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Thursday, October 7, 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel
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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 |
| 421 |
2,651 |
9,397 |
| Number of Unicorns |
Capital Raised in 2021 by Private Companies ($m) |
| 60 |
18,225 |
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Pitchbook: OurCrowd is Israel’s Most Active Venture Investor Nine Years in a Row
OurCrowd, the online global venture investing platform has been named the most active venture capital investor in Israel in a ranking published by investment industry bible PitchBook. This will mark the ninth year in a row that PitchBook has ranked OurCrowd as number one on the list.
(Source: Business Wire, October 7, 2021)
Arbe Robotics Ltd. And Industrial Tech Acquisitions, Inc. Announce The Scheduled Completion of Business Combination
Arbe to Trade on the Nasdaq as "ARBE" Beginning on October 8, 2021; Becoming the first automotive imaging radar company publicly listed in the US.
(Source: PR Newswire, October 6, 2021)
World Bank envoy: Israeli tech to help build greener future in pandemic recovery
COVID response in developing world opens doors to fight climate change, with startups well-positioned to make an impact and a profit; World Bank president meets Bennett, Lapid.
(Source: The Time of Israel, October 6, 2021)
Microsoft to recruit 2,500 new employees in Israel over the next four years
The corporation is planning to double the number of R&D employees, opening five new sites in the country, including in Beer Sheva, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Herzliya.
(Source: CTech, October 6, 2021)
NFX’s New $450M Fund For Pre-Seed & Seed
Here’s what might be interesting for Founders to know about our new fund.
(Source: NFX, October 5, 2021)
Temasek leads $550M Series C extension into Orca Security, which aims for further international foothold
Orca Security, an Israeli security company offering an agent-less platform for protecting cloud-based assets, secured a $550 million extension to the Series C funding round it raised seven months ago.
(Source: TechCrunch, October 5, 2021)
Gap Inc. Acquires AI Startup CB4
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) has acquired the New York and Tel Aviv based start-up Context-Based 4 Casting Ltd. (CB4) that uses cutting-edge AI and machine learning tools to transform retail operations, increase sales and improve the customer experience through predictive analytics and demand sensing.
(Source: Business Wire, October 5, 2021)
Echo3D raises $4M for cloud authoring of 3D, AR, and VR content
Konvoy Ventures led the round, with participation from Space Capital, Remagine Ventures, and angel investors Datadog, GitHub, and Facebook.
(Source: VentureBeat, October 5, 2021)
Eight Roads launches its fourth fund: $450M aimed at European/Israeli scale-ups
European VC Eight Roads is launching its fourth fund of $450 million for European and Israeli tech companies , aiming for another 15-20 across a broad range of consumer, software-as-a-service, fintech and healthtech areas.
(Source: TechCrunch, October 5, 2021)
Will blockchain power the next generation of the financial system?
"Smart contracts" are business contracts stored on blockchain networks that offer significant advantages but also have associated risks. Two Israeli companies that have ventured into this domain are Clear and Valid Network.
(Source: CTech, October 4, 2021)
10 ways Israeli prop-tech is revolutionizing real estate
Whether you’re buying, selling or managing property, technology is streamlining every aspect and presenting major investment opportunities.
(Source: ISRAEL21c, October 4, 2021)
Israel to Launch Global Startup Competition For Desert Technology Solutions
Israel is spearheading an international competition for startup companies to develop and promote desert technology as the world becomes dryer and warmer, seeking solutions to battle desertification and climate change.
(Source: Algemeiner, October 3, 2021)
TLV Partners raises $320 million for new funds
The Israeli venture capital firm raised $220 million for its fourth fund for investments in early-stage companies as well as an additional $100 million for growth investments.
(Source: CTech, October 3, 2021)
Israel has major role to play in Intel revival
Israeli tech prowess could be key as Intel battles to recover its leading position in the global chip market.
(Source: Globes, October 3, 2021)
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IVC Research on Global Media (August-October 2021)
Israeli startups raised over $2.2b in September
Israeli tech companies raised $17.5 billion in the first nine months of 2021, far above the record $10 billion raised in all of 2020.
(Source: Globes, October 1, 2021)
Israel Is Pumping Out Billion-Dollar Software Companies: How It Transformed From Startup Nation Into Scale-Up Nation.
(Source: Forbes, September 30, 2021)
Tel Aviv slips to 7th place in annual list of best global tech ecosystems
City down by one spot since last year, in new Startup Genome survey ranking where tech startups have best shot for success; Silicon Valley no. 1 since 2012.
(Source: The Times of Israel, September 27, 2021)
Israel Tech Review: HI, 2021
(Source: The National Law Review, September 11, 2021)
Israel’s maturing fintech ecosystem may soon create global disruptors
(Source: TechCrunch, August 26, 2021)
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Israel Tech Related New Appointments/Positions (September-October 2021)
NYU professor Ido Aharoni-Aronoff to join board of Mastercard and Enel-X’s FinSec Innovation Lab
(Source: CTech, October 7, 2021)
Dr. Orna Berry joins Google Cloud global management team
(Source: CTech, October 4, 2021)
YL Ventures Promotes U.S.-Based Michael Cortez to Principal
(Source: LinkedIn YL Ventures, September 30, 2021)
SentinelOne Appoints Rob Salvagno as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
(Source: SentinelOne, September 28, 2021)
Fintech company Lightico hires Rachel Lipschitz-Levy as Director of Revenue Operations
(Source: CTech, September 27, 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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