16 Israeli high-tech start-ups cover all spheres of life, from technologies that will protect computers and smart phones, to digital medicine that finds innovative ways to treat patients all the way to a lab made hamburger that will revolutionize what and how we eat, and multinationals and VCs remain very interested. “Deals are driven both by groundbreaking technologies and by the ability to acquire high-level solutions that meet company needs faster and more economically,” points out Dr. Kfir Luzzatto, President of The Luzzatto Group. Notable M&A transactions in 2022 span the range of sectors. They include Intel’s purchases of Israel’s Tower Semiconductor for USD 5.4 billion and Israeli computing tech start-up Granulate for about USD 650 million. Google also bought Israeli threat detection firm Siemplify for USD 500 million, and Qualcomm of the US acquired Cellwize Wireless Technologies, an Israeli maker of cloud and AI software that can speed up deployment of 5G networks, for around USD 350 million. The enormous amount of cash flowing into Israeli ‘SiliconValley’ has rocketed, and continues to pour into various segments of the high-tech sector, among them enterprise IT and data infrastructure, fin-tech, cybersecurity, data, and bio-med companies – the hottest sectors in recent years. About 65% of the total funding went to companies in these sectors, compared to 52% in 2020. In fact, In March 2022, Glilot Capital, one of Israel’s leading VC funds, raised USD 220 million for its fourth Seed fund, to invest in young companies in the fields of cybersecurity, enterprise software and developer tools. Israel’s unicorns span a range of verticals, among the most vibrant - cybersecurity. "As Covid-19 has further advanced the shift from in-person interactions to the online-realm, Israeli cybersecurity enterprises, which offer tools and technologies for safeguarding organizations and their critical Cyber out in front And yet, many tech sectors are particularly hot
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjgzNzA=