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Sophie Shulman

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ניקש ארורה מנכ"ל פאלו אלטו

Palo Alto’s CEO invested in the startup his company just bought for $500 million

03.09.26|Sophie Shulman
Console was valued at $157 million in its latest funding round before Palo Alto acquired it for a reported $500 million. Nikesh Arora was among the startup’s early investors, alongside Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital, which led both of its funding rounds.
Omri Casspi

Omri Casspi raises $250 million after big wins with Cognition, Wonderful and Upwind

03.09.26|Sophie Shulman
Swish Ventures’ latest fund brings its assets under management to $800 million, after investments in nine companies that have already reached unicorn status. 
ניקש ארורה מנכ"ל פאלו אלטו

“Almost sentenced to death”: Palo Alto CEO says AI fears were overblown

03.09.26|Sophie Shulman
Nikesh Arora said investors had expected AI companies to eat the software industry's “breakfast, lunch and dinner,” but that view has begun to change. Palo Alto reported strong results and expects revenue of about $14 billion in the coming year, even as its stock falls after doubling in 2026.
בניין חברת ורוניס בהרצליה פיתוח

Proofpoint in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity company Varonis

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman
Varonis shares jumped more than 10% following reports of the talks, pushing its market value to $5.37 billion.
ועידת לונדון 2025 - ועידת לונדון - בר וינקלר מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Wonderful

Wonderful adds $170 million secondary to $550 million round as revenue races toward $100 million

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman, CTech
Investors purchased shares from Wonderful employees and early angel investors less than two years after the company's founding, in an unusually early liquidity event. The Israeli enterprise AI company has reached an estimated $70 million annual revenue run rate and expects to exceed $100 million by the end of 2026.
בניין חברת טבע כפר סבא

Teva moves closer to a drug for celiac disease with positive Phase 2 results

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman
The company's TEV-408 antibody met its primary endpoint in a 50-patient trial and reduced intestinal damage, inflammation and gastrointestinal symptoms. Teva is also advancing the treatment for vitiligo, potentially expanding the commercial opportunity for the same drug.
בר וינקלר ו רועי ללזר מייסדי וונדרפול Wonderful

Wonderful raises $550 million at $5 billion valuation just six months after $2 billion round

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli enterprise AI startup has now raised more than $800 million since its founding in early 2025, as it expands into more than 35 markets and grows to about 650 employees.
אודי אוסטר (מימין) ודניאל אלמוג, מייסדי AITAN

AITAN raises $41 million to take Israeli combat drone technology global

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman
The company, whose systems have been used by Israeli forces since October 7, has accumulated more than 500,000 operational flight hours. Its new funding will help expand technology developed through combat experience in Israel to the country’s allies. 
Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk

Microsoft Israel R&D chief Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk to step down after 13 years

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
Braverman-Blumenstyk will leave Microsoft at the end of the year after six and a half years leading its Israeli R&D center. During her tenure, the operation doubled in size and became a global hub for the company's AI and cybersecurity development. 
מערכת הפעלה רובוטית לרחפנים של אקסטנד

Israeli drone maker XTEND hits NYSE this week at $1.5 billion valuation despite widening losses

01.09.26|Sophie Shulman
XTEND has deployed 12,500 systems worldwide and is winning defense contracts, but its $5.8 million first-quarter revenue remains a fraction of the figures it once projected for 2026.
מייסדי דקארט דין לייטרסדורף ו משה שלו

Anthropic closes in on $7 billion Decart deal after beating Nvidia to the table

16.08.26|Golan Hazani, Sophie Shulman
The Israeli AI startup’s founders and Sequoia favor Anthropic despite a higher reported offer from Nvidia, while Google and SpaceX remain potential alternatives.
מערכות לתכנון אופטימיזציה וניהול משימות לצבאות אונדס Ondas

Ondas raises annual forecast as executive compensation deepens losses

13.08.26|Sophie Shulman
The American-Israeli defense company expects up to $550 million in revenue this year after quarterly sales jumped 14-fold, but its acquisition and hiring spree pushed operating expenses to $199 million. 
Decart founders

Why Anthropic is willing to pay $6 billion for Decart

13.08.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup’s technology could help Anthropic make AI models run faster and more efficiently as demand for Claude continues to surge.
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מייסדי Decart מימין משה שלו וד"ר דין לייטרסדורף

Anthropic in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for $6 billion

13.08.26|Golan Hazani, Sophie Shulman
The reported deal would be the largest acquisition in Anthropic's history and follows advanced talks between Decart and Nvidia.
מימין הדר סיטרמן נוריס לירן גרינברג שרית פירון ו אורי ברזילי team 8

Team8 raises $365 million as AI widens the gap between adoption and security

12.08.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli venture firm has closed a $265 million third fund and more than $100 million for follow-on investments, focusing on the infrastructure and cybersecurity layers enterprises will need as AI agents move rapidly from experimentation into production.
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eToro acquiring TradeZero for up to $231 million in U.S. expansion push

11.08.26|Sophie Shulman, CTech
The Israeli-founded trading platform is acquiring a brokerage with U.S. and Canadian operations, broker-dealer infrastructure and a base of active traders as it seeks to broaden its offering in North America.
הנהלת מאנדיי קום MONDAY COM חברת תוכנה

Monday is doing almost everything right. Wall Street still isn’t convinced

10.08.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli software company beat second-quarter expectations and is seeing rapid growth in its AI products, but investors punished its decision to leave its full-year forecast unchanged.
ערן זינמן ו רועי מן מייסדי מאנדיי

Monday’s AI business surges, but investors send shares down

10.08.26|Sophie Shulman
AI ARR doubled from Q1 and accounted for 17% of net new ARR, but the company forecast conservative growth for the third quarter and did not raise its annual guidance.
מייסדי דקארט Decart מימין משה שלו וד"ר דין לייטרסדורף

Israeli AI startup Decart nearing $6 billion sale, Musk’s SpaceX circling

10.08.26|Golan Hazani, Sophie Shulman
Exclusive: The three-year-old startup was close to a deal with Nvidia before a larger bid emerged, with SpaceX, Amazon and Nebius believed to be among those interested in acquiring the company.  
מימין רוני ואורן פרנק מייסדי טוקספייס

Talkspace co-founder Oren Frank dies at 60 after battle with cancer

09.08.26|Sophie Shulman
Frank left advertising to build one of the best-known online mental health platforms with his wife, Roni.
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