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THE IVC-KPMG SURVEY Summary of Israeli Venture Capital Investments – Q3 2013

Marianna Shapira, Research Manager, IVC

October 2013

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Summary of Israeli Venture Capital Investments – Q3/2013

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Table of Contents Methodology ........................................................................................................ 3

About the Authors ............................................................................................... 3

Summary of Israeli Venture Capital Investments – Q3/2013 ......................... 4

Chart 1: Distribution of Israeli Venture Capital Investments by Type of Investor

Q1/2011 – Q3/2013 ($m) ......................................................................................... 4

Israeli VC-Backed Transactions .................................................................................. 5

Chart 2: Israeli VC-Backed Deals Q1/2011 – Q3/2013 ($m) .................................. 5

Israeli VC Fund Investment Activity ........................................................................... 6

Chart 3: Distribution of First and Follow-on Israeli VC Fund Investments (%) ..... 6

Investment Rounds Excluding Israeli VC Fund Participation ..................................... 7

Chart 4: Israeli VC Funds vs. Other Investors (%) Q1-Q3/2012 vs. Q1-Q3/2013 .. 7

Capital Raised by Sector .................................................................................... 8

Chart 5: Capital Raised by Israeli Internet Companies ($m) ................................... 8

Chart 6: Share of Capital Raised by Israeli High-Tech Companies by Sector

Q1/2011 – Q3/2013 ................................................................................................. 9

Capital Raised by Stage .................................................................................... 11

Chart 7: Share of Capital Raised by Israeli High-Tech Companies by Stage

Q1/2011 – Q3/2013 ............................................................................................... 11

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Methodology

This Survey reviews capital raised by Israeli high-tech companies from Israeli and

foreign venture capital funds as well as other investors, such as investment companies,

corporate investors, incubators and angels. The Survey is based on reports from 129

investors of which 34 were Israeli VC management companies and 95 were other entities.

The survey covers total investments in the Israeli venture capital sector, including both

VC-backed rounds – where at least one investor participating in the round is a VC fund –

as well as deals not backed by venture capital funds. For more on our methodology

please click here.

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About the Authors

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and technology incubators, as well as news updates and lots more. Among IVC products

and publications are the IVC Quarterly Survey, which for over 15 years has been

analyzing capital raising trends by Israeli high-tech companies, as well as the most

comprehensive guide to Israeli high technology and venture capital – the IVC High-Tech

Yearbook. The 2014 edition will be published in April 2014.

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In Q3/2013, 162 companies raised $660 million from local and foreign investors, the

highest quarterly amount since 2000. This is an increase of 34 percent from $493 million

raised by 143 companies in Q2/2013, and 35 percent from $488 million attracted by 143

companies in Q3/2012. (Chart 1)

Chart 1: Distribution of Israeli Venture Capital Investments by Type of Investor

Q1/2011 – Q3/2013 ($m)

Five companies attracted more than $20 million each, accounting for 25 percent of the

total amount raised in Q3/2013. Nine companies attracted between $10 million and $20

million each, accounting for 16 percent of the total quarterly amount. Fifteen companies

raised from $5 million to $10 million each and 70 companies attracted more than $1

million each.

The average company financing round in Q3/2013 was $4.07 million, compared to $3.45 million in Q2/2013 and $3.41 million in Q3/2012.

In the first three quarters of 2013, 474 Israeli high-tech companies raised $1.63 billion, a

12 percent increase from $1.45 billion attracted by 413 companies in Q1-Q3/2012, and 4

percent above $1.56 billion invested in 422 companies in Q1-Q3/2011.

The average company financing round was $3.43 million, while average financing rounds

in Q1-Q3/2012 and Q1-Q3/2011 were $3.51 million and $3.7 million, respectively.



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Israeli VC-Backed Transactions

One hundred and one VC-backed deals attracted $462 million or 70 percent of the total

amount raised in Q3/2013. This compares to 86 deals totaling $399 million (81 percent)

in Q2/2013 and 98 deals totaling $376 million (77 percent) in Q3/2012. Remaining

capital raising rounds were completed by other investors – foreign and Israeli – without

the participation of VC funds. (Chart 2)

Chart 2: Israeli VC-Backed Deals Q1/2011 – Q3/2013 ($m)

The average financing round of VC-backed deals was $4.57 million, compared with

$4.64 million in Q2/2013 and $3.84 million in Q3/2012.

In Q1-Q3/2013, 288 VC-backed deals attracted $1.23 billion or 75 percent of the total

invested, an increase of 21 percent from the $1.01 billion (70 percent) raised in 257 VC-

backed deals in Q1-Q3/2012, but a three percent decrease from $1.27 million (81 percent)

invested in 297 transactions in Q1-Q3/2011.

