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Top Executive to Leave Microsoft's Israeli Outpost

14.09.17|Raphael Kahan
Yoram Yaacovi, general manager of Microsoft's Israel R&D center, will be leaving the company at the end of the year
ניר ברקת ראש עיריית ירושלים הוויעידה המוטסת

Global Uncertainty a Boon for Israeli Entrepreneurs, Says Jerusalem Mayor

14.09.17|Orr Hirschauge
Calcalist's 2017 London conference opened yesterday with a social event at the trendy Radio Rooftop Bar
ועידת ניו יורק MIND OF TECH איתמר בנדי

Glispa Buys Online Advertising Startup JustAd

12.09.17|Hagar Ravet
JustAd offers a platform for creating, publishing and analyzing interactive ads
עמוס סימנטוב מנכ"ל WAY2VAT

South Africa’s Largest Bank Backs Invoice Scanning Startup

11.09.17|Meir Orbach
Automated value added tax reclaims company WAY2VAT raised $5 million
דדי פרלמוטר סגן נשיא אינטל העולמית לשעבר

Israel-Based Venture Fund Pivots, Seeks Government Funding

11.09.17|Meir Orbach
In July, the Israeli Ministry of Finance announced a tender for up to four government-backed technology growth funds
רוני בונג'ק פייסבוק ישראל

Facebook Appoints New Head of Partnerships in Israel

11.09.17|Omer Kabir
Former global lead of Google’s accelerator and startup mentor program joined Facebook to help company strengthen connection with local startups
מתחם שרונה ב תל אביב בנייני מגורים

Amazon to Build Alexa’s eCommerce Capabilities in Tel-Aviv

10.09.17|Nitsan Sadan
In June the company signed a 5-year lease for 11 floors in Israel’s tallest tower, currently under construction in Tel-Aviv
צוות הסטארטאפ Innoviz

LiDAR Maker Innoviz Raises $65 Million

10.09.17|Hagar Ravet
Autopart suppliers Delphi and Magna and South-Korean web company Naver participated in the Series B funding round
יורם כהן ראש שבכ השבכ שב"כ השב"כ

Cybersecurity Firm Names Israeli Spymaster as Advisor

06.09.17|Calcalist
Tel Aviv-listed cybersecurity company Safe-T appointed former director of Israel’s internal security agency Yoram Cohen as advisor
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Demographic Trends Threaten Israel's Talent Edge

06.09.17|Omri Milman and Lilach Baumer
A Moody's report cites "educational and productivity gaps" as a threat to the country's long-term growth
אמיר אהרוני אלסטיפייל

Western Digital, Huawei, Invest in Cloud Storage Company

06.09.17|Meir Orbach
The cross-cloud data management startup raised $16 million in Series C funding
טנק כרמל

Israel Unveils New Armored Vehicle

06.09.17|Ynet
On Tuesday Israel unveiled a lightweight next-generation armored vehicle and two unmanned submarines
ירון אשכנזי SIGA

Homeland Security Fund Invests $3.5 Million in Israeli Cybersecutrity Startup

06.09.17|Hagar Ravet
Founded by Israeli-born businessman Yaron Ashkenazi in 2016 AWZ imports homeland security technology from Israel. The company lists the former Canadian Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day, and former Mossad division head Haim Tomer as board advisors
עידן גבע מנהל עסקי אלון רביד מנכ״ל מנו גבע מנהל מדעי ווייזר Wizer

Nielsen Backs Customer Research Startup Wizer

05.09.17|Hagar Ravet
According to Wizer's announcement, the company intends to expand its teams in Israel and the U.S.
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Israeli National Basketball Team to Base Diet Plan on Gut DNA

05.09.17|Ouriel Daskal
Nutrition plans for the national basketball team will be formulated using technology by DayTwo Ltd., an Israeli startup analyzing the DNA of gut microbiomes to provide highly individualized dietary recommendations
מנכ"ל איליי לילי ישראל דודו גל מנכ"לית פארמה ישראל עידית צ'רנוביץ ומנכ"ל abbvie ישראל רפי בלום

Regulation Hinders Innovative Drug Development in Israel, Executives Say

04.09.17|Naomi Zoreff
Despite Israel's advanced medical infrastructure, excessive red tape steers pharmaceutical companies away
רכבת ישראל

Train Safety Company Rail Vision Plans Nasdaq IPO

04.09.17|Golan Hazani
The company hopes to raise $25 million with a $100 million company valuation
דדי פרלמוטר סגן נשיא אינטל העולמית לשעבר

Former Top Intel Executive Weighs In on Underrepresentation of Arabs in Israeli Tech

31.08.17|Lilach Baumer
Comprising around 20% of the overall Israeli population, Arabs with Israeli citizenship only account for 1.4% of technology-sector high earners in the country, according to a new study
מימין איטאצ'ו דל פלאסיו נינגיי טנג מגומי איקדה ועידת לונדון

Israeli Tech Comes to London

30.08.17|Calcalist
On September 13-15, top tier innovation leaders from the U.K. and Israel will gather in London to take part in an exclusive invite-only innovation event by Calcalist
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israeli Universities Continue Fall in Global Ranking

28.08.17|Sefi Krupsky and Hagar Ravet
Some of Israel’s biggest universities dropped out of the top 100 spots in the 2017 Shanghai Ranking