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Why Foodtech is Right for China, A Venture Capitalist’s Answer

29.10.17|Keren-Or Grinberg
Joseph Zhou, an investment partner at Shanghai-based accelerator Bits x Bites, says foodtech is right for China's growing upper-class
גואו גואנצ'אנג יו"ר קבוצת פוסון

Fosun Invests $14.25 Million in Israeli Fintech Startup BondIT

29.10.17|Lilach Baumer
Calcalist first reported on the deal earlier this month
בלוסטאר סטיבן שונפלד בבורסת ניו יורק BlueStar Founder Steven Schoenfeld at New York stock exchange

ETF Company Announces Anti-BDS Stock Dataset

26.10.17|Hagar Ravet
BlueStar Global Investors LLC. announced a new stock dataset tracking companies with significant presence in Israel
מבקר המדינה יוסף שפירא

Tax Exemption Extended in Israel to Foreign Investors “Not Grounded in Legislation,” Comptroller Says

26.10.17|Hagar Ravet
The Israeli State Comptroller says tax exemption totaling in “billions of Shekels” given to foreign investors over the past 20 years are “ungrounded in legislation"
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Homeland Security Fund AWZ Invests $4.5 Million in NanoLock Security

25.10.17|Lilach Baumer
Investing exclusively in Israeli security companies, AWZ Ventures imports Israel-based technologies to North America
תל אביב מבט מלמעלה

Quarterly Investments in Israeli-linked Tech Companies Surge, Report Says

24.10.17|Hagar Ravet
Israeli-linked tech companies raised $1.44 billion in the third quarter of 2017, up 54% from $933 million in the third of 2016, according to a report by IVC
מפעל מזגנים של האייר בצ'ינגדאו

Haier Establishes Innovation Foothold in Israel

24.10.17|Hagar Ravet
The Chinese appliance maker is looking for local technologies and innovations to incorporate into its products
מימין שי מורג מנכ"ל ו גיל ברק מנכ"ל טכנולוגיות סקדו

Japan's Marubeni IT Solutions Partners with Cybersecurity Startup Secdo

22.10.17|Meir Orbach and Asaf Shalev
Secdo develops and markets an endpoint information security software. The companies estimate that sales of the software in Japan will total $15-20 million over the next three years
טיילת תל אביב חוף מלון דן קטגוריה

Signs of Slowdown in Israeli Tech

22.10.17|Meir Orbach
In 2017, more Israeli-linked startups are raising money with downgraded valuations, according to a new report
ג'נסן הואנג מייסד ומנכ"ל אנווידיה

Nvidia Making First Steps on Journey to Become International Company, CEO Says

19.10.17|Hagar Ravet
Over the last three years, the company’s revenues from sales to automotive companies shot up, a result of increased use of autonomous driving features
מצעד הגאווה ב תל אביב

Microsoft Israel to Award Scholarships to Transgender Students

19.10.17|Omri Milman
This is the second year of the scholarship program. Last year the company funded nine full-tuition scholarships
גואו גואנצ'אנג יו"ר קבוצת פוסון

Fosun Considering Israeli Fintech Startup Investment

18.10.17|Meir Orbach
The Shanghai-based conglomerate, active in the Israeli scene for a few years, is now negotiating an investment in BondIT
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Israeli Businessman Convicted of $14 Million Market Manipulation

17.10.17|Tomer Ganon
Fashion retail chain owner Eyal Hadad confessed to and was convicted of manipulating the securities of medical device company Itamar Medical, which recently signed a purchase agreement with Mayo Clinic
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New Teva CEO Kåre Schultz to Relocate to Israel

17.10.17|Golan Hazani
Mr. Schultz, who led Copenhagen-based H. Lundbeck A/S since 2015, will come to Israel and assume his new position by the end of the month
בעל השליטה באנט ו בעליבאבא ג'ק מא

Alibaba Outlines Global Research Drive, Plans Israeli Foothold

15.10.17|Lilach Baumer and Meir Orbach
The group will invest more than $15 billion in research and development over the next three years through the launch of a global research program
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Lonza to Open Research and Development Center in Israel

10.10.17|Lilach Baumer
The company is looking to boost the research and development projects of its pharma and biotech division
תל אביב צילום מלמעלה

Israel Climbs Global Competitiveness Index

08.10.17|Amarelle Wenkert
The World Economic Forum ranked Israel in 16th place in its 2017-2018 Global Competitiveness Index
סניף של סופר פארם

Updated: CVC Retracts Super-Pharm Deal

04.10.17|Golan Hazani
The private equity firm was in negotiations to buy a 40% stake in drugstore chain Super-Pharm for a company value of $540 million
מכונית רכב אוטונומי ג'נרל מוטורס GM

Update: Israel to Allow More Autonomous Car Testing on Public Roads

03.10.17|Yoav Stoler
A General Motors executive said on Monday that if Israel fails to relax autonomous car testing regulations, it could ward off investors