Israeli Startups Raise $1 Billion In Q1

April 26, 2017 | Israeli startups raised a total of $1.03 billion in the first quarter of 2017, 8 percent below the capital raised in the first quarter of last year, according to the IVC-ZAG Israeli High-Tech Capital Raising Survey. The figure reflects a 4 percent decrease compared with the previous quarter (the fourth quarter of 2016). In the report, released today, IVC Research Center says the number of funding deals was 10 percent below the quarterly average in the past three years. The report was compiled in collaboration with law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. (ZAG | S&W).