# Israel Computer Vision Startup Landscape of 2019
**Published:** 2019-03-06
**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/infographic/2019/israel-computer-vision-startup-landscape-of-2019
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The Computer Vision startup ecosystem of Israel has raised $2.9 billion in cumulative funding to date and is a driving force in Israel's Artificial Intelligence ecosystem. The infographic above depicts Israel's Computer Vision startups by the vertical in which they operate.

# Here’s the top highlights of Israel's Computer Vision startup ecosystem to date:

1. **There are over 245 active startups utilizing or developing Computer Vision technologies**, of which 150 startups have raised one or more funding rounds. Since 2014, an average of 35 startups are established annually.
2. **Computer Vision startups raised $892 million funds in 2018**, across 69 deals, up 10% from 2017.
3. **71% of AI startups offer software-based solutions**, while 29% offer a mixed offering of hardware and software.
4. **75% of startups are business-facing (B2B)**, while 25% are consumer-facing (B2C).
5. **Cumulative Israeli Computer Vision startup exits total nearly $1.9 billion over 19 exits.**Over the last five years, Computer Vision startup exits averaged $102 million per deal and sell for 8.8 times their total funding at the date of exit. On average, Computer Vision startups raised $16 million before exiting.
6. **The typical startup takes 7.6 years to exit**following their establishment.
7. **In 2018, [OurCrowd](https://www.ourcrowd.com/) ranked as the most active investor in Computer Vision startups**in Israel with 9 total investments, followed by [Maniv Mobility](https://www.maniv.com/) and [Vertex Ventures](https://www.vertexventures.co.il/). [MizMaa Ventures](https://www.mizmaa.com/), [TheTime](http://thetime.co.il/) and [Viola Ventures](https://www.viola-group.com/) followed.
8. **The most concentrated sub-sector of the computer vision startup ecosystem** is the computer vision technology stack with 58 startups and $500 million in combined funding. Healthcare (45 startups with $415 million), automotive (35 startups with $760 million) and agriculture (18 startups with $76 million) sub-sectors of computer vision startups followed.

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