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Record First Quarter for Israeli High-Tech Investments

Record First Quarter for Israeli High-Tech Investments

Jun 20, 2021 |

By OURCROWD Venture funding set to double over 2020 Capital raising by privately held Israeli technology companies soared to a record $5.37 billion in the first quarter of 2021, 89% higher than in the previous quarter and double the amount raised in the first quarter of 2020. The surge was driven by 20 deals worth more than $100 million each, accounting for 55% of the total quarterly amount raised in 172 transactions. During the quarter, the median deal size doubled to $10.3 million and the average nearly doubled to $31.2 million, signaling that most of the capital flow went to relatively few capital-intensive deals. First published in Prospective, quarterly perspectives on VC, technology and market trends published by OurCrowd. To join the Prospective mailing list, email prospective@ourcrowd.com. Related: SPACs Unpacked: What Investors Need to knowOurPeople: Alec Ellison, Chairman, OurCrowd USGreen Energy Makes Business...

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SPACs Unpacked: What Investors Need to know

SPACs Unpacked: What Investors Need to know

Jun 20, 2021 |

• SPACs offer many advantages over IPOs or raising more private capital• Strategic venture investors have several tools to mitigate the risks and add value The spring selloff of SPAC stocks has prompted concern about the future of this complex merger/IPO mechanism. But recent trends only reinforce the importance of understanding how valuations are set in SPAC deals, which we believe will continue to reshape the market for venture capital exits. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have accelerated the path to public markets for privately held companies. For years, startups stayed private for longer, backed by massive capital injections from megafunds. Now, the road to public markets has been reopened by SPACs, shell companies established with the sole purpose of raising money through an IPO to eventually acquire another company. SPACS have become a legitimate and attractive option for company founders and investors alike. Still, many questions deserve attention. Why should startups pursue a SPAC buyer? Does the valuation process work without traditional IPO gatekeepers? And how can you reduce risks for investors after the target company is acquired...

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Newsletter: Zoom’s seed investor + New fuel for electric cars

Newsletter: Zoom’s seed investor + New fuel for electric cars

Jun 20, 2021 |

Startup of the Week: VisIC, fueling the electric car revolution CropX named World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer Meet Zoom’s seed investor Jim Scheinman Quantum of solace for women’s diseases Israeli tech is in hypergrowth under any government Webinar for new OurCrowd investors BlueNalu: Entrepreneur’s perspective on alt-seafood MigVax oral vaccine could be Covid-19 booster Edgybees joins space startups in Amazon accelerator Morphisec: 20% of manufacturers had cyberattack in past year Perception Point powers new security from Acronis WayUp partners with AMS to boost diverse recruitment Corporate introductions: Partner with startups More than 1,200 high-tech jobs Startup of the Week:VisIC: Fueling the electric car revolution The electric car revolution needs a revolutionary semiconductor power transistor for cars to go further, at lower cost with higher efficiency. This new breed of power transistors is based on gallium nitride (GaN), which gives 4.5X increased performance and efficiency over existing silicon carbide technology, increasing battery range, reducing size and cost. VisIC Technologies leads the world in performance and cost for gallium nitride for automotive. The company has contracts with Daimler (Mercedes), with one of...

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[Zebra in AIThority] Zebra Medical Vision Wins UK Government Funding For Its AI Based Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention Model

Jun 18, 2021 |

Zebra Medical Vision, the deep-learning medical imaging analytics company, is one of selected organisations to receive the funding, which was announced on June 16, 2021. The AI Award is making £140 million available over four years to accelerate the testing and evaluation of artificial intelligence technologies which meet the aims set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. Read...

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