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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel
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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 |
| 425 |
2,662 |
9,353 |
| Number of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2021 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 64 |
20,555 |
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SoftBank makes $25 million convertible equity investment in OurCrowd
The Israeli venture capital platform will also enter into a strategic partnership with SoftBank Investment Advisers to consider investment opportunities
(Source: CTech, October 27, 2021)
IAI sets up fund to adapt military drone, energy tech to civilian market
Israel Aerospace Industries partners with Neve Ilan-based AI robotics startup SixAI on new venture to commercialize capabilities in Industry 4.0
(Source: The Times of Israel, October 27, 2021)
Augury Becomes a Unicorn But Machine Health is Just Getting Started
Augury Raises $180M, Adds New Strategic Investors and Reaches a $1B+ Valuation, Confirming Machine Health as Industry 4.0’s Killer App.
(Source: Augury, October 26, 2021)
Innovation Authority head: Israeli tech success is 'magic'
Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority shares his experiences with the magical success of the Israeli tech sector.
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, October 26, 2021)
Fabric joins unicorn club with $200 million Series C
The Israeli startup which develops robotic solutions for the fulfillment center industry is valued at over $1 billion following its latest round.
(Source: CTech, October 26, 2021)
ironSource to Acquire Bidalgo, Further Deepening Its Platform Offering for App Developers With a Full-Stack Marketing Solution
App Marketers Will Have a Single Control Center to Visualize, Manage and Optimize Their Paid Marketing Across Channels.
(Source: Business Wire, October 25, 2021)
Coupang and Payoneer Partner to Empower Millions of Sellers to Tap into One of the World’s Largest eCommerce Markets
South Korean consumers get an even more diverse range of products from trusted sellers around the world.
(Source: Business Wire, October 25, 2021)
Meet the Israeli startups joining Google’s Growth Lab
Ten local companies from different verticals are joining the fifth cohort of the tech giant's exclusive program.
(Source: CTech, October 25, 2021)
US data cloud giant Snowflake opens Israel office
The company has also announced the appointment of Yaron Ben Schlusch as Israel country manager.
(Source: Globes, October 25, 2021)
Natural Intelligence targeting at least $100 million in first-ever funding round
Despite having revenues approaching half a billion dollars and being profitable, the Israeli company plans to raise at a valuation of over $1 billion in order to accelerate its growth.
(Source: CTech, October 25, 2021)
AT&T opens new R&D center in Tel Aviv, to focus on cloud solutions
American telecommunications giant to launch second development center in Israel, recruit 100 new employees.
(Source: The Times of Israel, October 25, 2021)
Alibaba Cloud mulls launching Israel operations
The Chinese tech giant is considering joining Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and Oracle in Israel's fast growing data centers market.
(Source: Globes, October 24, 2021)
Sheba launches digital health partnership with SciTech city in New Jersey
Israel’s largest hospital is partnering with Liberty Science Center (LSC) to develop a cutting-edge high-tech hospital simulation space designed to highlight the future of digital health.
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, October 23, 2021)
Is Israel The Next Silicon Valley?
Israel continues to be a major force in global technology, growing more and more unicorns and attracting massive amounts of capital never seen before. According to a recent report by Israel’s IVC Research Center, Israeli tech startups raised a staggering $17.8 billion this year, almost double the 2020 total amount of funding in 2020 with one more quarter still to go. This is driven by a large amount of mega rounds - funding rounds of $100 million or more in numbers never seen before.
(Source: Forbes, October 21, 2021)
Israel’s ‘vibrant’ climate tech sector shows promise amid challenges
New report maps landscape of companies tackling environmental issues, highlights obstacles like access to funding, ability to scale.
(Source: The Times of Israel, October 21, 2021)
The full report by The Israeli Innovation Authority and PLANTech:
Israel’s State of Climate Tech 2O21 (IVC data source)
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IVC Research on Global Media (October 2021)
Israeli Tech Startups Record Breaking 2021
IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar published a report which highlighted the record breaking 2021 for Israeli tech startups.
(Source: Israel Trade Commission Australia, October 26, 2021)
Venture Funding in Israel Points to Long-Term Tech Potential
(Source: ETF Trends, October 14, 2021)
Israel's tech sector ends Q3 on record high note
Investment for Q1-Q3 2021 totals $17.78 billion in 575 deals, 71% more than in 2020. More Israeli companies are acquiring Israeli startups, and local startups are frequently opting to go public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
(Source: Israel Hayom, October 14, 2021)
Israel becomes unicorn nation
As IPOs outstrip acquisitions and unicorns abound, it's time for Israel to drop the startup nation moniker.
(Source: Globes, October 14, 2021)
Israeli startups raised $5.9b. in the third quarter
Israeli startups raised $5.89 billion in 177 deals in the third quarter, the second-highest quarterly total ever.
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, October 13, 2021)
IVC-Meitar: Israeli startups raised $5.9b in Q3
Israeli startups have raised a whopping $17.8 billion in the first nine months of 2021, up 71% from the corresponding period of 2020.
(Source: Globes, October 13, 2021)
Israeli tech continues to break records, raising $17.8 billion in first nine months of 2021
Israel's tech sector is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate, according to the latest Israeli Tech Review report released on Wednesday by research company IVC together with the Meitar law firm. Over the first nine months of the year, Israeli tech companies raised $17.78 billion in 575 rounds, an increase of 71% on the amount raised throughout all of 2020.
(Source: CTech, October 13, 2021)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (October 2021)
Aqua Security Appoints Limor Schwartz as Chief Financial Officer
(Source: Aqua Security, October 26, 2021)
Asterra Appoints New Chairman of the Board to Accelerate its Growth
(Source: PRWeb, October 25, 2021)
EverC Appoints New Chief Product Officer, VP of Strategy & Finance
(Source: GlobeNewswire, October 21, 2021)
Bessemer Venture Partners appoints Ariel Sterman as new VP
(Source: CTech, October 20, 2021)
Behavioral Biometrics Market Leader BioCatch Appoints Gadi Mazor as CEO; Howard Edelstein Continues as Board Chairman
(Source: Business Wire, October 19, 2021)
DataRails Hires "Dream Team" with New CFO, VP of Sales, VP of Marketing, and VP of Product
(Source: KKTV, October 18, 2021)
Entrepreneur Amir Belson joins forces with GIBF
(Source: The Jerusalem Post, October 17, 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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