Israel High Tech is on Fire April 6, 2014 BROWSE INVESTMENTS FOLLOW AN ANGEL CREATE A PORTFOLIO
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Israel High Tech is on FireApril 6, 2014
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2011 2012 2013 Source: PwC, Globes, IVC, publicly available information
Israel High Tech is on FireIsrael’s tech industry producing strong returns for investors
100 companies - $5bn 81 companies - $10bn 80 companies - $7bn
Israel invests about 4.3% of its GDP in R&D, the highest ratio of any country in the world
Average amount invested in Israeli high tech a year
in the world for highest density of technology startups per capita with 3,500-4,000 active startups1
in the world for technological patents per capita
venture funding per capita than in the US, 30x Europe, 850x China
nobel laureates since 2002 – the 5th highest total of any country during that period
in the world for highest ratio of engineers per capita
Interesting Facts About the “Startup Nation” Did you know that…
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Source: IVC, KPMG, publicly available information(1) out of which ~2,000 have been funded
$2billion
Source: Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
Northern Region
Jerusalem Region
Southern Region
Haifa Region
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Be’er Sheva
Significant Presence of Global Technology Companies Top Global Technology companies feel comfortable to buy in Israel
First VC investment outside of the US, employing 1,100 Israelis
First R&D facility outside the US, employing 600 Israelis
First R&D facility outside the US
Motorola's Israel facility is the company‘s largest development center worldwide, employing 1,000 Israelis
Intel has 4 R&D facilities and 2 manufacturing centers in Israel, employing 7,000 Israelis
Google opened two R&D centers in Israel
First R&D facility outside the US
Has eight major R&D facilities in Israel (Indigo, Scitex, Mercury, Nur and others), employing 6,000 Israelis
Three acquisitions of Snaptu, Face.com and Onavo with the latter establishing first R&D center in Israel
Company Number of R&D Employees in Israel
Sector
Cisco 1,000+ Software
Applied Materials 1,000 Capital Equipment
SAP 800 Software
Freescale 570 Semiconductors
GE (Healthcare) 400 Medical Equipment
Growing number of R&D centers has made Israel a prime M&A market for strategic buyers
~300 foreign companies have established R&D centers in Israel, employing over 50,000 personnelSource: IVC, KPMG, publicly available information
Significant Presence of Global Technology Companies
Israel High Tech Landscape
Source: Publicly available information
Israel Leadership in Software
Enterprise
Leader in billing, revenue, customer and work force management software applications
Intent based and corporate surveillance software for a wide range of industries
“Big data”, data management, mining and control
Security
World leader in firewall development, management and control
Privileged identity management and network access control
Innovative methods to control and track documents
Security risk compliance management systems
Financial
Electronic platforms and software products for derivatives and forex trading
Software for management and optimization of insurance and reinsurance companies
Digital wallet and electronic payment applications
Mobile
Device management, mobile virtualization and testing
Contextual marketing delivery platforms, idle screen management and push messaging software and applications
Variety of VOIP applications and platforms
SaaS
Project management and internal business unit collaboration software
Network virtualization, proof of concept demos and recovery simulation
ERP testing, implementation and upgrades
Israel High Tech Landscape
Source: Publicly available information
Israel Leadership in Other High Tech Sectors
Comm Tech
IP service optimization and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology
Application delivery and application security solutions
High performance Flash SSD storage applications and memory modems
High definition video up-linking technology
Semis and Electronic
s
Interconnect products for telecom infrastructure equipment
Ethernet network processors and network processing chips
LTE baseband chipsets
Advanced driver assistance technology, wireless charging , touch screen technologies and video networking equipment
Licensing silicon intellectual property (SIP)
Motion Sensor
Companies
Advanced 2D and 3D machine vision technologies and motion sensor technologies
Touch free interfaces for consumer electronics
Both hardware and software applications/solutions
OTT Technolog
y
Wireless high-definition interface (WHDI) chipsets, modules, and reference designs
Cloud-based DVRs and OTT Video solutions
Telco-grade infrastructure specifically for HDTV cloud streaming services
Source: IVC Research Center, Thomson Reuters, Publicly available information
IPO (Public Markets)
Private Equity
Growth / Crossover Funds
Corporate Venture Capital
Venture Capital
Israeli Foreign
