In the first three quarters of 2024, Israeli startup companies raised $8.1 billion, $800 million more than the same period in 2023, according to the Vintage Fund.
However, the number of investment rounds has dropped sharply from 682 rounds in 2023 to 434 this year.
Investors are willing to invest larger sums, but are focusing on startups at an advanced stage of development. It has become much more difficult for startups in the early stages of development to attract capital.