Israel startup funding in Q1 2013

European tech funding raised by Israel startups during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 30 startups in Israel closed 31 funding rounds and raised €71M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 2.6% versus Q1 2012. Media was the most active sector, and Plus Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€71M

-2.6% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+40.9% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

9.1% of European funding

Top-10 round share

83.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€22M	14
Feb	€14M	5
Mar	€34M	12

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Israel — top sectors by capital, Q1 2013
Software	€37M
Marketing	€23M
Media	€17M
Cybersecurity	€13M
Telecom	€9.5M
Consumer	€5.8M
Hardware	€5.1M
Defence	€5.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Israel — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series B	€16M
Series C	€13M
Series D+	€12M
Seed	€9.5M
Series A	€9.1M
Growth/Late	€8.4M
Early VC	€2.2M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €273M disclosed.

Wilocity

Acquisition

Feb 2013

€273M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Panaya	Series D+	Jan 2013	€12M
Vasona Networks	Series B	Mar 2013	€9.1M
FiberZone Networks	Growth/Late	Feb 2013	€8.4M
Innovid	Series C	Mar 2013	€8.4M
eyeSight Mobile Technologies	Series B	Mar 2013	€5.1M
BriefCam	Series C	Mar 2013	€5.0M
Cellrox	Series A	Jan 2013	€3.6M
FireBlade	Series A	Feb 2013	€3.3M
Upstream Commerce	Early VC	Feb 2013	€2.2M
Nextpeer	Seed	Mar 2013	€2.2M
SimilarWeb	Series B	Jan 2013	€1.9M
Glide	Seed	Mar 2013	€1.5M
User1st	Seed	Jan 2013	€1.5M
Tab Tale	Series A	Mar 2013	€1.1M
MyPermissions	Series A	Mar 2013	€762k

View all 31 Israel deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

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