Israel startup funding
European tech funding profile
1,503 startups in Israel have closed 2,383 funding rounds and raised €36B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants) and recorded 344 exits. Debt rounds added €214M. Software is the most active sector, and OurCrowd is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#5 in Europe by equity raised — 5.8% of all European startup equity funding.
Equity funding
€36B
excl. debt & grants · +€214M debt
Funding rounds
2,383
Companies
1,503
Named investors
1,641
Exits
344
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsIsrael — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €204M | 49 |
| 2011 | €312M | 76 |
| 2012 | €431M | 89 |
| 2013 | €450M | 134 |
| 2014 | €1.0B | 166 |
| 2015 | €1.8B | 241 |
| 2016 | €2.7B | 237 |
| 2017 | €3.2B | 204 |
| 2018 | €2.9B | 210 |
| 2019 | €6.0B | 258 |
| 2020 | €6.1B | 303 |
| 2021 | €10B | 243 |
| 2022 | €75M | 3 |
| 2023 | €0 | 1 |
| 2026 | €23M | 1 |
Top performing sectors
by € raised| Software | €12B | |
| Cybersecurity | €9.2B | |
| Fintech | €4.0B | |
| Healthtech | €3.9B | |
| Transportation | €3.4B | |
| Media | €2.4B |
Fastest growing sectors
2025 vs 2024 by € raisedNot enough 2024–2025 data to rank growth.
Top sectors
by deal countIsrael — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Israel — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 780 |
| Cybersecurity | 436 |
| Healthtech | 292 |
| Marketing | 248 |
| Media | 214 |
| Fintech | 182 |
| Transportation | 151 |
| Hardware | 118 |
| AI | 81 |
| Semiconductors | 76 |
Stage mix
by € raisedIsrael — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Israel — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €8.0B |
| Other | €7.4B |
| Series B | €6.0B |
| Series C | €5.5B |
| Series A | €5.0B |
| Growth/Late | €2.2B |
| Seed | €1.0B |
| Early VC | €640M |
| Debt | €214M |
| Grant | €25M |
| Crowdfunding | €6.7M |
| Pre-Seed | €1.8M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trax | Series D+ | Apr 2021 | €542M |
| Transmit Security | Series A | Jun 2021 | €457M |
| ironSource | Other | Jul 2019 | €395M |
| Via Transportation | Other | Mar 2020 | €364M |
| Riskified | Growth/Late | Aug 2021 | €353M |
| Compass | Series D+ | Jul 2019 | €325M |
| Nano Dimension | Growth/Late | Dec 2020 | €280M |
| Lemonade | Series D+ | Apr 2019 | €267M |
| Gett (GetTaxi) | Growth/Late | May 2016 | €263M |
| Forter | Series D+ | May 2021 | €246M |
Top investors
named, by deal count| OurCrowd | 74 |
| Pitango Venture Capital | 67 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 61 |
| Sequoia Capital | 60 |
| Magma Venture Partners | 59 |
| Carmel Ventures | 57 |
| Intel Capital | 45 |
| Insight Partners | 42 |
| 83North | 40 |
| Vertex Ventures | 40 |
Top cities
by € raised| Tel Aviv | €19B | 1,151 | |
| Herzliya | €1.6B | 107 | |
| Jerusalem | €786M | 77 | |
| Ra'anana | €738M | 62 | |
| Petah Tikva | €732M | 66 | |
| Ramat Gan | €657M | 72 | |
| Netanya | €620M | 52 | |
| Ness Ziyyona | €591M | 21 |