CoronaTech ecosystem monthly investment
Investments in the Israeli tech sector in the first 8 months of 2020 reached a record high with almost $6B raised. The 34% year over year increase is a clear outlier in the world: US
was up just 5%, and Asia was down -12%.
However, Israel experienced a 21% decline in the number of deals, comparable to 24% decline in the US, which indicates that the growth was concentrated in large rounds, with far fewer amounts targeted at the seed and pre-seed rounds. This creates problems for young company formation and growth.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, it would be premature to announce the death of this crisis. We cannot be complacent in the face of the possible third wave of the pandemic, creating an even stronger impact on the economy and the continuing restrictions on travel. This could lead to investment reduction and difficulties in raising new funds. Moreover, many governments invest heavily in their firms, preparing them for the post-corona competition. We have been luckier than most ecosystems, but we may face serious challenges going forward. We must stay vigilant, making sure that Israeli tech comes out of this crisis in a stronger competitive position than before.
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GRANTS
Grants from governmental and non-governmental, private entities, including corporates, foundations, and research institutes to solve Covid-19 related challenges.
Publishing Organization
Grant Title
Description
Max. Amount
Currency
Submission Due Date
Organization Type
Country
Link to Grant
Publishing Organization
Grant Title
Description
ISERD - Horizon 2020
Fast Track to Innovation
This program helps fund breakthrough innovation projects, in small industrial consortiums, 3-5 participants, which are close-to-market.
The consortia can include a variety of entities, such as SMEs, academia, governmental authorities, end-users, corporates etc. At least three participants from different EU Member States or associated countries.
Projects are encouraged to be interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral and consist of diverse stakeholders. There is an emphasis on co-creation and market take up (up to 2-3 years). See the work program here.
Max. Amount
3,000,000
Euro
Submission Due Date
Organization Type
Country
Link to Grant
Public
European Union
Publishing Organization
Grant Title
Description
ISERD - Horizon 2020
The EIC Accelerator Pilot (SME Instrument)
This program is intended for SMEs with a groundbreaking product \ service \ process \ business model, who are conducting close-to-market R&D. See the work program here.
From the EU's perspective, SMEs will lead the economy of the future and therefore they merit this support. Thus, The focus is not only on the project for which you ask funding, but on the empowerment of the company and EU impact.
Max. Amount
2,500,000
Euro
Submission Due Date
Organization Type
Country
Link to Grant
Public
European Union
Publishing Organization
Grant Title
Description
European Commission - Horizon 2020
EIC Horizon Prize for 'Early Warning for Epidemics'
The challenge is to develop a scalable, reliable and cost-effective early warning system prototype to forecast and monitor vector-borne diseases in order to contribute to the prevention of outbreaks mitigating their impact on local, regional and global scales and providing support to existing elimination efforts.
Max. Amount
5,000,000
Euro
Submission Due Date
Organization Type
Country
Link to Grant
Public
European Union
Publishing Organization
Grant Title
Description
Israel Innovation Authority
Grand Challenges - Emerging Markets
IIA has published this years Challenge to help develop technologies to solve the pressing challenges in health, water and food in emerging markets, challenges that have gotten to an extreme due to COVID19.
Max. Amount
500,000
NIS
Submission Due Date
Organization Type
Country
Link to Grant
Public
Israel
Publishing Organization
Grant Title
Description
Office of Global Partnerships, US State Department
COVID-19 Private SEctor Engagement & Partnership Fund
The Fund has been established to strengthen the efforts of the private sector and bolster ongoing response efforts, helping the world’s most vulnerable overcome the devastation inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Max. Amount
1,000,000
USD
Submission Due Date
May 30, 2021
Organization Type
Country
Link to Grant
Government
United States
INVESTORS
Investors who have chosen to be proactive during the Covid-19 crisis and offer funding to related solutions.
Investor
Name
Investor Type
Sector
InvestmentStage
Min. Amount
Max. Amount
Currency
Country
Investor Website
Investor Name
MoreVC
Investors Type
VC
Sector
Cleantech, Foodtech, Agtech, Energy, Smart-mobility, Energy, IoT
Investment Stage
Seed, A
500,000
Max. Amount
3,000,000
USD
Country
Israel
Investor Website
Investor Name
Marius Nacht
Investors Type
Angel
Sector
Digital-healthcare, healthcare, Cyber-security
Investment Stage
Max. Amount
USD
Country
Israel
Investor Website
Investor Name
Scale Venture Partners
Investors Type
VC
Sector
Enterprise-software, Cyber-security, Machine-learning, Cloud, Artificial-intelligence
Investment Stage
A, B, C
Max. Amount
USD
Country
United States
Investor Website
Investor Name
Anthem
Investors Type
MNC
Sector
Digital-healthcare, Healthcare, Artificial-intelligence
Investment Stage
Max. Amount
Country
United States
Investor Website
Investor Name
Connetic Ventures
Investors Type
VC
Sector
Saas, Fintech, eCommerce, Artificial-intelligence
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, A
50,000
Max. Amount
1,000,000
USD
Country
United States
Investor Website