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Demand for high-tech employees 244% higher than 2020, but post-pandemic slowdown looms Hybrid working increases Job vacancies at OurCrowd companies in Q3 2021 rise 244% year-on-year to more than 3,528; new daily vacancies rise from 31 to 47Most high-tech companies plan to slow down their hiring plans in 2022Hybrid work trend increases – more than 80% of companies expect hybrid working to continue into 2022, with employers in central Israel expanding recruitment in the peripherySoftware engineers, business development and operations specialists most in demand“We are increasing our hiring in R&D and sales. We moved to a hybrid model from complete working from home with new offices” – Kfir Kimhi, CEO, ItsMine The OurCrowd High-Tech Jobs Index is a quarterly report and data series tracking vacancies and hiring patterns at high-tech companies in Israel and abroad. All data is based on a survey and the Portfolio Jobs section of the OurCrowd website, where more than 100 portfolio companies list current vacancies (4th edition: November 2021). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Total job vacancies rise by 244% percent from Q3 2020 to Q3 2021...

Demand for high-tech employees soars 300% as offices re-open with hybrid working Job vacancies at OurCrowd companies in Q2 2021 soar 300% year-on-year to more than 2,600; openings at each company more than double from 8 to 1995% of OurCrowd companies re-open their offices as hybrid work patterns spread throughout the high-tech industrySoftware engineers and business development remain the roles most in demandWith pandemic in retreat, nearly two-thirds of companies surveyed say they plan strong hiring for the rest of 2021; two-thirds of executives surveyed say it’s a job seeker’s market“COVID created an urgent necessity that pushed us to adopt a hybrid work environment that is critical, especially for new employees. In NeuReality, we are committed to maintain and improve this new working model, no matter what will happen with the COVID pandemic. We believe it is an essential component in our future success” – Moshe Tanach, CEO, NeuReality EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Job vacancies triple year-on-year The number of vacant positions advertised by startups in the OurCrowd portfolio rose dramatically from a peak of 836 in Q2 2020 to 2,628...