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Impacttech

Impacttech: Balancing between profit and purpose

05.09.23|James Spiro
The Jewish theory of Tikkun Olam - ‘repairing the world’ - is finally attracting the eyes of investors and corporations
RON PORAT AnD

Ron Porat appointed as VCs’ CTO and Studio Lead at AnD Ventures

04.09.23|James Spiro
Porat founded and led several successful startups including Hacktics (acquired by Ernst & Young), Seeker (acquired by Synopsys), Shine, and L1ght
 Chicago Illinois

America’s Great Lakes region remains untapped potential for Israelis

04.09.23|James Spiro
Chicago can act as a central point for Israelis looking to work with U.S. states surrounding Lake Michigan
Dor Skuler ElliQ2 Robotics

Intuition Robotics raises $25 million to tackle loneliness with AI

29.08.23|James Spiro
The round will help it continue the development of ElliQ, its AI companion for the elderly to promote social interactions
Jed Ayres ControlUp

ControlUp appoints Jed Ayres as CEO

22.08.23|James Spiro
Ayres will work alongside Co-Founder and former CEO Asaf Ganot, who will take on the full-time Executive Chairman position
Gili Roee Artlist

Artlist appoints new CTO and CPO

21.08.23|James Spiro
Gili Brandshtein will serve as Chief Technology Officer and Roee Peled has become Chief Product Officer, with both joining from 888 Holdings
Elbit UAS

Elbit Systems secures $55 Million contract to supply a counter UAS solution to the Netherlands

21.08.23|James Spiro
The system can detect, identify, locate, track, and neutralize hostile UAS during day and night, both in urban and rural environments
Phoenix Arizona

Arizona and Israel face similar challenges, strengthening ties between both states

21.08.23|James Spiro
High heat and a thirst for innovation bring the two regions closer than ever
cyber

BIRD Foundation invests $3.85 million in critical infrastructure cyber projects via new program

17.08.23|James Spiro
The BIRD Cyber Program is a joint initiative to enhance the cyber resilience of vulnerable critical infrastructure in both the U.S. and Israel
יואל בר אל יור ומייסד Trax

1MRobotics appoints Trax founder Joel Bar-El as Chairman

16.08.23|James Spiro
“His rich experience, coupled with his unique perspective on the retail sector, makes him the perfect choice for us,” said Eyal Yair, co-founder and CEO
configu team

Configu raises $3 million pre-Seed funding for its open-source configuration orchestration platform

14.08.23|James Spiro
“Nobody wants to be the next Meta, letting application misconfiguration cause a 6-hour outage that costs $6 billion”
Iowa Skyline

In Iowa, support for Israel transcends the drama of national politics

14.08.23|James Spiro
The Hawkeye State is a melting pot of agtech, finance, and political professionals - something Israelis can work with regardless of party affiliation.
Etan Ilfeld Remagine Ventures

Remagine Ventures appoints Etan Ilfeld as new Venture Partner

14.08.23|James Spiro
"His expertise and deep understanding of the gaming and entertainment tech industries align perfectly with our investment strategy,” added Eze Vidra, Managing Partner
TAU

Tel Aviv University ranks second on universities’ unicorn founder list

13.08.23|James Spiro
TAU’s ability to produce founders of unicorn companies remains impressive on the global stage - but controversial proposals by the government might affect its future appeal to young talent, says Moshe Zviran, Professor and Chief Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer at TAU
SphereX Team

SphereX raises $8.2 million in Seed and launches its security solution for smart contracts

09.08.23|James Spiro
“Hacking into smart contracts is one of the best returns on investment for leading hacking groups - to change that equation, an innovative, effective, and robust layer of protection is required,” said Eyal Meron, co-founder and CEO
פילדלפיה Philadelphia Pennsylvania

“Now is a phenomenal time in terms of momentum to be looking at Pennsylvania”

09.08.23|James Spiro
Predicting a shift in social and political structures, the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce continues to welcome Israelis to the state for customer discovery
Gomboc Team

Gomboc.ai raises $5.2 million for its cloud infrastructure remediation platform

08.08.23|James Spiro
“Our approach with Gomboc is to use AI to provide context-aware remediations immediately and present the solution to DevOps teams to approve,” said Ian Amit, Co-Founder and CEO
לירון חסון מנכ"ל ומייסד Aporia

Quickfire round: Aporia’s CEO answers our AI questions

07.08.23|James Spiro
Artificial intelligence has a good, a bad, and an ugly - Liran Hason is here to guide us through it
Darren Shein  Square Peg

Square Peg Israel appoints Darren Shein as Senior Associate

06.08.23|James Spiro
"Darren brings with him diverse experience as both an investor and operator, and he will be an asset to our Israeli entrepreneurs,” added Square Peg Partner Yonatan Sela
צוות 40Seas

40Seas extends Seed round to $17 million for its cross-border digital financing solution

02.08.23|James Spiro
As well as providing 40Seas with a $100 million credit facility, container liner shipping company ZIM has also expanded its strategic partnership with the company