• $2.14 billion raised in 2011, up 70 percent from 2010


• Israeli VC fund share at 25%

In 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies attracted $2.14 billion from local and foreign venture investors, the highest amount in 11 years. This is almost 70 percent above the $1.26 billion raised by 391 companies in 2010 and 91 percent above the $1.12 billion raised in 2009.

• Israeli PE funds account for 40% of investments in Q3


• Private equity deals up 20% in the first three quarters of 2011

In the first three quarters of 2011, $1.98 billion was invested in 45 Israeli private equity deals, an increase of 20 percent from $1.65 billion invested by PE investors in 48 deals in same period of 2010.

• Israeli high-tech M&As in 2010 down 20%
  
• 70% of Israeli high-tech IPOs - on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
  

Exits involving Israeli and Israel-related high-tech companies in 2010 totaled $2.2 billion. In the last decade, Israeli high-tech companies raised approximately $15 billion from investors, compared to more than $32 billion received in M&A or IPO exits.

Despite improvement in macro economical factors in 2010, Israeli VC funds were not able to attract new capital during the year. Capital raising trends in Israel generally correlate with trends in the US, which experienced a 50 percent reduction from 2009 levels.