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Itamar Ben Hamo Rivery

How Q1's funding bonanza differed from the past 20 years

16.06.21|Itamar Ben Hemo
I’ve been a CEO in tech for the past two decades. Here’s what was different about raising money in the most active quarter in startup history.
Alla Voldman Rantzer

Israel can become the next powerhouse in the food tech industry

15.06.21|Alla Voldman Rantzer
In the absence of an active government push, Israel could find itself at the bottom of this race, writes Alla Voldman Rantzer
גל גיטר שותף מנהל ב- Ibex Investors יצטרף לדירקטוריון Blue Dot

For enterprise SaaS in the TASE, the time is now

13.06.21|Gal Gitter
Gal Gitter outlines three main reasons why Glassbox chose to trailblaze a "second" path for growth-stage Israeli software companies
Gal Alperovitch OVERWOLF

How video games helped me realize my sexual identity

12.06.21|Gal Alperovitch
"Gaming made me feel confident and empowered. And in many ways, I think that’s part of the magic that video games have and why we love them so much,” writes Overwolf’s Developers Community Manager Gal Alperovitch
Maya Perl Pitango HealthTech

100 deals and more than $7B in global funding in Q1 2021: 3 key differentiators of winning healthcare AI startups

10.06.21|Maya Perl
Building successful AI startups in healthcare requires understanding the unique challenges of the technology. Healthcare founders and investors should acknowledge this ‘special recipe’.
Sagi Dagan IIA

Israel's most important “natural” resource

08.06.21|Sagi Dagan
Appropriate government support of early-stage startups will prepare the sector for future technologies and allow Israeli innovation to be at the forefront of the Israeli economy, writes Sagi Dagan, Head of the Growth & Strategy Division at the Israel Innovation Authority
קאריס ויטי מומחית סין

Business opportunities and leverage squandered in Israel-China foodtech relations

06.06.21|Carice Witte
"That China is actively targeting the food and agriculture sectors in Israel makes one wonder if Israel has really capitalized on the opportunity," writes Carice Witte
Harel Tayeb CEO Kryon

The recent escalation is a reminder that technology wins wars

03.06.21|Harel Tayeb
The IDF should invest its resources in acquiring automation systems that will turn it into the most technologically advanced military on earth, writes Harel Tayeb, CEO of Kryon
Miri Polachek CEO of Joy Ventures

Goodbye cybersecurity, hello CalmTech: How Israeli tech is transforming mental wellness

02.06.21|Miri Polachek
New technologies created in the Startup Nation help relieve stress and build personal support
Or Haviv  Arieli Capital

Dealing with the problem of food security in the world

01.06.21|Or Haviv
It is clear that innovation, technology, and research are critical tools in order to cope with the challenges associated with food insecurity and changes in the climate, writes Or Haviv.
יעל בנימין נמרוד ורומן

Are we reliving the past? Term sheet déjà vu

30.05.21|Yael Benjamin and Nimrod Vromen
To negotiate attractive financial terms, startups must leverage lessons learned from previous financial events, including the dotcom bubble and 2008 global crisis
דימטרי פילקובסקי אריקסון ישראל

AI and ML play crucial role in 5G adoption

25.05.21|Dmitry Filkovscky
With 5G, topologies will grow more complex, meaning machine intelligence will play a key role in assisting operators in laying out and operating networks
Barak Rabinowitz F2 Venture Capital

Israeli resilience: That’s how winning is done

24.05.21|Barak Rabinowitz
Israel now has more publicly traded companies on Nasdaq than any other country in the world besides the US and China, and more startup tech unicorns than all of Europe combined
אורון אפק מייסד ומנכ"ל Vim

Technology can cure the American healthcare system

23.05.21|Oron Afek
"The American healthcare market is facing an inevitable revolution that will be based on innovative and secure technology and on changes in corporate culture due to Covid-19," writes Oron Afek, co-founder and CEO of Vim
צעיר ערבי שהוכה ב בת ים על ידי לה פמיליה

The next war scares me even more, and it's not against Hezbollah or Iran

23.05.21|Yoel Esteron
"I still estimate, hope, that most Israelis prefer to live in a democracy. The problem is: They are certain that democracy is here forever, can be taken for granted, is secure. Therefore, they observe the writing on the wall with eyes wide shut," writes Yoel Esteron
רוברט כהן בנסון אוק

A global perspective: how individual empowerment can transcend hatred

18.05.21|Robert Cohen
"The conflicts get the attention but there are ample places here where hi-tech is truly bringing sides together," writes Robert Cohen
Matan Ravid

What should Israelis learn from MIT’s Product Management program?

18.05.21|Matan Ravid
Taking lessons from MIT, Matan Ravid shares how Israelis can shift their focus from traditional MBA occupations to Product Management to help increase the number of innovative, international leaders coming from Israel
אייל שפין ZoomInfo

Context is the key to meeting new challenge of data fluidity

06.05.21|Eyal Shpin
"The result of data becoming fluid is that simple contact details are no longer enough. You need context, both from your internal systems as well as external sources, to generate actionable insights," writes Eyal Shpin of ZoomInfo