Israeli startups raised $2.5b in September
Israeli startups raised $2.5 billion in September 2026, according to reports and press releases seen by Globes. The figure may be higher as some companies do not publicize investments. In the first nine months of 2026, privately held tech companies raised $11 billion, according to IVC-LeumiTech.
Israeli startups raised $2.5 billion in September 2026, according to reports and press releases seen by Globes. The figure may be higher as some companies prefer to remain in stealth. The largest round was $500 million for enterprise AI company Wonderful. Cybersecurity firm Cyera raised $400 million from Goldman Sachs, and browser security company Island also raised $400 million. Cybersecurity company Upwind raised $300 million, HR platform Hibob raised $166 million, and construction intelligence platform Buildots raised $130 million. Data loss prevention company MIND raised $72 million, AI agent security platform Reco raised $50 million, and context firewall for AI agents company AIR Security also raised $50 million. In the first nine months of 2026, Israeli privately held tech companies raised $11 billion, according to IVC-LeumiTech, after raising $10.7 billion in all of 2025, up from $9.58 billion in 2024 and $6.9 billion in 2023 but below $15 billion in 2022 and the record $25.6 billion in 2021.