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The Leading Data Source on Israel's High-Tech Industry since 1997
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| Active Multinationals |
Active Investors |
Active High-Tech Companies |
| 409 |
2,620 |
9,496 |
| Number of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2021 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 62 |
15,207 |
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New Israeli Unicorns (July-August 2021)
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NVIDIA strengthens its Israeli network: "We will collaborate with 1,000 Israeli startups"
Chip giant, NVIDIA appoints Arik Kol, the first Israeli to take lead of the company’s Inception accelerator program. 270 Israeli startups have participated to date.
(Source: Geektime, August 12, 2021)
Canada’s Awz Ventures raises $82.5 million for a joint fund with the Israeli Ministry of Defence
The joint endeavor aims to provide Israel with new security technology, but will also seek to commercialize it.
(Source: CTech, August 12, 2021)
New accelerator seeks agro-tech startups eager to help end hunger
New companies focused on making the food "operation system" more efficient and sustainable are invited to apply to pitch to a new initiative that includes some of the Israeli foodtech scene's heaviest hitters.
(Source: Israel Hayom, August 12, 2021)
JLL Moves to Acquire Artificial Intelligence Startup Skyline AI
Deal by commercial property giant is the latest in a sector seeking to augment human savvy with algorithms.
(Source: The Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2021)
Fostering sustainable innovation in Sweden and Israel
What are the biggest obstacles — and opportunities — two of the world’s most innovative countries are facing?
(Source: Sifted EU, August 11, 2021)
An inside look at Israel’s incubator ecosystem
Whereas accelerators aim to speed up the process of a company’s growth, incubators are there from their birth.
(Source: CTech, August 11, 2021)
14 Israeli or Israeli related high-tech companies ranked in the Forbes’ Cloud 100 2021 List (*)
The ranked companies: Gong, Snyk, Forter, Yotpo, Cloudinary, Exabeam, Rapyd, TripActions, Riskified, Sisense, BigID, OwnBackup, Papaya Global, Axonius.
(Source: Forbes , August 10, 2021, (*) I hope I didn't miss one)
OwnBackup Approaches $3.35 Billion Valuation with Series E Investment; Expands its Leading Cloud-to-Cloud Data Protection to Microsoft
The company’s latest funding round includes investments from Alkeon Capital, B Capital Group, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and Vertex Ventures.
(Source: Business Wire, August 10, 2021)
Nanox buys Zebra Medical Vision for up to $200m
The Israeli medical imaging company is also acquiring USARAD in efforts to create a globally connected, end-to-end radiology solution.
(Source: Globes, August 10, 2021)
Google’s Verily Opens Israel R&D Center, Will Partner With Hospitals On AI In Healthcare
The center will advance early research by Google Health and Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center on the application of AI in the detection of colonic polyps, Verily indicated.
(Source: NoCamels, August 9, 2021)
OurCrowd signs MoU with Azerbaijan Investment Co
In the first stage, Azerbaijan Investment will invest in 10-15 startups from the OurCrowd portfolio, with a focus on energy, health, agtech and foodtech, education and more.
(Source: Globes, August 8, 2021)
NICE becomes Israel’s highest valued company thanks to cloud revenue spike
The company reached a valuation of around $17 billion following the release of its second-quarter report which showcased a 16% rise in revenue
(Source: CTech, August 8, 2021)
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IVC Research on Global Media (July-August 2021)
Israeli startups raised $2.4b in July
Israeli tech companies raised $14.3 billion in the first seven months of 2021, nearly 50% more than the record $10 billion raised in all of 2020.
(Source: Globes, August 1, 2021)
As global demand for microchips surges, tech giants go all-in on Israel
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Intel and Nvidia are setting up or expanding their Israeli chip design operations, and local firms are seeing a renaissance as VC money rolls in.
(Source: The Times of Israel, July 26, 2021)
Israel's unicorn hunters
"Globes" surveys the venture capital funds with the most portfolio companies valued at $1 billion or more.
(Source: Globes, July 18, 2021)
Israeli high-tech raises record $11.9 billion in first half of 2021
Israeli high-tech companies raised a record $11.9 billion in the first half of 2021, with an unprecedented number of firms going public, the IVC Research Center and Meitar law firm said in a report on Wednesday.
(Source: Reuters, July 14, 2021)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (August 2021)
Timor Arbel-Sadras appointed as CEO of LeumiTech
(Source: CTech, August 12, 2021)
WalkMe Announces Key Leadership Appointments to Drive Growth in APAC and EMEA
(Source: PR Newswire, August 11, 2021)
Otonomo Appoints Doron Simon as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy
(Source: Yahoo Finance, August 10, 2021)
Nuvo Group Recruits New CEO to Lead Next Stage of Company Growth
(Source: PR Newswire, August 9, 2021)
Ex-President Reuven Rivlin Joins Israeli EV Smart Road Tech Startup Electreon
(Source: NoCamels, August 8, 2021)
Homesome Appoints Liad Itzhak as Chief Technology Officer and Announces New R&D Center in Israel
(Source: PRWeb, August 6, 2021)
Razor Labs appoints Gilli Haizler as COO
(Source: CTech, August 5, 2021)
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IVC-Meitar Tech Review for the first half of 2021 is out !
All-time record of amount raised in the first half of 2021 - $11.9 billion, more than the total amount raised in 2020 ($10.3 B).
Another strong quarter for the Israeli high-tech industry - $6.52 billion were invested in 230 deals.
38 investments of over $100 million each were responsible for approximately 50% of the total amount raised in the first half of the year.
For the full report click here
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IVC and Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality are proud to present Tel Aviv Innovation Ecosystem Report 2020, covering Tech Companies, Investors, Accelerators, Multinational Corporations, Financial Institution and more, operating with resilience through a challenging year!
For the full report click here
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Recently Published Insights & Reports by IVC (2020-August 2021)
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Upcoming Israeli High-Tech Events & Webinars (August 2021-December 2021)
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IVC Updates & Contact Information
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