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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 |
| 470 |
3,015 |
9,489 |
| # of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2022 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 88 |
12,374 |
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*New Additions to IVC Database This Week
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| Financing Rounds |
Investors |
High-Tech Companies |
| 14 |
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Selected (*) Recent Database Additions & Activity (September 9 - September 15)
- CYREBRO ($40m, Series B, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies)
- Groundcover ($20m, Series A, led by Zeev Ventures)
- Dig Security ($34m, Series A, led by SignalFire)
- Opus Security ($10m, Seed, led by YL Ventures & Tiger Global)
- Sightfull ($18m, Series A, led by Dell Capital)
- Zesty ($75m, Series B, led by B Capital)
(*) 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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Israel Has 700 Startups Tackling Climate Issues
Israel today has almost 700 startups tackling the world’s climate issues, says a new report. Together they attracted almost $1.5 billion of investment in the first half of this year. That compares with $5.2 billion in the whole of 2018 to 2021, according to PLANETech, a non-profit climate tech innovation community.
(Source: NoCamels, September 15, 2022)
Teddy Sagi’s Kape Technologies eyeing more acquisitions after raising $220 million
Sagi acquired $120 million of shares in the placing on the London Stock Exchange to increase his stake in the cybersecurity company to 54.3%.
(Source: CTech, September 15, 2022)
Israel's Technion top in Europe in the field of artificial intelligence
The international CSRankings has announced the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology as the number one university in Europe in the field of artificial intelligence. In addition, this leading institution is 16th in the world in artificial intelligence and 10th in the world in the subfield of learning systems.
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, September 15, 2022)
Funding fears lessen as Israeli startups find footing in downturn, survey finds
Study by Startup Snapshot shows founders, employees relatively optimistic despite market turmoil.
(Source: The Times of Israel, September 14, 2022)
Zesty lands $75M for tech that adjusts cloud usage to save money
Zesty today closed a $75 million Series B round co-led by B Capital and Sapphire Ventures with participation from Next47 and S Capital.
(Source: TechCrunch, September 13, 2022)
Bright Data acquires eCommerce insights provider Market Beyond
The Israeli company is launching Bright Insights, a new division which will provide customers with a complete web data cycle, from collection through to analysis and actionable insights.
(Source: CTech, September 12, 2022)
Sweden's EQT to invest in Israeli tech from new €2.2b fund
How much of the fund will be invested in Israel is not clear, but each individual investment will be of €50-200 million.
(Source: Globes, September 12, 2022)
Intel Lowers Target for Mobileye, Aiming for $30 Billion IPO
Company could delay IPO until 2023 as it copes with stock rout Original plan was to offer the stock around the middle of 2022.
(Source: Bloomberg, September 12, 2022)
Targeting the $1.5 trillion global wellness market, Arieli Capital and The Bridge healing center are launching the 2nd batch of Well4Tech scaleup bootcamp
12 global market-ready wellness startups will be accepted following up on the success of the first program with Arieli Capital and The Bridge healing center closing an investment in alumni Elvy.ai and with other graduates in process to raise over $16.5M.
(Source: PR Newswire, September 12, 2022)
Viola raising $100-150 million for new fintech fund
Bank Hapoalim, which was an anchor investor in Viola’s first fintech fund, decided to significantly reduce its participation in the new fund, with Bank Leumi set to be an anchor investor instead with a $15 million investment.
(Source: CTech, September 12, 2022)
Fireblocks Surpasses $100 Million ARR Milestone, Cementing Its Status as SaaS Centaur
Joining a rare subset of startup unicorns with 9-figure recurring revenues, Fireblocks performance underscores digital asset adoption at scale in the Web3 economy.
(Source: PR Newswire, September 12, 2022)
Bessemer Venture Partners Closes Two New Funds, at $4.6 Billion
These included: $3.85 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, BVP XII, and $780 million for its inaugural BVP Forge fund.
(Source: FinSMEs, September 9, 2022)
Eyal Ofer's O.G. Tech launches new $400 million fund
The VC’s portfolio includes growth stage startups such as LendBuzz, WSC Sports, BlueVine, Bringg, Paxos, Connecteam, Elementor, Coralogix, Candivore and SuperPlay.
(Source: CTech, September 8, 2022)
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IVC on Israeli & Global Media (August-September 2022)
Number of new Israeli startups plummets in 2022
Just 162 new startups have been established so far this year according to the IVC Data and Insights research institution.
(Source: CTech, September 11, 2022)
Israeli startups raised $1.1b in August
Israeli startups have raised $12.7 billion in the first eight months of 2022.
(Source: Globes, September 1, 2022)
What recession? Israeli startups raise over $700 million in 48 hours
Mega-rounds by DriveNets, Guesty, HiBob, and Pliops brought in a massive $682 million.
(Source: CTech, August 18, 2022)
Is the tech crisis over?
Four Israeli startups raised nearly $700 million combined this week but indications are it could still be too premature to pronounce the end of the crisis.
(Source: Globes, August 18, 2022)
Israel’s venture slowdown lags due to ecosystem’s founder mentality
(Source: TechCrunch, August 17, 2022)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (September 2022)
Tech investment group Viola appoints new VP of BD
(Source: CTech, September 15, 2022)
WalkMe Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer Andrew Casey
(Source: PR Newswire, September 12, 2022)
Vesttoo Appoints Reinsurance and ILS Expert Julia Henderson as Its Chief Commercial Officer
(Source: PR Newswire, September 12, 2022)
ReWalk Robotics Appoints Michael Lawless as Chief Financial Officer
(Source: GlobeNewswire, September 8, 2022)
Intel Ignite Tel Aviv appoints Alon Leibovich as Managing Director
(Source: CTech, September 5, 2022)
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| IVC-LeumiTech Israeli Tech Review Q2/2022
In H1/2022, Israeli high-tech companies raised $9.8 billion in 395 deals.
In Q2/2022, $4.12 billion were raised in 182 deals.
The numbers for H1 are impressive but still show clear signs of a slowdown in specific parts of the Israeli tech economy.
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