Sophie Shulman

20 stories about Sophie Shulman
אבישי אברהמי מנכ"ל ומייסד חברת Wix

Wix’s historic cuts could become a turning point for Israeli high-tech

26.05.26|Sophie Shulman
The layoffs highlight how AI is beginning to reshape not only software products, but the economics of tech employment itself. 
מטה וויקס Wix תל אביב

Wix to cut 1,000 jobs in largest layoff round in company history

25.05.26|Sophie Shulman
The company will reduce roughly 20% of its workforce after a steep stock decline and rising AI-related costs.
campus wix קמפוס וויקס גלילות

Base44 is booming. So why is Wix collapsing?

25.05.26|Sophie Shulman
The startup Wix bought to secure its AI future is growing at breakneck speed, but the costs are shaking investor confidence.
משרדי מאנדיי

Israel’s tech boom faces an unexpected threat: Its own currency

24.05.26|Sophie Shulman
As the shekel surges, Israeli engineers are becoming among the world’s most expensive workers. 
מנכ"ל SOSA עוזי שפר

SOSA and New Jersey launch first state-backed innovation hub for global startups

21.05.26|Sophie Shulman
NJ BASE aims to attract foreign companies and accelerate investment across AI, cyber, fintech, and life sciences. 
מימין נועם דותן נדב נוי - מייסדי ג'יני Genie Security

Cyber unicorn Cyera acquires five-month-old startup Genie Security in $50 million deal

20.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Israeli startup with just five employees joins cybersecurity company’s acquisition spree. 
מוסף עצמאות מנהלים מייסדי Irregular מייסדי  Unframe מימין עדי עזריה , שי לוי לריסה שניידר

AI startup Unframe raises $50 million Series B after surpassing $100 million in contracts within a year

19.05.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup, founded by former Noname Security executives, says it has signed more than $100 million in multi-year enterprise AI contracts as companies race to move AI projects from pilot stages into full-scale deployment.
מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 מגזין סטארטפים - חברת ai21- מימין אורי גושן יואב שוהם אמנון שעשוע

AI21’s fall from unicorn to survival mode

19.05.26|Sophie Shulman
After failing to keep pace with global rivals, Israel’s former LLM hopeful cuts most of its workforce and pivots to AI agents.
מימין תום ליבנה מייסד ומנכ"ל ורביט ו איל וולדמן ממייסדי מלאנוקס

Former Verbit CEO Tom Livne raises $172 million for new SPAC

18.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Iron Dome Acquisition Corp targets cybersecurity, defense tech and AI companies.
מטה חברת וויקס בתל אביב WIX

Wix shares plunge 27% as company returns to losses despite AI push

14.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Heavy spending on Base44 and AI expansion rattles investors.
Skinos Ventures founders

Cyber billionaire Shlomo Kramer backs new $26 million cyber fund focused on AI startups

11.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Skinos Ventures, managed by Yishay Yovel, launches with plans to invest in early-stage cyber companies.
ליעד אגמון ו רונן ניר

“If I could, I’d recruit everyone abroad”: Israeli tech feels currency squeeze

07.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Startup founders say strong shekel is undermining competitiveness.
סקוט ראסל מנכ"ל נייס Nice

Nice shares plummet as AI growth can’t offset weak guidance

06.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Stock falls over 20% as investors question sustainability of earnings boost.
מימין עמר בר אילן גייסון מני חמוטל מרידור ו אלון דרור מייסדי קלע סטארט אפ KELA

Kela raising $200 million at $1 billion valuation with backing from Bill Ackman and Eric Schmidt

05.05.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli defense startup is building an operating system to integrate modern military systems.
מוסף עצמאות מנהלים מייסדי ZyG מימין עומר קפלן , אייל עמית , נדב אשכנזי , אסף בן עמי , עמרי שטיינמץ , גיא צור , דניאל שנער ו תומר בר זאב

ZyG raises $60 million Series A at $500 million valuation just a year after launch

05.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Led by ironSource founders, the startup is building an AI-powered engine for product growth. 
יונתן בן ארצי ו גיא שסטוביץ

Schestowitz and Benartzi join Total Capital in major expansion move

05.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Hedge fund in advanced talks for an $85 million investment by the Schestowitz family; Benartzi departs Firstime Ventures as the fund halts new fundraising and shifts to managing its existing portfolio.