{"id":3943,"date":"2023-03-06T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/?post_type=report&p=3943"},"modified":"2023-08-15T14:33:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:33:42","slug":"is-this-the-end-of-the-israeli-start-up-nation-era","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/report\/is-this-the-end-of-the-israeli-start-up-nation-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this the end of the Israeli “Start-Up Nation\u201d era?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Israeli high-tech industry has enjoyed significant growth and prosperity in recent years. Among others, this trend is reflected by the level of capital raised successfully by local startups, the scope of exits, and in the sector\u2019s contribution to Israeli exports and to employment. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 was accompanied by concern that the global crisis would also have an adverse impact on the Israeli high-tech industry. However, despite the pandemic, the industry continued to grow, evidence of its resilience and its ability to respond rapidly to emerging opportunities. Although a slight decline was registered in the overall capital raised by Israeli high-tech companies during Q2 2020, the industry recovered later in the year, eventually growing by 20% compared to 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investments in Israeli startups totaled USD 11.5 billion in 2020 \u2013 four times the level of only a decade previously.1<\/a><\/sup>According to IVC data.<\/span> In 2020, the average and median size of Israeli technology companies\u2019 funding rounds grew by 10% and 8%, respectively. Nevertheless, most of the growth in Israeli startup investments stemmed from an increase in late-stage funding rounds, some startups raising unprecedented amounts of several hundred million dollars in every round. Cyber and FinTech were the sectors of Israeli startup attracting the most investment in 2020, raising capital of USD 2.9 billion and USD 1.7 billion, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The digital health sector \u2013 as a direct result of the Covid crisis \u2013 held the second-largest number of funding rounds (after the cyber sector). This sector became especially popular and showed marked global demand. Another noteworthy field attracting investment interest in 2020 was that of smart mobility where approximately 60 companies raised USD 1.3 billion.2<\/a><\/sup>According to SNC data.<\/span> It should also be noted that Israeli companies in all high-tech sectors using AI-based technologies raised over USD 4 billion in 2020, in keeping with the recent growing trend of investing in these technologies, as well as their integration in a wide variety of other fields.3<\/a><\/sup>According to IVC data.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n