The average financing round for VC-backed deals was $4.26 million in Q1-Q3/2013,

compared with $3.95 million and $4.27 million in the corresponding periods in 2012 and

2011, respectively.



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Israeli VC Fund Investment Activity

In Q3/2013, $151 million was invested by Israeli VC funds, accounting for just 23

percent of total investments – the lowest quarterly share in a decade. This compares with

$123 million (25 percent) invested in Q2/2013 and $130 million (27 percent) invested in

Q3/2012. Remaining investments came from foreign and other Israeli investors.

First investments in Q3/2013 were $52 million (34 percent of total investments), a 49

percent increase from the $35 million (28 percent) of Q2, but 9 percent below the $57

million (44 percent) of Q3/2012. Follow-on investments by Israeli VC funds accounted

for 66 percent. (Chart 3)

Chart 3: Distribution of First and Follow-on Israeli VC Fund Investments (%)

Q3/2013’s average first investment was $2.74 million, while the average follow-on

investment was $1.24 million.

In Q1-Q3/2013, Israeli VC fund investments accounted for $418 million or 26 percent of

the total amount invested. This compares with $388 million (27 percent) in Q1-Q3/2012

and $488 million (31 percent) in Q1-Q3/2011.

First investments in Q1-Q3/2013 accounted for $145 million or 35 percent of total

investments, compared with 34 percent and 26 percent in Q1-Q3/2012 and Q1-Q3/2011,

respectively. Follow-on investments by Israeli VC funds made up the remaining 65

percent.



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Investment Rounds Excluding Israeli VC Fund Participation

In Q3/2013, venture capital deals without Israeli VC participation attracted $317 million,

48 percent of total investments. This compares with $189 million (38 percent) raised

without involvement of Israeli VC funds in Q2/2013 and $176 million (36 percent) in

Q3/2012.

Eight corporate venture capital funds participated in 10 deals accounting for $135 million

in Q3/2013. Israeli VC funds took part in four of those deals.

In Q1-Q3/2013, Israeli venture capital deals without involvement of Israeli VC funds

amounted to $701 million, up 5 percent from $665 million in the year-earlier period, and

49 percent from $470 million in Q1-Q3/2011. (Chart 4)

Chart 4: Israeli VC Funds vs. Other Investors (%) Q1-Q3/2012 vs. Q1-Q3/2013



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Capital Raised by Sector

In Q3/2013, 47 Internet companies attracted $179 million (27 percent), the largest

quarterly amount for the sector since 2000. This is a 103 percent increase from $88

million (18 percent) raised by 33 companies in Q2/2013, and a 180 percent jump from the

$64 million (13 percent) raised by 33 companies in the year-earlier period. (Chart 5)

Chart 5: Capital Raised by Israeli Internet Companies ($m)

The life sciences sector followed with 37 companies attracting $128 million or 20 percent

of quarterly investments. This is a 6 percent increase from $121 million (25 percent)

raised by 33 companies in Q2/2013, but a 23 percent decline from $166 million (34

percent) raised by 34 companies in the year-earlier period. In both previous periods, the

life sciences sector led quarterly investments. Within the life sciences, the medical

devices subsector attracted $68 million or 53 percent of the amount raised by the entire

sector, followed by therapeutics with $57 million or 45 percent.

Thirty software companies raised $104 million or 16 percent of all quarterly investments,

as did seven semiconductor firms. In the previous quarter, 26 software companies

attracted $81 million (16 percent) while in Q3/2012, 26 companies raised $74 million (15

percent). Ten semiconductor companies raised $66 million (13 percent) in Q2/2013 and

nine raised $64 million (13 percent) in Q3/2012.

Twenty-four communications companies followed with $81 million (12 percent – lowest

share in two years), up 3 percent from $79 million (16 percent) attracted by 30 companies

in the previous quarter, but down 22 percent from $104 million (21 percent) raised by 19

companies in Q3/2012.

Eight cleantech companies raised $35 million or 5 percent of investments, compared with

$56 million or 11 percent raised by nine companies in the previous quarter and $25

million or 5 percent raised by 15 companies in Q3/2012. Within cleantech, the

agrotechnology subsector accounted for $29 million or 83 percent of the amount raised by

the entire sector.



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Nine miscellaneous sector companies raised $29 million or 4 percent of total capital

raised in Q3/2013, compared with two companies that raised only $2 million or one

percent in the previous quarter and seven companies that raised $12 million or 3 percent

in Q3/2012. (Chart 6)

Chart 6: Share of Capital Raised by Israeli High-Tech Companies by Sector

Q1/2011 – Q3/2013

In Q1-Q3/2013, 125 Internet companies led all investments with $371 million (23 percent

of the total), up 36 percent from the $271 million raised in Q1-Q3/2012 (19 percent) by

99 companies and 8 percent from the $345 million (22 percent) raised in Q1-Q3/2011 by

88 companies.

