Companies |
| 12 |
4 |
25 |
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Selected (*) Recent Database Additions & Activity (May 20 - May 26)
- Caster (Online Entertainment, SportsTech)
- Optium AI (Agrotech, FoodTech)
- apprentAI (Internet Applications, LegalTech)
- Entor (Enterprise Applications, Delivery)
- Winn.AI (IT, Cyber Security)
- PubPlus ($60m, Acquired by ClearPier)
- Dealtale ($20m, Acquired by Vianai Systems)
- Verbit Acquires U.S. Captioning Company (US)
- Ex.co Acquires Bibblio (UK)
- Optibus Acquires Trillium (US)
- OpenWeb Acquires ADYOULIKE (France)
(*) Interested to know all the daily updates about the financing rounds, new tech Israeli startups, new VCs and investors and key executives in the Israeli tech ecosystem?
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| IVC, Arnon Segev & Co. and Consiglieri are proud to present the first Israeli Institutional Investors’ Tech Investments Report for the year 2021. With key insight provided by The Israel Innovation Authority.
In 2021, Israeli institutional investors increased their allocation to the Israeli start-up scene, for the first time in decades. Astoundingly, the capital allocated to the Israeli tech start-up sector in 2021 increased 6.5-fold and is estimated at $864m, compared with just $134m in 2020.
Read and download the report here
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| IVC Is proud and delighted to welcome LeumiTech as its new partner, elevating The Israeli Tech Review upwards and onwards!
Read and Download the full report HERE
In Q1/2022, Israeli high-tech companies raised $5.6 billion in 212 deals.
While this amount wasn’t a record – in comparison with 2021 numbers – it is still an impressive number considering the decline over the last 6 months on Nasdaq.
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Viola Credit raises $700 million to support fintech startups with asset-backed lending
The fund will provide asset-backed lending transactions for fintech platforms to scale their origination business.
(Source: CTech, May 25, 2022)
Sequoia warns on long crisis and slow recovery
The US venture capital firm, which has extensive Israeli investments, has told startups to increase revenue and profits at the expense of market expansion.
(Source: Globes, May 26, 2022)
Building tech to make crypto mainstream, StarkWare quadruples valuation to $8b
Series D valuation of $8 billion comes on the heels of a $2 billion valuation just six months ago.
(Source: PR Newswire, May 25, 2022)
WhiteSource Rebrands as Mend, Introduces Industry-First Automated Remediation with the Mend Application Security Platform
Company focuses on automation to dramatically reduce the software attack surface and the application security burden for developers.
(Source: PR Newswire, May 25, 2022)
ClearPier acquires adtech startup PubPlus for $60 million
The Israeli company’s platform enables real-time analysis of content effectiveness and content optimization based on profitability and financial performance.
(Source: CTech, May 25, 2022)
Israel to sign first-ever technological collaboration with Morocco
Minister of science, technology and space to travel to Rabat to sign the agreement with Moroccan counterpart; says Israeli high tech, innovation a strategic asset for international relations.
(Source: Ynet, May 24, 2022)
Monte Carlo raises $135M Series D at $1.6B price, showing that unicorn rounds are still a thing
Monte Carlo, a startup that sells data observability (data obs) software to other companies, announced this morning that it has closed a $135 million Series D at a valuation of $1.6 billion.
(Source: TechCrunch, May 24, 2022)
BeyondMinds closure a watershed for Israeli tech
As changed market conditions bite, the era that hallowed technology is giving way to an era that's meaner and less patient.
(Source: Globes, May 24, 2022)
Cybersecurity firm Semperis raises over $200 million in KKR-led round
Existing investors including Insight Partners and new investors such as Ten Eleven Ventures joined KKR in the round, Semperis told Reuters.
(Source: Reuters, May 24, 2022)
Microsoft announces third cycle of AI For Good Accelerator Program
The 15 AI companies selected across the fields of health, sustainability, and agritech will benefit from Microsoft support worth millions of dollars.
(Source: CTech, May 24, 2022)
eToro SPAC merger likely to be canceled
The Israeli online trading platform could raise up to $690 million in a private financing round, probably at well below the $8.8 billion valuation of the planned merger.
(Source: Globes, May 23, 2022)
Interview: Oracle CEO on market shakeup: "It is not the end of the world, it's an opportunity"
Safra Catz, the CEO of technology giant Oracle, believes that the current crisis in the markets was predictable, and that it gives rise to business opportunities.
(Source: CTech, May 20, 2022)
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IVC Research on Israeli & Global Media (April-May 2022)
Institutional investors poured $1 billion into Israeli tech in two years
Nevertheless, the institutional investors utilized only about NIS 1.2 billion from the NIS 2 billion safety net provided by the Israel Innovation Authority, which promised to cover 40% of potential losses it would incur from investing in startups.
(Source: CTech, May 26, 2022)
BeyondMinds shuts down, lays off 65
According to the IVC website, BeyondMinds' investors include Dov Moran's Grove Ventures, Prof. Udi Weinstein and Ofir Shalvi, cofounders of Anobit, which was sold to Apple, and Check Point cofounder Marius Nacht.
(Source: Globes, May 23, 2022)
Actelis Networks' share price halves after Nasdaq IPO
According to IVC, the company raised $137 million in venture capital, its last round having taken place in 2016.
(Source: Globes, May 18, 2022)
Israeli startups raised 'only' $750m in April
Only one startup raised $100 million or more last month compared with six in March 2021.
(Source: Globes, May 1, 2022)
The lean Israeli startup is a thing of the past
Set-up costs are soaring, and conditions at the multinationals are just too good.
(Source: Globes, April 24, 2022)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (May 2022)
Future Meat Technologies Expands Executive Leadership Team, Continues Momentum Towards Commercialization
(Source: PR Newswire, May 26, 2022)
Payoneer appoints John Caplan as co-CEO
(Source: CTech, May 25, 2022)
Innoviz Bolsters Sales Leadership with New Management Team Appointments
(Source: PR Newswire, May 24, 2022)
Earnix Welcomes Two Experienced Insurance Leaders Further Advancing Global Footprint
(Source: Business Wire, May 24, 2022)
Bright Data appoints Erez Naveh as new VP of Product
(Source: CTech, May 23, 2022)
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