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Rise up nation: Bereaved father calls for 1,400 new startups in memory of Israelis murdered by Hamas
26.10.23
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Diana Bahur-Nir, Meir Orbach
On October 7th, Izhar Shay lost his son Yaron, a Nahal Brigade fighter who was killed in the Battle of Kerem Shalom. In a heart-wrenching interview, the former MK and veteran high-tech entrepreneur provides a sobering view of his family and a look into his initiative to establish a new startup for every fallen soldier and murdered civilian
Finance Ministry increases budget for Israel Innovation Authority Fast Track channel by 300 million NIS
25.10.23
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Meir Orbach
The ministry had already pledged 100 million NIS to the channel aimed to support Israel’s high-tech sector, struggling amid Israel’s war against Hamas
Creditors demand to liquidate Vesttoo and halt any attempt to reorganize the company
24.10.23
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Meir Orbach
“Vesttoo – viewed as the Madoff of insurance – never operated as a business or as a going concern without revenue from the fraud,” read a statement by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Vesttoo bankruptcy case
Cyber startup Island takes valuation to $1.5 billion, funding to over $325 million, with $100M Series C
24.10.23
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Meir Orbach
The company, which develops a secure enterprise browser, has sold over 2 million browsers to customers
Web Summit CEO resigns following backlash over Israel war crimes accusations
21.10.23
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Meir Orbach
Paddy Cosgrave had stated among other things that “War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are.” Despite ultimately apologizing, Alphabet, Meta, and Intel, as well as a long list of additional companies, all pulled out from the conference in protest of the CEO’s remarks
Intel pulls out of Web Summit after founder accused Israel of war crimes
19.10.23
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Meir Orbach
Intel and Siemens have both announced they will not take part in the event due to Paddy Cosgrave’s remarks about Israel violating international law and committing war crimes in its war against Hamas
"For every fallen soldier, for every murdered civilian, let’s put together a new innovative startup," says entrepreneur Izhar Shay, whose son was killed by Hamas
19.10.23
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Meir Orbach
“Let’s put together a moral response to this evil attack on humanity by putting the foundations for thousands of new innovative businesses that will make this world better in so many ways,” said Shay
Israel Innovation Authority launching $25 million grant fund to support 100 startups
19.10.23
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Meir Orbach
The program is aimed at Israeli startups with a limited future capital runway who are facing difficulties in raising the necessary capital
Israeli high-tech leaders boycott Web Summit over organizer's critique of Israel's actions
16.10.23
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Meir Orbach
Prominent Israeli entrepreneurs reacted strongly to Paddy Cosgrave's statements regarding Israel's conduct during the recent conflict with Hamas
Global tech giants stand with Israel: Companies and funds offer support and donations
10.10.23
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Omer Kabir, Meir Orbach, Lital Samet
Foreign tech giants and venture capital funds have expressed solidarity with Israel following murderous Hamas attack
Auto finance platform Lendbuzz lands $345 million at $1.1 billion valuation, including $300 million in credit
04.10.23
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Meir Orbach
According to the company, across ten consecutive profitable quarters, Lendbuzz’s revenue increased 135% in 2022, and over 80% in the first half of 2023, exceeding $200 million of annual revenue run-rate
Ermetic CEO: "Two years ago I would have said that I wanted to build a giant company, but the market has changed"
04.10.23
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Meir Orbach
Shai Morag discusses the thinking behind Ermetic's sale to Tenable, which officially announced the completion of its acquisition of the Israeli cybersecurity company for approximately $240 million in cash and an additional $25 million in restricted stock and RSUs
Investments in Israeli startups fall for a seventh straight quarter
01.10.23
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Meir Orbach
Tech funding dropped by 63% over the first three quarters of 2023 compared to the first nine months of the previous year
Pharma giant Merck expands collaboration with Quris-AI
28.09.23
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Meir Orbach
This follows the successful initial collaboration, a preclinical study to assess Quris-AI’s ability to predict drug toxicity in comparison to traditional in vitro and in vivo approaches
Gem Security raises $23 million Series A to stop cloud-native threats
27.09.23
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Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup has developed a purpose-built Cloud Detection and Response platform that shortens the time to detect, investigate and contain cloud-native threats
“It will take some time, but I have no doubt that there will be Israeli space unicorns”
27.09.23
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Meir Orbach
While the space sector presents numerous challenges and requires substantial investments, it also offers boundless opportunities for innovation and technological advancement. Israeli entrepreneurs, engineers, and investors are increasingly recognizing the potential
Israeli entrepreneur Eynat Guez to speak at World Fintech Show in Saudi Arabia
26.09.23
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Meir Orbach
The Co-Founder and CEO of Israeli unicorn Papaya Global is the first Israeli woman entrepreneur to be invited to speak at a tech event in the Kingdom
Palo Alto Networks in advanced negotiations to acquire Dig Security in $300-$400 million deal
26.09.23
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Meir Orbach
Palo Alto is closing on two acquisitions of Israeli startups, with negotiations currently also ongoing to purchase Talon Cyber Security for $600-$700 million
Israeli high-tech funding continues to fall, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel
26.09.23
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Meir Orbach
Startups raised $1.676 billion in the not-yet-concluded third quarter of 2023, a 38% decrease compared to the corresponding quarter in 2022. However, in comparison to the second quarter, there was only a 14% decrease in fundraising volume, and after five consecutive quarters of decline, Seed investments are on the rise
Cyberstarts secures $480 million for opportunity fund
24.09.23
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Meir Orbach
The new opportunity fund, named Cyberstarts Scale, comes on the back of a $200 million opportunity fund raised in March 2022. It brings Cyberstarts’ total assets under management to $663 million
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