Angel/Micro VCs (Seed)
Angels Micro VCs Accelerators
Zohar Gilon Yossi Vardi Gigi Levy Yariv Gilat David Assia Tal Barnoach Rami Lipman
Zohar Zisapel, Yehuda Zisapel
Yair Goldfinger Mori Arkin Guy Gamzu Moshe Lichtman Rafi Gidron
Office of the Chief Scientist
Inimity LY Ventures Startup Factory AfterDox 2B Angels WeKix
EISP 8200 Dreamit Israel Google Israel
Entrepreneurship Center
Microsoft Windows Azure Accelerator
Innodo Nielsen Innovate
$90,000,000Nov-2011
$117,000,000Feb-2007
$400,000,000Feb-2007
$78,000,000Nov-2006
$142,000,000Oct-2004
$106,800,000Oct-2007
$47,500,000Oct-2006
Israel High Tech Funding OverviewFunding Overview
The ChallengeGreat early stage investment opportunities in Israel but only a limited pool of investors
AngelsClosed and exclusive angel network receiving all the early stage deal flow and enjoying the benefits
Private InvestorsHighly difficult for investors worldwide to participate in this asset class due to remote access and no professional guidance
StartupsAbundant exciting investment opportunities coming out of “Startup Nation”
iAngels - Empowering the next generation of angel investing
Opening up Israel’s closed early stage ecosystem to “non-insiders” through a premium online angel investing platform that combines:
Allowing private investors to invest in Israeli startups in a managed, structured and transparent way by following leading angels
The Solution
Why Invest with iAngelsKey Highlights
Highlights Description
Investing in Israel Tech can be lucrative
Israel is the “Startup Nation” with many exciting high tech investment opportunities providing significant investment returns year over year
Current trends make it attractive to invest in early stage Israeli high tech
Coinvestment with professional angels
iAngels coinvests with leading angels and thought leaders of the Israeli high-tech industry
All investment opportunities are sourced from active lead investors that have made a substantial monetary and personal commitment towards the portfolio company
All our lead angels have strong operational backgrounds and investment track records providing invaluable added value to the portfolio companies
Compelling value proposition
Access to an attractive inaccessible asset class
Social investing promotes transparency, increases connectivity, and leverages the wisdom of crowds
Premium product enhances and simplifies startup investing
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2014 expected to be a record year with a significant IPO pipeline
Investing in Israel Tech Can be LucrativeNumber and size of exits in Israel are increasing
2014 Notable Exits YTD
IPO Pipeline
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Coinvestment with Professional AngelsOur exclusive angel network provides and prescreens all the investment opportunities
Due to their reputation for repeated success, they get first dibs on almost all the early stage deal flow in the Israeli market. No other equity
crowdfunding platform in the world has this kind of visibility into the Israel early stage investing scene .
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Our lead angels are chosen based on
Proven track record and exit history
Years of operational and transactional experience
Proprietary deal flowThought leadership and
expertise in certain sectorsAdded value to portfolio
companies
The angels choose us because of
Longstanding relationships over many years
Many of our angels share our vision and have invested directly in iAngels
An efficient way to bring many investors into the company with one vehicle representing them all
With a limited capital commitment, you can create your own VC portfolio of Israeli startups backed by prominent angel investors and VCs – the typical amount required to invest in 1 startup or 10% of the amount required to invest in 1 VC fund
Invest Alone
Invest in a VC Fund
Ability to Choose Diversification Access to Curation Investments Opportunities
Compelling value propositionEnjoy the best of all worlds
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Alternatives for aPrivate Investor
Crowd Funding
The iAngels TeamStrong management from diverse technological and business backgrounds
Mor AssiaFounding PartnerAmdocs Corporate Strategy & Development AssociateSAP Technology Business Development AssociateIBM Global Business Services, Strategy teamMBA, Columbia University, NYBA in Mathematics and Computer Science, Technion
Shelly Hod MoyalFounding PartnerGoldman Sachs Investment BankerAvenue Capital Research AnalystUBS Financial AdvisorMBA Candidate, Kellogg Recanati BA (Summa Cum Laude) in Economics, Hunter
Mirella Levy TawilCMO and Associated PartnerNet Group Media Founder
888 Advertising Director Europe and Latin AmericaBA, in International Relations, UDLASpeaks English, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian and French
David PaluyCTOConduit Consultant and Team MentorEzov Ltd. Founder and ConsultantOktako Co-FounderMBF Hedge Fund Co-FounderSoftware Engineer at NDS TIBSc in Computer Science, Hadassah Jerusalem College