Israeli high tech and venture capital database IVC reports that Israeli companies have raised an overall amount of $474 million in the first quarter of 2013. The amount is two percent lower than funds raised in the equivalent quarter last year.
According to the IVC Research Center, there was a 30 percent decline in money raised by VC funds in 2012, raising $670 million. Three major funds Sequoia V, Pitango VI and Magma III, were responsible for 74 percent of the money raised, raising $450 million.
The Israeli Venture Capital Research Center (IVC) says that Israeli high-tech companies have raised $488 million form VCs in the third quarter of 2012. According to the IVC, the data shows an increase of 8 percent in comparison to the second quarter.
Foreign investments funds accounted for 52% of first investments in Israeli or Israeli-affiliated companies in 2011, according to Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center. In 2010, foreign investors accounted for only 31% of Israel’s high-tech investments. The research center also found that In 2011, foreign investors made 21 seed-stage deals – approximately 40% of all high tech investments – compared with only four seed-stage deals in 2010. Foreign VC fund Innovation Endeavors was the most active fund in Israel during 2011, with eight first technology investments.
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Kenneth Chelini 8:59 pm on June 15, 2012 Permalink |
I am Interested in the new cancer research and all the research going on in Israel. I am a venture capitalist., willing to invest on new cures or technology.