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Established in 1997, IVC is the leading data source and business information company in Israel's high-tech industry.
We provide the most comprehensive, accurate, updated data, research and insights on Israel’s tech ecosystem, startups, Private Equity and Venture Capital.
IVC addresses organizations of any sort which have interest in the innovative and fast-growing Israeli high-tech ecosystem. Among our clients: strategic & financial investors, foreign and local VC funds, Family offices, Angels, CVC, PE funds, Fund of Funds, Incubators & Accelerators, service providers, NGO’s, government entities, multinational corporations, academy, technology transfer companies, start-ups, research institutions, entrepreneurs and more.
Vision & Mission: As the Israeli high-tech ecosystem grows and matures, IVC’s mission continues to be collecting, verifying and analyzing relevant data in order to provide our clients with the most accurate and in-depth information which assists them to formulate their scouting efforts, strategy and position in the Israeli market.
Active startups
Investors
Key Executives
Multinational Corporates
Accelerators & Startups Communities
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Population 01/22: 9.46M
Area: 22,145 Sq/Km
GDP Growth (Q4/2021): 16.6%
GDP (Q4/2021): 418.44B (NIS)
GDP/PER Capita (Q4/2021): $44,214
Ratio of National Debt/GDP (2021): 71.8%
Investment in R&D (2021): 5.4% of GDP
Inflation Rate: 2.8%
Unemployment Rate: 3.9%
Employees: 4.1m
OECD: Full Membership since 2010
Credit Rating: Fitch A+
Tel Aviv is one of the greatest tech hubs in the world; it has the highest number of startups per capita in the globe and the highest investment of GDP in R&D
Haifa is an industrial zone and a tech hub. It hosts leading companies such as Microsoft, Intel and Google and academic institutes
The Herzliya high-tech park is home to +480 startups and large companies, including Apple’s R&D center, and Microsoft
The city already has +550 active technology companies
Foodtech, AgroTech, ii2020 – emphasize on periphery
Cyber Center - a joint venture of the Israeli National Cyber Bureau, Beer Sheva Municipality, Ben Gurion University and leading global companies in the cybersecurity industry
Tel Aviv is one of the greatest tech hubs in the world; it has the highest number of startups per capita in the globe and the highest investment of GDP in R&D
Haifa is an industrial zone and a tech hub. It hosts leading companies such as Microsoft, Intel and Google and academic institutes
The Herzliya high-tech park is home to +480 startups and large companies, including Apple’s R&D center, and Microsoft
The city already has +550 active technology companies
Foodtech, AgroTech, ii2020 – emphasize on periphery
Cyber Center - a joint venture of the Israeli National Cyber Bureau, Beer Sheva Municipality, Ben Gurion University and leading global companies in the cybersecurity industry
More than 5,500 Startups established
$62,086m investments in Israeli tech companies
$0m were raised by 166 Israeli VC funds, mostly from foreign investors
Total Exits $6,097m (731 deals)
Total M&A’s $5,206m (614 deals)
Total IPOs $1,379m (117 deals)
44 listed in US STOCK EXCHANGES
Israeli tech companies established between 2016-2021
Currently there are +9300 active tech companies in the IVC Database
In the past few years there has been a decrease in the number of tech companies being set-up, with only 298 companies established during 2021
However, looking at Israeli tech investments between 2016-2021, There is a significant increase in the amount of money raised by the companies
From a Startup Nation, Israel is becoming a Scale-up Nation.
The number of funding rounds involving Mature Stage Companies (Companies with significant income) more than doubled in the last 5 years
From a Startup Nation, Israel is becoming a Scale-up Nation.
The amount of money invested in Revenue Growth companies in 2021 is more than 10 times higher than it was in 2016, and also represents about 80% of the overall amount of money invested in Israeli startups in 2021
Israeli tech companies established between 2016-2021
Currently there are +9300 active tech companies in the IVC Database
In the past few years there has been a decrease in the number of tech companies being set-up, with only 298 companies established during 2021
However, looking at Israeli tech investments between 2016-2021, There is a significant increase in the amount of money raised by the companies
From a Startup Nation, Israel is becoming a Scale-up Nation.
The number of funding rounds involving Mature Stage Companies (Companies with significant income) more than doubled in the last 5 years
From a Startup Nation, Israel is becoming a Scale-up Nation.
The amount of money invested in Revenue Growth companies in 2021 is more than 10 times higher than it was in 2016, and also represents about 80% of the overall amount of money invested in Israeli startups in 2021
Challenging - question everything
Strong drive, must win attitude
Knock on every door
Solution driven approach to real problems
Cost effective use of limited resources
Going global from inception
Learn from mistakes, tolerate failures
Short history past is not a constraint
Rewarding financial, prestige, popular
Entrepreneurial Culture
High quality startups, serial entrepreneurs, technology clusters, close proximity
Educated Human Resources
Skilled engineers, military service, elite
units, immigration (1991 Russia)
Strong Cooperation
Academic institutions, Government, Industry, Defense, Silicon Valley
Quality Academic Institutions
Research, scientists, 12 Nobel prize winners, IP-patents, Weitzman Institute, Technion
Modern Infrastructure
Legal, banking, financial, accounting, IP protection
Proven Exit Avenues
M&A is the main avenue, improved performance
Smart Money, Mainly Foreign
Food chain: VC funds, CVCs, PE Firms, Angel Investors, Incubators, Accelerators
Strong Presence of Multinationals
All sectors, regions, strategic – product needs, clients, DD, capital, exits
Commercialization
Defense-developed innovative technologies, basic science, academic research
Government Support
Israel Innovation Authority special programs: grants, incubators, human resources; tax incentives
Israel is only second to Silicon Valley in MNC's presence
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