US startups reach Series B 12% faster than Israeli peers after Series A
- US median time from Series A to B is 17 months, Israel's is 19 months
- US interquartile range is wider: 10-30 months versus Israel’s 14-29 months
- Series B to C+ median stretch is 5 months longer in Israel than US
Across the 342 Series A to Series B round pairs Brouky tracks from 2015 to today, startups in the United States move from Series A to B faster than those in Israel. The median time for US startups is 17 months, compared to 19 months for Israeli startups, a 12% longer interval in Israel. This comparison only includes consecutive rounds of the same startup, ensuring apples-to-apples timing.
The interquartile range further highlights differences: US startups show a broader spread with 25th to 75th percentiles between 10 and 30 months, while Israeli startups cluster more tightly between 14 and 29 months. This suggests somewhat more variability in US round velocity at this stage.
Looking beyond Series B, the median time from Series B to Series C and later rounds also differs. US startups typically take 23 months, whereas Israeli startups take 28 months, extending the gap to 5 months. The percentile ranges overlap more widely here, with Israel showing a wider range from 9 to 46 months compared to the US’s 12 to 38 months.
These timing differences reflect the pace at which startups in each ecosystem secure follow-on funding at critical scaling stages. The data basis includes 299 US and 43 Israeli Series A to B pairs, and 279 US and 32 Israeli Series B to C+ pairs, offering robust samples for comparison despite Israel’s smaller dataset.
Related insights
Explore the full dataset
Brouky tracks 37,000+ investors and 122,000+ investments across 134,000+ startups. Search by country, stage, and sector.