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The impact of Covid-19 on Global Venture and the Case for Israel
A new report on global venture capital investment volume shows that H1 2020 investments in startups reached $129…
Israeli High Tech Exits On First Half of 2017 Slowdown and Potential Explanations
According to the IVC Meitar exits report for H1 2017, Israeli high-tech exits total $1.95 billion in the first half of the year in 57 deals, at a five-year low, both in terms of deal number and total amount.
Israeli tech exits hit $6.94 Billion in 2014
A new report by IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal found that 99 Israeli high tech exits reached $6.94 billion in 2014 up 5 percent from $6.59 billion of 2013 (90 exits). The IPO activity in 2014 reached a 10 year peak, to $2.1 billion. 18 companies sold in the range of $100 million to $500 million, compared to 12 in 2013 and the M&A equity ratio is up sharply.
Invest in Israel Newsletter – August 2013 Edition
As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry…
IVC Report: The most active VC Funds in Israel in 2012
A new report by IVC Research center, ranks the most active VC funds in Israel according to their…
Israeli VC Fundraising In 2012 Down 30% but Micro VC Funds on The Rise
We've been hearing that Israeli VC funds struggle to raise follow on funds, but the extent of their demise is now becoming clearer, and gloomier. A new report released by IVC Online, highlights that Israeli Venture Capital funds raised $607 million in 2012, 30% down from the previous year
Israeli Tech Funding & Exits in 2012: Lots of Chutzpah but Show Me Your Instagram
Groucho Marx could have been talking about the Israeli hi-tech sector when he said “I made a killing on Wall Street a few years ago…I shot my broker”. In 2012, as Israeli exits topped $5.5 billion, there was reason to celebrate but plenty of cause for concern.
144 Israeli startups raised $483 million In Q1 2012
According to the latest IVC-KMPG quarterly survey published today, in the first quarter of 2012, venture capital investments in Israel rached $483 million, up slightly from the amount invested in Q1/2011. 144 Israeli high-tech companies raised $483 million from Israeli and foreign venture investors, 15% below $569 million raised by 124 companies in the previous quarter, but almost equal to $479 million raised by 140 companies in Q1/2011.
Exits in Israel 2011: IPOs Pool is Dry, Buy M&A Activity up 134%
On aggregate, putting a dollar into Israeli high-tech could yield you more than double the returns (if only these things worked on aggregate!). In the last decade, Israeli high-tech companies raised approximately $15 billion from investors, compared to more than $37 billion received in M&A and IPO exits, according to the latest IVC report.
Israeli Startups Raised $2.14 Billion in 2011
Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don't tell the whole story. The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 billion in VC funding, representing a 70% increase compared to the $1.26 billion raised in 2010 and almost double from the $1.12 billion raised in 2009.