Yissum Spinouts Raise $79 million in H1 2020 Despite Coronavirus Uncertainty - PRNewswire

Startups from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem raised $79 million in the first half of 2020, Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University announced today. Despite the continuing global uncertainty caused by the coronavirus and ongoing lockdowns around the world, 14 Yissum spinouts raised tens of millions of dollars in early-stage funding rounds.
Investments were made in companies in the cleantech, agriculture, and foodtech sectors as well as in life science, AI, and education. Despite the fact that VC investments in the US and Europe were down, the number of VC deals in Israel reached an all-time record ...