Shelly Hod Moyal is Founding Partner at iAngels, a women-led VC firm in Tel Aviv. With over $400m AUM & 24 profitable exits, iAngels is one of Israel's most active & recognized investors.

Calcalist: The VC's first fund, set up in 2017, has invested in 16 startups to date, with four exits

The Guangzhou Sino-Israel Bio-industry Investment Fund, headed by Israel's former chief scientist, has already closed $200 million for its second fund to finance clinical trials

Globes: The amount marks the second largest venture fund ever raised in Israel, after aMoon's $750 million second life sciences fund

Under lockdown, amid memorabilia, I found a box with my application to Harvard Business School; brushing off dust to read my essays, I found a time capsule for my thoughts in 2005

$80m-$100m fund will invest in early-stage Israeli AI and big data startups that seek to transform agriculture, education, construction, healthcare, industry

The fund will co-invest with other US, EU funds in growth-stage technology startups in Israel and the EU

Firms make 142 fundraising deals, a 37% increase over last year, although researchers note move away from risky investments

VC investment in Latin American startups has quadrupled since 2016 to a record $2 billion in 2018, according to a local group

Joint Innovation Growth Ventures firm closes its first fund, which will target mid-stage startups in AI, robotics, fintech