Sophie Shulman

12 stories about Sophie Shulman
 מונית יאנגו

Yandex in negotiations to sell Yango Israel

10.08.23|Sophie Shulman
A sale to an Israeli entity would disconnect the company from its association with Russia, making it more competitive against local brands
צוות Sweet Security

Security startup led by former Israeli military cyber chiefs lands $12 million in Seed funding

09.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Sweet Security was founded by retired Brigadier General, Dror Kashti, former CISO of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), retired Colonel, Eyal Fisher, former head of the Cyber Department at Unit 8200 and Orel Ben-Ishay, former Head of the Cybersecurity R&D center at Unit 81
מונית יאנגו

Russian government's expanded data access sparks privacy worries for Yango users

08.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Reports indicate that the law's effects might extend beyond Russia, potentially affecting Yango users worldwide, including in Israel
מייסדי למינר Laminar מימין עמית שקד ו אורן אברהם

Rubrik acquiring cloud security startup Laminar for $200-250 million

08.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Laminar, which has developed a security solution for early identification of cloud data breaches, was in negotiations with several notable firms in the data space, including Datadog
מהפכה משפטית מחאת ההייטק הפגנה הייטק

Finance Ministry weighs leverage funds to offset judicial overhaul hit on high-tech

08.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Following the judicial overhaul's severe impact on the high-tech sector, Israel’s Ministry of Finance is considering the creation of leveraged funds, a tool that was employed during the severe crisis of 2008
מימין ניר זוהר מיכה קאופמן שי וינינגר שלומי בן חיים

Israeli software companies thrive amidst macroeconomic transformation

06.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Growth and cash reserves bolstered the bottom line in the financial reports of Wix, Fiverr, JFrog, and even Lemonade
קו רקיע מרכז תל אביב Tel Aviv Business Center

Israeli startups raise just $3.9 billion in first six months of 2023, lowest total in five years

01.08.23|Sophie Shulman
In addition to the decrease in the number of investments, there was also a 53% decrease in the number of funding rounds compared to the same period last year, marking the lowest level in nine years, according to Start-Up Nation Central
איטורו Etoro

eToro valued at $2.5 billion in massive $120 million secondary deal

31.07.23|Sophie Shulman
The buyers in the transaction are two of the largest investors from the company's previous funding round
מוסף שבועי 27.7.23 בני הזוג עדי ויצהנדלר ו מאיר שטייגמן מייסדי הסטארט אפ וואלו

"Many techies could have been very wealthy, but they didn't understand the situation in the market"

31.07.23|Sophie Shulman
Adi Weitzhandler and Meir Steigman, a husband and wife, co-founded Valoo to connect buyers and sellers of stocks in private tech companies, while attempting to solve the question of how much Israeli tech startups are truly worth
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Gil Shwed: "I don't know if today I would register Check Point in Israel"

26.07.23|Sophie Shulman
"I have been keeping my opinions to myself for 30 years. I wish that if I voiced my opinion it would make a difference to someone, unfortunately it will not have an effect," the CEO of Check Point added
כנס קנאביס canabiz פרי דוידסון סאייקי מדיקל

Philip Morris acquiring Cannabis inhaler developer Syqe Medical for up to $650 million

18.07.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli company’s main product is a metered-dose inhaler for pain reduction treatment using medical cannabis