CTech's Wednesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Report: Israeli tech saw $1.55 billion in investments in the first quarter of 2019; Hot off acquisition announcement, Mellanox reports record revenues for 2019 Q1

Report: Israeli tech saw $1.55 billion in investments in the first quarter of 2019. Five rounds that surpassed the $50 million mark accounted for 26% of total investments this quarter. Read more

Tel Aviv. Photo: Orr Hirschauge

 

Hot off acquisition announcement, Mellanox reports record revenues for 2019 Q1. In March, Nvidia announced an agreement to buy the company for $6.9 billion, valuing it at $125 per share. Read more

 

Event planning startup Bizzabo raises $27 million. Bizzabo offers online tools for planning, managing, and marketing corporate events. Read more

 

Brainsway to start trading on Nasdaq Wednesday. The Israeli medical device company expects to raise $27.5 million in its initial public offering. Read more

  

Fosun RZ Capital leads round for hotel booking startup Splitty. Israel-based Splitty develops an online hotel booking website that splits a single hotel stay into multiple reservations to find reduced rates. Read more

 

 

Mind the Tech NY

 

Data managers have a great responsibility, says Buzzfeed vice president. Watch the video

 

Self probe won’t cut it for Israeli spyware company NSO, says citizen lab researcher. Watch the video

 

Eko wants to take video to the next, interactive level, says co-founder. Watch the video

 

99% of what we buy, we don't actually want to own, says TerraCycle CEO. Watch the video

 

Ransomware attacks have become 15 times more common since 2017, says CyberGym CEO. Watch the video

 

Retailers cannot compete with Amazon when it comes to prices, says Yotpo CEO. Read more