2017

10 stories about 2017
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Report Shows Slowdown in Non-Israeli Venture Capital First Investments in Israel

29.01.18|Lilach Baumer
233 first time investment deals were made by 151 non-Israeli investors in 2017, down from 267 in 2016 and the lowest number seen since 2013, according to a new report
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Investments in Israeli Startups Up 9% in 2017

17.01.18|Lilach Baumer
Israel-linked tech companies raised $5.24 billion in 2017. A comparative report for the U.S., Europe, and Asia showed funding increases of 17%, 40%, and 117%, respectively
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Israeli-linked Tech Deals, IPOs at an All-Time High

03.01.18|Lilach Baumer
The combined value of Israel-linked tech acquisitions, buy-outs and IPOs for 2017 stood at a record-breaking $23 billion, according to a new report
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Israeli Exports Up 5% in 2017, Report Says

31.12.17|Adrian Filut
Troubled pharma company Teva was Israel’s largest exporter in 2017, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Economy and the Israel Export Institute
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Israeli Startups Are in for Fierce Competition for Talent in 2018

28.12.17|Lilach Baumer
AI and AR engineers, big data experts and developers of autonomous driving systems are expected to be in short supply in Israel in 2018, according to a new report
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Globalization Jumpstarts Israeli Tech Deals

28.12.17|Meir Orbach
Companies from China, India, Japan and Europe contributed to the 110% increase in the total value of mergers, acquisitions and IPOs for Israel-based tech companies in 2017
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From Chinese Reforms to European Instability, 2018 Bodes Well for Israeli Tech

25.12.17|Haggai Ravid
In 2018 U.S. investors may ask Israeli entrepreneurs to move stateside because of Trump’s tax reforms
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The Ten Tech Trends that Shaped 2017

22.12.17|Eze Vidra
As we head into 2018, Eze Vidra, the founder of Google’s Campus London, lists the trends that shaped the tech industry over the past year. From the rise of crypto to sexual misconduct, 2017 is one for the books
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Investments in Private Israeli Technology Companies Up 19%, Says Report

20.07.17|Hagar Ravet
Private Israeli-related technology companies raised $1.26 billion in the second quarter of 2017, the second highest quarterly amount in five years, according to a new report
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Israeli Tech Exits Plummet in 2017, Report Says

06.07.17|Meir Orbach
Israeli-related technology companies were sold for $1.5 billion in the first half of 2017 – less than a third of the lowest annual total in the past five years, a new report says