Who is Israel's newest unicorn and which giant is planning a new SPAC?

CTech Daily Roundup: Israeli blockchain security startup Fireblocks raises $133 million series C

CTech 23:1018.03.21
Yotpo raises $230 million to become Israel’s newest unicorn. The marketing platform aims to double its product and R&D team to offer a full suite of e-commerce solutions. Read more

 

Israeli blockchain security startup Fireblocks raises $133 million series C. BNY Mellon among the new investors in the company that raised a $30 million series B just four months ago. Read more

 

Tar. Photo: Gil Nehoshtan Tar. Photo: Gil Nehoshtan

 

CBI plans to issue new SPAC to merge with Israeli life science company. The Israeli biotech giant plans to raise $100 million on Nasdaq to acquire a company that’s involved in advanced healthcare solutions. Read more

 

“Digitization is the key to our success,” Mercedes chairman says at Axis Tel Aviv event. This year’s Axis Tel Aviv conference focused on mobility, retail, fintech & cyber, and technology media. Read more

 

SPS selected to help Israelis navigate its one-of-a-kind Covid elections. Israel’s election, the fourth in two years, will take place on March 23. Read more

 

HR Post Covid | CommBox: “Everyone did their best to make Covid-19 work.” The company didn’t close its doors during Covid-19, but it still had to adjust to a life of social distancing and facemasks. Read more

 

Opinion | Everyone’s a winner when you match your core values to those of your employees. “The assumption that employees come to the high-tech market solely because of the benefits or choose the company with the loudest, most expensive campaign, has proven to be wrong,” writes Emil Fisher. Read more

 

Opinion | "It is high time to acknowledge water pollution and its eradication as a central agenda." The time has come for an environmental revolution for the quality of our water sources and the best solutions are those offered to us by the brilliant Israeli mind. Read more