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Israel Venture Capital (IVC)

Illustrative: People walk by a poster displaying a spiral tower being built in Tel Aviv on November 17, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 22, 2025, 6:51 pm
Tech investments soar 45% as war recedes from view, reports find
Preliminary data shows capital injections for last quarter of 2025 at highest level in years, led by cyber and AI, with fewer deals but higher dollar amounts
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. An employee works in the tech sector. (Hadas Porush/ Flash90)
August 6, 2025, 11:10 pm
In worrying trend, Israel’s tech workforce is shrinking after decade of growth
New workforce report shows tech firms cut marketing, sales and HR roles — as well as non-academic staff — amid war and political upheaval, though investments remain resilient
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Eastech tech campus workspace in East Jerusalem. (Courtesy)
September 30, 2024, 7:23 pm
Investment in Israeli startups slows in third quarter, but is up 32% this year
Capital raised by tech firms in July-September was down 20% compared with previous quarter, but up 40% year-on-year, IVC-LeumiTech data shows
By Sharon Wrobel
Mellanox founder Eyal Waldman (second from right) speaks at a panel discussion at the annual Journey conference by Ernst & Young Israel in Tel Aviv, Sept. 10, 2024. (Courtesy)
September 10, 2024, 11:31 pm
Entrepreneurs and investors ponder the future of tech as fundraising slumps
Only 10 new Israeli VC funds managed to raise a total of $554 million in January to June, in what is set to be one of the worst years for capital raising in tech industry
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Playtika at high-tech development centers in Herzliya, October 30, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
June 30, 2024, 6:45 pm
Amid war toll, Israeli startups nabbed $2.9b from investors, the most in two years
Larger deals mainly by cybersecurity firms led capital rounds over the past three months, while foreign investors’ share in funding Israeli startups rose, IVC-Leumitech data shows
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A tech development center in Herzliya, Oct 30, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
March 28, 2024, 7:02 pm
Israeli tech startups raise $1.6 billion, in first sign of recovery from war toll
IVC-LeumiTech data shows fundraising rose in first three months of 2024, after drought in first months of conflict
By Sharon Wrobel
An illustrative photo of the Tel Aviv financial business district skyline. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
September 26, 2023, 7:15 pm
Investment in Israeli tech firms drops 38%, but downward trend stabilizes – report
Capital raised by Israeli companies in the third quarter declines by a moderate 14% compared with the second quarter, but is down 38% year-on-year, IVC-LeumiTechdata shows
By Sharon Wrobel
A view of high-rise buildings near Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, December 9, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 28, 2023, 6:31 pm
First investments by the most active VC funds in Israeli tech slump 90% in Q1
Amid global slowdown and local political upheaval, VC funds made only three initial investments in Israeli startups in the first quarter of 2023, IVC-Gornitzky report shows
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image of a doctor with digital icons (chaiyapruek2520, iStock by Getty Images)
April 18, 2023, 1:56 pm
Investment in Israeli healthtech startups drops 13% in 2022 – report
But local life sciences industry proves more resilient than any other high-tech sector as firms raised $2.8 billion in 2022, IVC-aMoon report finds
By Sharon Wrobel
Tech workers protest against the government's judicial overhaul 'time is running out for Israeli hi-tech,' in Tel Aviv, on March 23, 2023 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 13, 2023, 7:11 pm
80% of Israeli startups say judicial shakeup will have ‘negative impact’ — survey
Company heads and investors report concern about raising capital, outflow of funds, and employees seeking to relocate, according to poll by Start-Up Nation Central
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. A pile of $100 bills. (choness, iStock by Getty Images)
December 22, 2020, 11:29 am
Israeli tech firms raise record $9.93 billion in 2020 but M&A deals plunge
IVC and Meitar’s 2020 tech review shows cybersecurity, fintech and internet of things sectors nabbed the most funding; IPOs up both on TASE and in the US
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. A pile of $100 bills. (choness, iStock by Getty Images)
October 14, 2020, 3:25 pm
Israel startups raise record $2.74 billion in Q3, but early-stage funding dives
Investment in seed startups plunges by 47% in the first three-quarters of the year, as investors shun risk and pour funds into later stage tech firms, IVC-Zag S&W report says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Cherry blossoms behind a traditional Japanese temple in Ishinomaki. (photo credit: Debra Kamin/Times of Israel)
September 1, 2020, 11:05 am
Israel-Japan tech ties seen as strong despite COVID-19, Shinzo Abe departure
Report by Meitar-IVC sees 2020 Japanese investment in Israeli technologies approaching the record highs of 2019, even as the coronavirus pandemic halts meetings and business trips
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a handshake (iStock by Getty Images)
January 8, 2020, 2:56 pm
Israeli tech firms raise record $8.3 billion from investors in 2019
In the 2010-2019 period a total of $39.1 billion was raised, with 2019 seeing a ‘whopping’ 400% rise in dollar terms since 2010, IVC-Zag-S&W report shows
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a handshake (iStock by Getty Images)
October 29, 2018, 2:17 pm
Israeli tech firms raise $1.6 billion in Q3 as seed financing drops
Seed stage startups raise $29 million, the lowest quarterly amount since 2013; so far tech firms have raised $4.5 billion this year, equal to 82% of total funds raised in 2017
By Shoshanna Solomon
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