Israel

20 stories about Israel
אליחי וידל עורך Ctech

The year in which the gap between techies and the rest turned into a chasm

29.12.21|Elihay Vidal
“Rather than left-right, Arabs-Jews, yes Bibi-no Bibi, the tech industry has become the new sector which you either hate or belong to,” writes Elihay Vidal
עובדים משרד מחשבים אופן ספייס

Thanks to high-tech, Israel exports projected to reach record $140 billion in 2021

27.12.21|Reuters
Exports resulting from the sale of start-up companies jumped 257%, helping to push service exports up 30%
קו רקיע מרכז תל אביב Tel Aviv Business Center

Israeli tech M&As and IPOs reach record $82.4 billion in 2021

15.12.21|Sophie Shulman
According to the PwC Israel High Tech Exit Report, this represents a 520% increase from 2020. With the addition of over $25 billion raised by startups, the total sum entering Israeli tech in 2021 crossed the $100 billion mark
Via Meshi

Joint Israel-China event aims to improve tech ties between the two nations

14.12.21|James Spiro
The purpose of the 7th China Yunnan-Israel Innovation Cooperation Forum was to help establish relationships between Israeli and Chinese companies
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Future Africa

Welcome to Yabacon Valley: What Nigeria’s tech town is learning from Israel

30.11.21|James Spiro
In recent years, Nigeria has grown a formidable tech ecosystem in Africa focused on innovation to help solve its local challenges
UAE Ambassador Mohamed Al Khaja Wendy Singer Start-Up Nation Central

UAE Embassy in Israel hosts bi-national innovation conference

24.11.21|CTech
The event, organized in partnership with Start-Up Nation Central and the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry, was initiated by UAE Ambassador to Israel H.E. Mohamed Al Khaja
רן נתנזון

“Innovation is opening doors and building bridges for Israel”

14.11.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
Ahead of the iHLS INNOTECH conference, Ran Natanzon, the person tasked with shaping Israel’s story at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared with CTech why Israeli innovation is so crucial in diplomacy
Michael Oren

What is the role of Startup Nation in Israel’s next 100 years?

10.11.21|James Spiro
CTech spoke to former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S Michael Oren about his ambitious manifesto, Israel 2048
Amir Di-Nur eBay Israel

eBay Israel appoints Amir Di-Nur as new General Manager

09.11.21|James Spiro
Di-Nur has been at the company since 2020 and will be replacing Ishai Froind
מייסדי Epsagon רן רבנזפט ו ניצן שפירא

Israeli startup acquisitions reach $9.5 billion for the year

08.11.21|Sophie Shulman
Since the beginning of the year, some 86 Israeli tech companies have been bought, contributing to the fact that so far in 2021 local tech has generated no less than $40 billion, with private funding rounds creating 28 new unicorns and 20 firms going public on Wall Street
Edo Yahav SafeBreach Israel

SafeBreach Israel appoints Edo Yahav as VP R&D and GM to drive expansion efforts

03.11.21|James Spiro
“Edo has a proven track record of building high-performing teams that drive innovation and company momentum,” said CEO Guy Bejerano
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Iranian hackers leak data from Israeli LGBTQ dating app

30.10.21|Meir Orbach and Yuval Sade
The Black Shadow hacker group announced on Friday that it had hacked into the servers of Israeli web hosting company Cyberserve which provides services to dating app “Atraf”
מוסף עצמאות איור כתבת יוניקורנים

Special project: Israel's complete list of unicorns

26.10.21|CTech
Unicorn-nation: how Israel became a production line for companies valued at over $1 billion
Yaron Ben Schlusch Snowflake

Data cloud powerhouse Snowflake opens operations in Israel

25.10.21|James Spiro
The company has also named Yaron Ben Schlusch as its country manager
מטה Oracle אורקל רדווד סיטי  קליפורניה עמק הסיליקון 2

Israeli court: Oracle did not meet security requirements for government cloud tender

21.10.21|Meir Orbach
The District Court in Jerusalem released its verdict dismissing Oracle’s appeal following its failure in the Nimbus tender. Oracle plans to appeal again
Cyber Attack Shirbit

Report: 36% of Israeli companies report weekly cyberattack attempts

21.10.21|James Spiro
The Cyber Readiness Report by Acronis explains the modern cybersecurity landscape and pain points faced by businesses around the world
גורדי שחקים בניינים דובאי

India, UAE, and Israel announce cooperation to grow trade

19.10.21|Elihay Vidal
The initiative was announced Tuesday in Dubai as part of an event attended by the Beyond Business delegation organized by Bank Hapoalim and the Export Institute
Silicon Valley עמק הסיליקון

Silicon Valley to Silicon Wadi: California-Israel economic ties are stronger than ever

18.10.21|CTech
A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute has highlighted the robustness of the economic ties between both states, with California being home to 22 Israeli-founded technology unicorns, the most of any US state
Rami Aqeilan 20

“Seeing the fruits of what you're doing is always a motivation to keep going ahead.”

05.10.21|CTech
Dr. Rami Aqeilan joins Michael Matias to discuss his desire to learn something new every day and explore the beauty of the world around him
 המנהרה שאותרה הבוקר כלא גלבוע

The Gilboa Redemption? Palestinian militants escape from high-security Israeli prison through tunnel

06.09.21|CTech and Reuters
Next stop Zihuatanejo or Jenin? Israeli police and the military are searching for six Palestinian fugitives serving multiple life sentences for involvement in the murder of Israelis after they escaped from Gilboa prison in northern Israel through a hole from their cell toilet floor