Startups Funding: The Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center and LeumiTech said fundraising in quarter up until Dec. 26 dipped 15% from the third quarter but 75 deals were done. The war began on Oct. 7.
Tech Startups: It may not mean jobs shifting overseas en masse - the tech sector accounts for 14% of Israeli jobs - but registering companies or intellectual property (IP) abroad can affect where taxes are paid and so impact government revenue.
The economic risk for Israel s government is that its plans, which have sparked unprecedented nationwide protests, scare a tech industry that accounts for almost a fifth of the country s gross domestic product and about 30% of tax income. Some entrepreneurs already appear to be voting with their feet.