Investment in Israeli Digital Health Companies Crosses the $1B Mark for the First Time
More capital was raised in the first six months of 2021 than in all of 2020. The average round size grew by more than 50% compared to last year, reaching $30M for later-stage rounds and $5M for early-stage rounds...
New Record: Investment in Israeli Technology Companies Hits $10.5 Billion, Shattering 2020 Record in Under 6 Months
Size of median funding round more than doubled y-o-y from $6 million in 2020 to $14 million in 2021, indicating a maturing ecosystem; Israel also leads the world in funding growth with a 137% y-o-y increase in the...
Start-Up Nation Central awarded Yigal Allon Prize for Pioneering Excellence
“The entire state of Israel walks in your path,” Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said in congratulatory remarks. Prof. Eugene Kandel, Co-Chair of Start-Up Nation Central Research & Policy Institute says Israeli...
The number of startups in the Israeli ecosystem may have peaked. Does it matter?
The stagnation in the number of active startups in the ecosystem and their rising average age does not necessarily mean that the ecosystem is becoming weaker and having less positive impact on the Israeli economy....
It’s Time to Get More Out of Finder: 3 Great Ways to Help You Grow Your Business
Start-Up Nation Central’s Finder Innovation Business Platform gets an upgrade providing you with new ways to identify and access business opportunities in Israel As the impact of COVID-19 begins to fade, the...
World Food Safety Day: Israeli Innovation Helping Battle Against Foodborne Diseases
Home to almost 400 Agri-Food-Tech companies, Israeli startups offer a wide range of solutions in the fields of food contamination and material detection, food preservation and storage solutions, and food tracking...