Meir Orbach

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יאיר אמסטרדם מנכ"ל Verbit

Verbit reduces headcount again amid AI transition

10.09.25|Meir Orbach
The $600M-funded transcription startup eliminates 22 roles, including 10 in Israel. 
מייסדי KOI

Cyber startup Koi raises $38M Series A to build a central checkpoint for enterprise software

10.09.25|Meir Orbach
The startup, founded by Unit 8200 veterans, was born from a VSCode hack and aims to give enterprises control over every application installed on their endpoints.
מייסדי בלוקס מימין מיכל לופו מנכלית וטל הרמתי CTO

Ex-Monday executives launch Blocks, raise $10M in Seed led by their former employer

10.09.25|Meir Orbach
Founders Michal Lupu and Tal Haramati say AI is the moment they had been waiting for to “do something really big.”
proteanTecs founders

Chip monitoring startup proteanTecs raises $51M with backing from Arm, Samsung, and Siemens

09.09.25|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company has now raised more than $250M, expanding global footprint across automotive, cloud, and telecom.
אסף פלד מינט מדיה

Minute Media acquires VideoVerse for $200M, raises tens of millions at $1.4B valuation to finance deal

09.09.25|Meir Orbach
Sports tech unicorn strengthens global reach with AI-powered highlight platform and new India-based developer team.
מטבעות מטבע יציב

US stablecoin law ignites international momentum

09.09.25|Meir Orbach
Israel and other countries explore stablecoin launches as investor and institutional interest surges.
מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות דרור בין

Innovation Authority launches $70M program to back deep-tech venture funds

09.09.25|Meir Orbach
Grants of up to $10M per fund aim to accelerate Israeli capital raising and attract global investors.
Exodigo

Exodigo signs $3M contract with LA Metro to map hidden foundations

09.09.25|Meir Orbach
Israeli company brings underground safety innovation to U.S. infrastructure projects.
מימין לשעבר מנכ"ל טיקטוק ישראל ממקימים חברת AI חדשה בשם Dazl אסף שגיא וממייסדי Wix נדב אברהמי

Wix co-founder and former TikTok executive raise $10M to transform app creation

08.09.25|Meir Orbach
Nadav Abrahami, co-founder of Wix, and Assaf Sagy, former global head of gaming at TikTok, have raised a $10 million Seed round for their new startup named Dazl, as they aim to turn AI prototypes into production-ready applications. About 30 Wix employees are joining the venture.
מימין ד"ר אראל מרגלית מייסד ויו"ר JVP ויו"ר Earnix ארניקס רובין גילתרופ

JVP raises $290M from TPG to boost stake in insurtech unicorn Earnix

08.09.25|Meir Orbach
The Jerusalem-based venture fund will use the capital primarily to buy out early investors, increasing its ownership to over 50% as Earnix prepares for AI-driven expansion across global insurance markets.
כנס AI - ערן רביד CIO מקורות

What's AI got to do with water? Mekorot investing in cloud and AI capabilities

07.09.25|Meir Orbach
"Water is not simple and must be managed," Eran Ravid, CIO at Mekorot, said at Calcalist's AI conference. "We operate more than 3,000 facilities from which vast amounts of data are collected, and AI supports the decision-making processes around them."
כנס AI - ד"ר זיו קציר ראש התוכנית הלאומית לבינה מלאכותית רשות החדשנות

"There is a severe shortage of AI experts in Israel"

07.09.25|Meir Orbach
Dr. Ziv Katzir, Head of the National Program for AI Infrastructure at the Israel Innovation Authority, told the Calcalist AI Conference that global demand and limited academic output threaten the country’s leadership in AI.
כנס AI - קווין קוקרן סמנכ"ל השיווק של Vultr

“Our technology enables the creation of the digital leaders of the future”

07.09.25|Meir Orbach
Vultr CMO Kevin Cochrane emphasized the need for “a free and open ecosystem” at the Calcalist AI Conference.
Utila founders

Utila raises $22 million Series A expansion, tripling valuation in six months

03.09.25|Meir Orbach
The startup’s digital asset platform has powered over $60 billion in secured crypto transactions worldwide.
חיים בכר שותף עצמאי ב lool Ventures  קרן הון סיכון להשקעה בשלבים מוקדמים

lool Ventures appoints Haim Bachar as Venture Partner

02.09.25|Meir Orbach
Bachar brings with him over two decades of experience in entrepreneurship, investment, and investment banking.
פיטר ת'יל

What’s Peter Thiel doing in Israel?

02.09.25|Meir Orbach
The PayPal and Palantir co-founder attended a Jerusalem wedding alongside the likes of Elad Gil, Keith Rabois, and Joe Lonsdale. Some of the visiting executives later held meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
מייסדי Aim Security מימין מתן גץ ו אדיר גרוס

Cyber unicorn Cato Networks in advanced talks to acquire Aim Security for $350-400 million

28.08.25|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
Deal would mark second major AI–cybersecurity acquisition after SentinelOne’s $250M Prompt deal.
מייסדי Lendbuzz לנדבאזז אמיתי קלמר ו ד"ר דן רביב

Lendbuzz gearing up for Nasdaq IPO, targeting $1–1.5 billion valuation

28.08.25|Meir Orbach
Car loan fintech has raised billions in funding since its founding in 2015.
מייסדי AXIOM אקסיום מימין איתי מסיקה ואילן דרדיק

Okta acquires Israeli cyber startup Axiom in $100 million deal

26.08.25|Meir Orbach
Acquisition strengthens Okta’s Israel R&D hub and expands its cloud-based identity and permissions management capabilities.