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Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital Raising Q1-Q3/2009 Survey

by Marianna Shapira, Research Manager, IVC Research Center, 12/1/2009

Tel Aviv, Israel, October 21, 2009. The following are the findings of the IVC Quarterly Survey conducted by the IVC Research Center, which for more than 12 years has been at the forefront of high-tech, venture capital and private equity research in Israel. This Survey reviews capital raised by private Israeli high-tech companies from Israeli venture capital funds, foreign investors and other investors. The Survey is based on reports from 81 investors of which 44 are Israeli management companies and 37 are other - mostly foreign - investment entities.

The Take Away: $303 million raised in Q3: 9% above second quarter levels. First Investments by Israeli VCs continue to decline.

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