Health

According to the IVC-ZAG Capital Raising Survey, the life sciences sector attracted in 2016 funding of $823 million, which represents 20% of the total investments in Israeli high-tech. Over the last decade, the life sciences sector got an average of 26% of the total investments in Israel high-tech

Israel’s digital health sector grew significantly in 2016, both in terms of funding and in terms of the number of companies, with investments jumping almost 30 percent to $183 million in 2016 from 2015, a report released by the nonprofit Start-Up Nation Central organization shows.

Inner Circle offers its wealth of domain knowledge and experience in the following industry verticals

Manufacturing

Israel is today an industrialized country with most of its manufacturing, including many traditional fields, based on intensive and sophisticated research & development and hi-tech processes, tools, and machinery. This is the outcome of very rapid and intensive development.

Science & Technology

Israel has sharply defined scientific and technological policies aimed at enhancing its competitive position. In science, it encourages the establishment of centers of excellence around outstanding scientists, while maintaining a level of quality across the broad spectrum of scientific fields. In technology, Israel strives for high performance through concentration on a limited number of areas.
The percentage of Israelis engaged in scientific and technological inquiry, and the amount spent on research and development (R&D), in relation to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are among the highest in the world.

Sectors

Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism has made it their goal to focus on increasing demand for the Israel destination while at the same time, resolving the needs of this growing demand by adding thousands of new hotel rooms in the next few years.

The Ministry of Tourism has implemented procedures that will facilitate construction of new hotels or expansion of existing ones, while giving priority to areas in high demand among tourists.

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Financial Services

Financial Services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses including banks, credit-card companies, insurance companies, accountancy companies, investment funds, and some government-sponsored enterprises.

According to The Floor, Fintech startup hub in Tel Aviv, at least 430 Israeli Fintech companies are developing products for needs ranging from digital banking to fundraising.

Retail

Retail market in Israel is characterized by high level of government intervention aiming to encourage competition in the market and hence to reduce product prices.

To deal with high cost of living in the country, government has also introduced lower indirect taxes such as reduction in VAT from 18% to 17%.