Israeli Startups Raise Record $1.4B in Second Quarter

July 4, 2016 | According to research done by the Israeli financial news daily Globes, Israeli companies raised an all-time record $1.4 billion in the second quarter of the year, compared with $1 billion in the first quarter and $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2015 (according to the IVC). The figures for the second quarter of 2016 include a $300 million investment in Israeli company Gett (formerly GetTaxi) by Volkswagen.