Sophie Shulman

20 stories about Sophie Shulman
אורלנדו בראבו מנכ"ל ומייסד קרן תומא בראבו

Beware of the cyber Frankenstein: Figuring out Thoma Bravo’s next move

21.09.23|Sophie Shulman
If the American investment fund, which has already purchased 15 cyber companies since 2009, decides to merge them into one entity, a giant will be created that will dwarf many of the leaders in the field
שלמה קרמר מנכ"ל קייטו

Cato Networks raises $238 million at over $3 billion valuation

19.09.23|Sophie Shulman
Cato’s largest financing round to date brings total funding to $773 million, underscoring investor confidence in the fast-growing single-vendor SASE market
גונן פינק פאלו אלטו נטוורקס

Palo Alto Networks to expand Israel center by 250 employees

13.09.23|Sophie Shulman
Palo Alto's Israeli R&D center is its second largest outside of its California headquarters, employing around 1,000 people
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AI21 Labs riding GenAI wave with $155 million Series C at $1.4 billion valuation

31.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup, founded by Prof. Amnon Shashua, Prof. Yoav Shoham, and Ori Goshen, earned unicorn status thanks to its text-based generative AI services for enterprises. Investors include Google, Nvidia, and co-founder Shashua
מימין אסף רפפורט ו  תומר וינגרטן

SentinelOne terminates cooperation with Wiz amidst takeover talk

30.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Wiz expressed its intention to acquire SentinelOne this past weekend despite being a relatively young startup while the latter is a decade-old public company employing almost three times its workforce
פאגאיה הנפקה נאסד"ק

Pagaya bidding to acquire GreenSky for up to $800 million

29.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli fintech company has advanced to the final stage in the bidding for the purchase of GreenSky together with the likes of the Apollo investment fund and growth investment firm Sixth Street
 מימין דובי פרנסס ו עינת גז

Dovi Frances threatening to sell Papaya holdings at 90% discount; Co-founder Guez says she’ll buy

29.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Following a public spat with Guez, Frances sent a letter to all Papaya's shareholders offering to sell his 2.8% stake in the company for $12.5 million, which represents a company valuation of around $444 million, 90% less than the $3.7 billion Papaya was valued at in its last funding round
בכירי סנטינל וואן בהנפקת החברה בבורסת ניו יורק ביוני האחרון

A huge merger in Israeli cyber? Wiz considers potential bid for SentinelOne

26.08.23|Sophie Shulman
If the deal goes through Wiz will need to raise capital for this move, as it will be worth more than $5 billion. Bloomberg reports that Wiz is already in talks with banks that may finance the bold move
מימין מייסד WeWork אדם נוימן ומייסד סלינה דניאל רודסבסקי

Can Selina and WeWork find stability beyond the high-tech mirage?

23.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Shaping the future: Pondering Selina and WeWork's path to stability beyond high-tech illusions
גיל אלבז CTO ושותף מייסד ב Datagen דאטהג'ן דאטה ג'ן ו אופיר צ'קון מנכל ו שותף מייסד

AI startup Datagen on verge of closure after laying off almost all remaining workforce

22.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The emergence of generative AI significantly hurt the Israeli company and led to major layoffs already three months ago, as well as negotiations with Meta for a potential acquisition, which never came to fruition
מפעל טאואר שבבים מגדל העמק אינטל

Tower Semiconductor: Shifting from Intel to India?

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman
With Intel deal off, Tower Semiconductor could find new ground in India's thriving chip market
ניר צוק מייסד CTO פאלו אלטו נטוורקס

Palo Alto’s 134-slide presentation reveals the insides of the global cyber market

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman
In-depth analysis paints crucial portrait of rapidly evolving cyber landscape
ברק עילם מנכ"ל נייס

Nice going: Nice presents promising quarter, positive annual forecast

17.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli software company concluded the second quarter with a 10% growth in revenues to $581.1 million, with revenues from cloud activity jumping by 23%
מגזין עצמאות 4.5.22 עובדי סטרים אלמנטס Stream Elements

StreamElements sacking over 35% of workforce in third round of layoffs

17.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup is cutting 60 of 160 jobs after previously laying off 20% of the team last June and another 40 employees in January of this year
ערן זינמן ו רועי מן מייסדי מאנדיי

Monday.com raises revenue forecast, eyeing acquisitions to accelerate growth

14.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli software company, which now estimates that its total revenue for the year will be between $713 million and $717 million, also plans to increase its workforce by 10% by the end of the year
מימין  מייסד צק פוינט גיל שוויד ומייסדי פרימטר 81 עמית ברקת ו שגיא גידלי

Cyber chess: Check Point's $490 million Perimeter 81 deal and market dynamics

13.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Examining the timing and strategic considerations behind the all-Israeli cybersecurity deal
מימין  מייסד צק פוינט גיל שוויד ומייסדי פרימטר 81 עמית ברקת ו שגיא גידלי

Discount unicorn: Check Point pays $490 million for Perimeter 81, one year after being valued at $1 billion

10.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Perimeter 81 develops Security Service Edge (SSE) solutions and Check Point intends to leverage its capabilities to deliver a unified security solution across the network, cloud, and remote users
WINT

WINT announces $35 million Series C for AI-based water management solution

10.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup has developed AI- and IoT-based solutions for managing water and mitigating water damage throughout a building’s lifecycle