Constant Increase in Money Raising by Israeli High-Tech 

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Israeli high-tech companies raised $5.24 billion (in 620 deals) in 2017, an increase of 9 percent compared to $4.83 billion attracted in 2016 (673 deals). This marked a five-year consecutive growth.

The total capital raised by Israeli high-tech companies has been growing since 2013, according to an IVC survey.

Israeli VC funds invested $814 million in 2017 – the highest sum since 2013, and an increase of 25 percent from $651 million in 2016. The upsurge was a result of the 58 percent increase in the VC’s first investments. The Israeli VC’s were very active in Q4/2017, investing $211 million, compared to $129 million in the last quarter of 2016.

Four deals over $100 million each captured 12 percent of the total amount raised in 2017.

The number of deals in seed stage dropped 17 percent in 2017 compared to 2016.

Leading all sectors, software companies raised $1.9 billion in 208 deals in 2017, similar to 2016, which totaled $1.7 billion in 209 deals.