Israel startup funding in Q1 2012

European tech funding raised by Israel startups during Q1 2012.

In Q1 2012, 22 startups in Israel closed 22 funding rounds and raised €73M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 4.4% versus Q1 2011. Marketing was the most active sector, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€73M

-4.4% vs Q1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+15.8% vs Q1 2011

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

10.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

92.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€23M	9
Feb	€15M	6
Mar	€35M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Israel — top sectors by capital, Q1 2012
Software	€23M
Travel	€15M
Transportation	€15M
Telecom	€7.7M
Marketing	€7.6M
Fintech	€7.5M
Cybersecurity	€6.9M
Hardware	€4.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Israel — stage mix, Q1 2012
Series B	€32M
Series A	€17M
Growth/Late	€15M
Early VC	€5.3M
Seed	€3.9M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €207M disclosed.

Yad2

Acquisition

Mar 2012

€207M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Gett (GetTaxi)	Series B	Mar 2012	€15M
CTERA Networks	Series B	Mar 2012	€8.2M
WeFi	Growth/Late	Jan 2012	€7.7M
Omek Interactive	Growth/Late	Feb 2012	€6.8M
CloudLock	Series B	Mar 2012	€6.5M
Planet Soho	Series A	Jan 2012	€6.2M
SOHO OS	Series A	Jan 2012	€6.2M
Lumus	Series A	Feb 2012	€4.6M
CartiHeal	Early VC	Feb 2012	€3.8M
Everything.me	Series B	Mar 2012	€2.6M
Phytech	Early VC	Mar 2012	€1.5M
MyCheck	Seed	Jan 2012	€1.3M
BuzzDoes	Seed	Jan 2012	€580k
Evento Social Promotion	Seed	Jan 2012	€580k
Social Studios	Seed	Mar 2012	€521k

View all 22 Israel deals in Q1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2012, by deal count

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