One hundred life sciences companies followed with $340 million or 21 percent, a 19

percent decrease from $418 million (29 percent) attracted by 104 companies in the year-

earlier period, when the sector led all investments. Within the life sciences, the medical

devices subsector attracted $195 million or 57 percent of the amount raised by the entire

sector and 12 percent of capital raised by all sectors.

Ninety software companies attracted $321 million (20 percent of total capital raised),

compared with $221million (15 percent) invested in 65 software companies in Q1-

Q3/2012 and $278 million (18 percent) invested in 72 software companies in Q1-

Q3//2011.

The communications sector was next with 85 companies that raised $228 million (14

percent), compared with 64 companies that attracted $241 million (17 percent) in Q1-

Q3/2012.

Twenty-five semiconductor companies attracted $190 million (11 percent), an increase of

62 percent from $117 million (8 percent) raised by 23 companies in Q1-Q3/2012, and 28

percent up from $149 million (9 percent) invested in 43 companies in Q1-Q3/2011.



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Thirty-two cleantech companies followed with $127 million (8 percent), up 76 percent

from the $72 million (5 percent) raised by 35 companies in the year-earlier period and 8

percent above $118 million raised by 39 companies in Q1-Q3/2011. The agrotechnology

subsector attracted $58 million or 46 percent of capital raised by the sector in Q1-

Q3/2013.

Seventeen miscellaneous sector companies followed with $50 million (3 percent),

compared with 23 companies that attracted $110 million (7 percent) in Q1-Q3/2012.



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Capital Raised by Stage

High-tech companies in this survey were divided into four categories: seed, early stage

(R&D), mid-stage (annual revenues up to $10 million) and late stage (annual revenues

over $10 million). (Chart 7)

Twenty-five seed companies raised $17 million (3 percent) in Q3/2013, a decrease of 37

percent from $27 million (5 percent) raised by 32 companies in the previous quarter, and

60 percent below the $43 million (9 percent) attracted by 32 seed companies in Q3/2012.

Within seed investments, Internet companies attracted the largest share – 35 percent –

followed by software with 29 percent.

Fifty-five early stage companies attracted $149 million (23 percent), compared with

$149million (30 percent) raised by 52 companies in the previous quarter and with $189

million (39 percent) raised by 48 companies in Q3/2012. From among early stage

investments, life science companies attracted the largest share of capital – 40 percent –

followed by semiconductors with 18 percent.

In Q3/2013, 69 mid-stage companies led capital raising with $366 million or 55 percent,

the highest quarterly amount for mid-stage in a decade. This compares with $235 million

or 48 percent raised by 51 companies in Q2/2013 and $211 million (43 percent) raised by

54 companies in Q3/2012. Within mid-stage investments, Internet companies attracted the

largest share – 27 percent – followed by life sciences with 18 percent.

Thirteen late stage companies attracted $128 million (19 percent), compared to eight

companies that raised $82 million (17 percent) in Q2/2013 and nine companies that raised

$45 million (9 percent) in Q3/2012. Within late stage investments, Internet attracted the

largest share of capital – 39 percent – followed by semiconductors with 32 percent.

Chart 7: Share of Capital Raised by Israeli High-Tech Companies by Stage

Q1/2011 – Q3/2013



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In Q1-Q3/2013, 110 seed companies raised $75 million (5 percent of the total raised),

down 26 percent from $101 million (7 percent) attracted by 105 seed companies in Q1-

Q3/2012, but 7 percent up from the $70 million (5 percent) raised by 81 companies in

Q1-Q3/2011.

One hundred and forty-four early stage companies attracted $390 million (24 percent) in

Q1-Q3/2013, a 18 percent decrease from $473 million (33 percent) raised by 130

companies in the year-earlier period and a 6 percent decline from $414 million (26

percent) raised by 117 companies in Q1-Q3/2011.

One hundred and eighty-nine mid-stage companies led all investments with $897 million

(55 percent) in the nine-month period. The amount is up 48 percent from $606 million (42

percent) attracted by 148 companies in Q1-Q3/2012 and 29 percent above the $696

million (45 percent) raised by 181 companies in Q1-Q3/2011.

Thirty-one late stage companies attracted $265 million (16 percent), compared to 30 that

raised $270 million (18 percent) in Q1-Q3/2012 and 43 that raised $382 million (24

percent) in Q1-Q3/2011.



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