Israeli start-ups raised USD 1.4 billion in February

Categories: Hi-Tech

Last month was the first month since August 2021, in which Israeli startups failed to raise more than USD 2 billion. It is too early to tell if this is a downward trend, but many people in the tech sector expect the sharp falls of the share prices of tech companies on the stock market to eventually lower the amount of money raised and valuations of startup growth companies.

Israeli privately-held tech companies raised a record USD 25.6 billion in 2021, according to IVC-Meitar, more than double 2020’s figure of USD 10 billion, which was itself a record.

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