Geographies/Israel/2021

Israel startup funding in 2021

European tech funding raised by Israel startups during 2021.

In 2021, 232 startups in Israel raised a combined €10B across 243 funding rounds. Software was the most active sector, and Insight Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€10B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

243

Companies

232

Top sector

Software

Break down 2021 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3

Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Rank in Europe

8.5% of European funding

Debt financing

€84M

0.8% of total

Top-10 round share

27.8%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2021

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Trax	Series D+	Apr 2021	€542M
Transmit Security	Series A	Jun 2021	€457M
Riskified	Growth/Late	Aug 2021	€353M
Forter	Series D+	May 2021

View all 243 Israel deals in 2021 →

Top investors

most active in 2021, by deal count

← All-time Israel funding

Exits & M&A

37 Acquisition · 10 IPO · 1 Buyout

50 exits · €5.6B disclosed.

ironSource	IPO	Jun 2021	€1.8B
XM Cyber	Acquisition	Nov 2021	€622M
Monday.com	IPO	Jun 2021	€469M
Epsagon	Acquisition	Aug 2021	€425M
LiveU	Acquisition	Jul 2021	€340M
Global-e	IPO	May 2021	€309M