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Sophie Shulman

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מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מייסדי Decart מימין משה שלו וד"ר דין לייטרסדורף

Inside Decart: The Israeli startup chasing AI greatness—one sleepless night at a time

30.04.25|Sophie Shulman
They’ve built a game, beat ChatGPT’s launch record, and turned down offers at billion-dollar valuations. This is the company topping Calcalist’s 50 most promising startups list for 2025.
Top 50 2025

The 50 most promising Israeli startups - 2025

30.04.25|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
Now in its 16th year, Calcalist's Top 50 list spotlights Israel's most promising private tech companies—selected with input from leading investors, consultants, and entrepreneurs, and curated by the publication's expert editors.
Fetcherr founders

Not just another Israeli startup story: Fetcherr’s AI engine could change markets

30.04.25|Sophie Shulman
From early dropshipping to algorithmic trading, the founders are reinventing pricing at scale.
קמפוס מובילאיי ב הר חוצבים

Mobileye shrugs off trade tensions with strong Q1 results

24.04.25|Sophie Shulman
Autonomous systems maker reports robust sales and maintains full-year outlook.
נדב צפריר

Check Point's X-Factor: Can Nadav Zafrir wake the sleeping giant?

17.04.25|Sophie Shulman
Despite never completing an officer's course, lacking formal tech training, and having no sales experience, former 8200 commander Nadav Zafrir is now leading Check Point—driven by a belief he can close the gap with Palo Alto.
אלון חורי יזם

“The next Wiz and Next will be built”—Why Alon Huri is betting on Israel, again

15.04.25|Sophie Shulman
The entrepreneur-turned-investor explains why he's bullish on AI, early-stage fintech, and Zionism in the face of adversity.
עובדי אנקדוטס Anecdotes

Anecdotes raises $30M in Series B extension amid rising global compliance demands

08.04.25|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli GRC platform simplifies regulatory headaches for tech, finance, and healthcare firms.
הנפקת אי טורו נדחתה eToro

Israeli high-tech dodges Trump’s tariff blow, but will the negative atmosphere hurt it?

07.04.25|Sophie Shulman
Despite escaping direct tariff impacts, the global recession and halted investments may pose a greater threat to Israel’s tech sector.
כנס ניו יורק 2025 דוברי ומארחי אירוע היזמים והמשקיעים

"Wiz's sale to Google will make it easier for Israeli entrepreneurs to engage with American investors"

30.03.25|Sophie Shulman
David Waltcher of the FirstMark VC fund was speaking at the annual Israeli Mapped in NY event, held in collaboration with Valley Bank, Wix, and Meitar.
כנס ניו יורק – פאנל – מימין ג'סיקה בק מייסדת ומנכ"לית Alfred סנז ישר מייסדת ומנכ"לית Zafran Security ליטל לשם מייסדת שותפה ושותפה מנהלת Protego Ventures ו דינה פסקא-רז שותפה ראש מחלקת טכנולוגיה KPMG ישראל וידאו

"Throughout my career, I was often the only woman in the room"

30.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Lital Leshem, founder of VC Protego, was speaking at Mind the Tech NY. Sanaz Yashar, co-founder of Zafran, added: "Women need a 'scar' to move into entrepreneurship. For me, it was a devastating cyberattack on a hospital where I worked." Jessica Beck, CEO of Alfred: "The idea behind Alfred is that homes take care of people, rather than people constantly having to take care of their homes."
כנס ניו יורק - רובן פאלק ראש תחום בינה מלאכותית ג'נרטיבית ולמידת מכונה שוקי הון AWS וידאו

"The system we built can replace junior analysts"

26.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Ruben Falk, Head of Generative AI & Machine Learning, Capital Markets at AWS spoke at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech New York conference about AI's ability to extract customer sentiment and their common complaints from huge amounts of data - and outlined possible directions for the development of the field.
שער מוסף 20.03

Mor than meets the eye: How Mor Peretz turned challenges into CaPow’s breakthrough

24.03.25|Sophie Shulman
How a disabled army veteran became a professor, a tech innovator, and the founder of CaPow.
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים מימין אלון חורי ניסים טפירו מייסדים נקסט next

Next Insurance co-founder: "An amazing deal for employees, investors, and founders" as Munich Re buys company for $2.6B

20.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Munich Re’s acquisition of Next Insurance marks a major milestone for the insurtech company, with employees set to benefit alongside investors and founders.
Alon Huri, Guy Goldstein and Nissim Tapiro

Munich Re acquiring Next Insurance at $2.6 billion valuation

20.03.25|Sophie Shulman
The acquisition will see the digital insurer become part of Munich Re’s ERGO Group, expanding its presence in the U.S. small business insurance market.
אסף רפפורט מייסד ומנכ"ל WIZ וויז

From ICQ to Wiz: The evolution of Israel’s tech exits

20.03.25|Sophie Shulman
How billion-dollar deals shaped the country’s startup ecosystem and global reputation.
מימין מייסד ומנכ"ל WIZ אסף רפפורט ומנכ"ל גוגל סונדאר פיצ'אי

The ripple effects of Google’s $32 billion Wiz acquisition

19.03.25|Sophie Shulman
From Israeli venture capital to Big Tech’s cybersecurity race, the deal’s impact goes far beyond Wiz itself.
מימין ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו ומייסד צ'ק פוינט גיל שוויד

Palo Alto’s Nir Zuk: “$32B is hard to turn down, but Israel would have benefited if Wiz had gone public”

18.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Zuk laments missed opportunity for Israel’s public market presence, while Check Point’s Gil Shwed praises the deal as a global win for Israeli cybersecurity.
מימין ניר צוק ו עומרי כספי

Winners of the Wiz deal: The cyber elite profiting from Google’s massive buyout

18.03.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk and NBA player turned VC Omri Casspi are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $1.3 billion stake in Wiz.
מייסדי וויז, מימין לשמאל: רועי רזניק , עמי לוטבק , אסף רפפורט ו ינון קוסטיקה

Google seals record-breaking $32 billion Wiz acquisition

18.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Tech giant’s biggest-ever deal aims to strengthen cloud security dominance.
מייסדי קלע מימין עמר בר אילן אלון דרור חמוטל מרידור ג'ייסון מני

Inside Kela: The Israeli defense-tech startup backed by Sequoia and the CIA

18.03.25|Sophie Shulman
With top-tier investors and elite military talent, Kela aims to transform modern warfare with AI-driven command systems. 
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