You may know Israel as the Startup Nation, but you may not know that in three months alone, 175 Israeli high-tech companies raised a total of $930 million, breaking a quarterly record from the year 2000. Find out why Israeli startups are such a hot-spot for venture capital investment.

What makes a native Spaniard leave his hometown of Barcelona and establish a VC in Israel? José Abad, a seasoned investor in solar energy, fell in love with the startup nation and since moving here has also opened a Catalan-style bar in Tel Aviv.

Tmura is an Israeli Venture Fund that accepts employee stock options as a donation from early-stage startups. Following exits, the fund distributes the proceeds from its options to educational charities. In ten years, Tmura has already given approx. $6.3 million.

Ginger, an Israel and Massachusetts-based company, develops contextual grammar and spell-checking tools. The company just announced they have raised $5.4 million in an extension of its fourth financing round.

NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, announced that it has secured $9 million. The funding round that was completed by existing investors and private investors brings the total amount of equity capital raised by NeuroPhage since its inception in 2006 to $28.6 million. NeuroPhage, which […]

WatchDox, the developer of file sharing security solutions,  has raised $9 million. The funding was led by investment and advisory firm Blackstone and included the company’s current investors – Chairman Shlomo Kramer, Shasta Ventures and Gemini Israel Funds. The company, based in Petah Tikva, Israel, and Sillicon Valley, provides solutions to access, share and control […]

NLT SPINE, a developer of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) products, announced it has secured additional funding from existing investors, Accelmed and Peregrine Ventures. The investment of $5.7 million will be used to fuel the development of its PROW LIF line for the treatment of degenerative spinal conditions, as well as expand its presence in […]

Ginger Software, the developer of contextual grammar and spell-checking tools, announced that it has raised $6.3 million in a financing round led by Israeli investment firm, Vaizra Ventures. The Israeli and Massachusetts-based company, founded in 2007, raised $15 million to date from investors. Its products target people who learn English as a second language and […]

Global healthcare investment firm OrbiMed Advisors invested $4.3 million in Otic Pharma, an Israeli company that develops foam-based treatments for ear diseases. “Foam-Otic”, according to the company, is considered to be a more efficient drug than ear drops, with lower and less frequent doses. Otic Pharma is about to complete a clinical trial to test the […]

GE Healthcare announced it has invested $13.75 million in InSightec Ltd., in the form of a convertible loan. GE Healthcare last invested in Insightec in 2008. The company develops MR guided focused ultrasound devices for the treatment of uterine fibroids, tumors, and neurological disorders. It noted that it would use the proceeds to finance its […]

Israeli Startup Pops, which developed a mobile application for visual notifications on Android smartphones, secured $1.5 million in a first round of investment from Mangrove Capital Partners. Pops allows its users to personalize their phone alerts, including email, SMS, Facebook and Twitter notifications with animations and videos. Their product and service are patent pending in […]