Israeli startups raise $1.25B in April, led by Vast Data mega-round

Israeli startups raised more than $1.25 billion in April, the strongest April for funding since 2021, despite only nine officially announced funding rounds above $5 million during a holiday-shortened month. The figure was driven overwhelmingly by Vast Data's $1 billion raise at a $30 billion valuation, while smaller AI-agent and cloud-security rounds rounded out the month.