Israel startup funding in H1 2012

European tech funding raised by Israel startups during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 46 startups in Israel closed 46 funding rounds and raised €211M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 34.8% versus H1 2011. Marketing was the most active sector, and Gemini Israel Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€211M

+34.8% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+35.3% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

11.7% of European funding

Top-10 round share

74.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€23M	9
Feb	€15M	6
Mar	€35M	7
Apr	€107M	11
May	€16M	9
Jun	€16M	4

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Israel — top sectors by capital, H1 2012
Marketing	€85M
Software	€42M
Fintech	€22M
Transportation	€17M
Travel	€17M
Healthtech	€16M
Gaming	€14M
Cybersecurity	€11M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Israel — stage mix, H1 2012
Growth/Late	€89M
Series B	€48M
Series A	€43M
Series D+	€15M
Early VC	€9.0M
Seed	€6.6M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €281M disclosed.

Yad2	Acquisition	Mar 2012	€207M
Dragonplay	Acquisition	Jun 2012	€74M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Conduit	Growth/Late	Apr 2012	€75M
Gett (GetTaxi)	Series B	Mar 2012	€15M
CloudOn	Series B	Jun 2012	€13M
Dragonplay	Series A	Apr 2012	€10M
CTERA Networks	Series B	Mar 2012	€8.2M
WeFi	Growth/Late	Jan 2012	€7.7M
Gamida Cell	Series D+	May 2012	€7.6M
mySupermarket	Series D+	Apr 2012	€7.5M
Omek Interactive	Growth/Late	Feb 2012	€6.8M
CloudLock	Series B	Mar 2012	€6.5M
SOHO OS	Series A	Jan 2012	€6.2M
Planet Soho	Series A	Jan 2012	€6.2M
Lumus	Series A	Feb 2012	€4.6M
Simplee	Series A	May 2012	€4.5M
CloudEndure	Series A	Apr 2012	€3.9M

View all 46 Israel deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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