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Google’s $32b Wiz buy drives record Israeli tech M&A exits

Israeli tech companies raised US$3.2 billion in Q1 2025 across 185 deals, up 12% from Q4 and 14% year-on-year, according to Startup Nation Central.

Google’s US$32 billion acquisition of Wiz drove total merger and acquisition (M&A) exit value to a record US$35.9 billion; excluding it, exits totaled US$3.9 billion.

Fewer but larger investments marked the quarter, with a median round size of US$10 million and early-stage deals raising US$800 million.

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