FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Pomona Capital VII, L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Novocure Ltd [NVCR] (Last) (First) (Middle) 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 6,798,841 D (1)   Common Stock 3,076,019 D (2) Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pomona Capital VII, L.P. 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
Pomona Capital VII Fund Investors, L.P. 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
Pomona Associates VII, L.P. 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
Pomona Secondary Associates VII LLC 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
GRANOFF MICHAEL D 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
JANIS FRANCES 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
FUTRELL STEVE 780 THIRD AVE, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Frances N. Janis, Managing Principal of Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC, sole member of Pomona Secondary Associates VII LLC, general partner of Pomona Associates VII, L.P., general partner of Pomona Capital VII, L.P.		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frances N. Janis, Managing Principal of Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC, sole member of Pomona Secondary Associates VII LLC, general partner of Pomona Associates VII, L.P., Class A general partner of Pomona Capital VII Fund Investors, L.P.		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frances N. Janis, Managing Principal of Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC, sole member of Pomona Secondary Associates VII LLC, Class B general partner of Pomona Capital VII Fund Investors, L.P.		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frances N. Janis, Managing Principal of Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC, sole member of Pomona Secondary Associates VII LLC, general partner of Pomona Associates, L.P.		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frances N. Janis, Managing Principal of Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC, sole member of Pomona Secondary Associates VII LLC		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frances N. Janis, Managing Principal of Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Michael D. Granoff		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frances N. Janis		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Stephen M. Futrell		03/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares are held directly by Pomona Capital VII, L.P. ("PC VII"). The sole member of PC VII is Pomona Associates VII, L.P. ("PCVII GP"). The general partner of PCVII GP is Pomona Secondary Associates VII LLC ("PCVII LLC"). The sole member of PCVII LLC is Pomona G.P. Holdings LLC ("Holdings LLC"). The individual managers of Holdings LLC are Michael D. Granoff ("Granoff"), Frances N. Janis ("Janis") and Stephen M. Futrell ("Futrell") and, as such, each of PCVII GP, PCVII LLC, Holdings LLC, Granoff, Janis and Futrell exercises shared voting and investment power over the shares held of record by PC VII. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2)	The shares are held directly by Pomona Capital VII Fund Investors, L.P. ("PC VII FI"). The Class A sole member of PC VII FI is PCVII GP and the Class B general partner of PC VII FI is PCVII LLC. The general partner of PCVII GP is also PCVII LLC. The sole member of PCVII LLC is Holdings LLC. The individual managers of Holdings LLC are Granoff, Janis and Futrell and, as such, each of PCVII GP, PCVII LLC, Holdings LLC, Granoff, Janis and Futrell exercises shared voting and investment power over the shares held of record by PC VII FI. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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