Israel startup funding in Q3 2012
European tech funding raised by Israel startups during Q3 2012.
In Q3 2012, 18 startups in Israel closed 18 funding rounds and raised €86M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 20.8% versus Q3 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Carmel Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€86M
-20.8% vs Q3 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
18
-25.0% vs Q3 2011
Companies
18
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#4
8.1% of European funding
Top-10 round share
92.7%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthIsrael — funding by month, Q3 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €19M | 6 |
| Aug | €21M | 5 |
| Sep | €46M | 7 |
Top sectors
by € raisedIsrael — top sectors by capital, Q3 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Israel — top sectors by capital, Q3 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Semiconductors | €29M |
| Software | €22M |
| Media | €21M |
| Marketing | €13M |
| Healthtech | €9.1M |
| Cloud | €3.3M |
| Edtech | €3.2M |
| Fintech | €2.8M |
Stage mix
by € raisedIsrael — stage mix, Q3 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Israel — stage mix, Q3 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €19M |
| Series B | €17M |
| Growth/Late | €12M |
| Series C | €12M |
| Series A | €10M |
| Early VC | €7.9M |
| Seed | €7.1M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celeno | Series D+ | Sep 2012 | €19M |
| Mobli | Series B | Sep 2012 | €17M |
| Vayyar | Growth/Late | Aug 2012 | €9.8M |
| eXelate | Series C | Sep 2012 | €9.5M |
| CartiHeal | Early VC | Jul 2012 | €7.9M |
| Signals Group | Series A | Aug 2012 | €4.1M |
| Redis Labs | Seed | Aug 2012 | €3.3M |
| Tonara | Series A | Jul 2012 | €3.2M |
| Tapingo | Series A | Jul 2012 | €2.8M |
| Inneractive | Growth/Late | Aug 2012 | €2.4M |
| Correlsense | Series C | Jul 2012 | €2.4M |
| Commerce Sciences | Seed | Jul 2012 | €1.4M |
| daPulse | Seed | Aug 2012 | €1.2M |
| TytoCare | Seed | Jul 2012 | €1.2M |
Top investors
most active in Q3 2012, by deal count- Carmel Ventures3 deals
- Accel1 deals
- Battery Ventures1 deals
- Bessemer Venture Partners1 deals
- Cisco Investments1 deals
- Dada Entertainment1 deals
- Entree Capital1 deals
- Evergreen Venture Partners1 deals
- Genesis Partners1 deals
- Greylock Partners1 deals