Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
סניף הדגל של macy's מייסי'ס בניו יורק

Who raised $40 million and are brick and mortar shops about to disappear?

11.08.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israel is in a great position to capitalize on the rapid rise of medtech, says veteran investor
חנות ממתקים ב ברוקלין ניו יורק

5 strategies to help small businesses to adjust to the new normal of the Covid-19 era

11.08.20|Dan Biewener
Many small businesses are suffering from the economic or even the social impacts of the coronavirus crisis and adjusting business models and strategies to accommodate the new reality could be the key to survival
יואל בר אל

Brick and mortar shops are here to stay, says CEO of retail analytics company Trax

11.08.20|Ctech
Joel Bar-El, co-founder and CEO of Trax believes the changes to our shopping habits, brought about by Covid-19, are just temporary
אסף ברנע 2

Israel is in a great position to capitalize on the rapid rise of medtech, says veteran investor

11.08.20|Ron Friedman
Sanara Ventures’ Assaf Barnea says knowledge-sharing and precisely defining a product are the keys to success as the world opens up to a surge of innovation in the life science sector
חיסון תרופה קורונה אילוסטרציה

As the Covid-19 vaccine arms race intensifies, big money is at risk

10.08.20|Sophie Shulman
Governments want to be among the first to get their hands on the coveted solution, but they are also risking money that could be used to strengthen their healthcare system
מימין יאן דיפן קובי אלדר שטפן ישוניק Zeitgold

Small business management tool provider Zeitgold lays off 75 workers

10.08.20|Meir Orbach
German-Israeli company abandons its main product after Covid-19 shook up its business plan
משרדי אינטל פתח תקווה

After Google, Facebook, and Twitter, Intel to allow employees to work from home until June 2021

09.08.20|Hagar Ravet
90% of Intel’s 13,700 employees in Israel are currently working from home. The company will also offer reimbursements for office supplies and child care expenses
לירון רוז משקיע אנג'ל

The tables have turned, investors are back on top, says Israeli tech angel

05.08.20|Allon Sinai
With early-stage startups reeling due to the Covid-19 crisis, Liron Rose says investors can afford to be more selective in their search for the next big thing
מוסף שבועי 4.7.19 עידו עברי cto איל פדר לוי מנכל  זן סיטי

Zencity raises $13.5 million to expand city management platform beyond U.S. and Israel

05.08.20|Hagar Ravet
Covid-19 outbreak and U.S. social justice protests see the use of the company’s services by local authorities spike
שירותי אינטרנט

Survey: Digital banking and payments on the rise as Israelis flock online during pandemic

05.08.20|CTech
Around 80% of the 808 people surveyed said that they use digital banking services, with an additional 8% only beginning to do so since the arrival of Covid-19
רובוט מתעמל אטלס בוסטון דיינמיקס 1

Who raised $75 million and are robots really coming for your job?

04.08.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Better SAFE than sorry? New investing mechanism is taking Israeli startups by storm
מייסדי Yotpo מימין תומר תגרין ו עומרי כהן

E-commerce marketing platform Yotpo completes $75 million financing round

04.08.20|Hagar Ravet
Despite Covid-19, Israel-based company managed to raise $25 million more than it planned
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How Covid-19 is revolutionizing the workplace and pushing innovation forward

04.08.20|Ornit Shinar
In many ways, Covid-19 has been a positive engine for innovation and change as entire industries were forced to re-evaluate what they have in place and how they could do better
הדמיית רכב אוטונומי

Covid-19 puts autonomous vehicle vision on hold

04.08.20|Tomer Hadar
The outbreak of coronavirus has caused most big car manufacturers to desert autonomous vehicle projects, a decision that will postpone the realization of the vision for at least several years
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Israeli startup Rise.ai partners with Google to help businesses offer digital gift cards

03.08.20|James Spiro
Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, small businesses without an e-commerce presence were twice as likely to close operations
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How voice-activated services can revolutionize the workplace

03.08.20|Galit Galperin
The past few months have advanced the way we work a decade into the future and voice assistants, from Amazon’s Alexa to Microsoft’s Cortana, are stepping in to help employers keep their workers in sync while minimizing potentially infectious physical contact
קורונה וייטנאם מדידת חום ב דה נאנג בעקבות התפרצות של קורונה

Who wants to raise $125 million on Nasdaq and which company will win the Covid-19 vaccine race?

02.08.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Trade attaché to Shenzhen urges Israeli tech companies to be part of China’s own Silicon Valley
הדמיה חיסון תרופה קורונה covid 19

Place your bets: Which company will reach a Covid-19 vaccine first?

02.08.20|Sophie Shulman
Moderna may be creating all the buzz, but it is the youngest and least experienced of the contestants, playing an all or nothing game
כפתור מתן תרומה במקלדת

New fund backed by tech execs to donate government Covid-19 aid packages to Israelis in need

02.08.20|Hagar Ravet
The Israeli government recently approved a one-time grant that will be paid to each citizen directly, regardless of their financial situation
גירושים

Without room for greys, the global infodemic spreads faster than Covid-19

31.07.20|Dov Greenbaum
As opposing opinions on any subject, including the pandemic, are pitted against each other in a zero-sum death match, can the common citizenry correctly distinguish between true and unverified health-related information?